Hiring an offshore WordPress or Shopify developer for a US business
Working with a developer in India can work very well for US businesses and agencies, as long as the scope is written down, the accounts stay in your name and communication has a clear rhythm. Here is how I set that up.
A working day that runs overnight
India is 9.5 hours ahead of New York in summer (10.5 in winter) and 12.5 hours ahead of Los Angeles (13.5 in winter). The useful pattern is simple: you send feedback before you finish your day, I work on it during mine, and you wake up to the changes on the staging link. When a live call helps, we book it in your early morning.
US store setup checklist
- Sales tax: Shopify Tax, or TaxJar or Avalara on WooCommerce, for the states where you are registered.
- Payments: Stripe or Shopify Payments with Apple Pay, Google Pay and Shop Pay, plus PayPal if you want it.
- Shipping: USPS, UPS and FedEx rates through a shipping app, free-shipping thresholds and US address validation.
- Accessibility: WCAG 2.1 AA checks on templates, forms and checkout: headings, labels, contrast, alt text and keyboard navigation.
Agencies and white-label work
Many US agencies use offshore developers for builds and maintenance. I build from your designs, follow your coding and handover standards, and stay in the background. See Shopify development or hire a WordPress developer for the details of each service.
Proof of work
My case studies include Third Eye Social, an AI automation agency, Streak Creative, a growth marketing agency, and Southern Flavours, a restaurant in the UK. Each one is a live site you can open and test.
Also selling into Canada? See the Canada page.