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AskTheDev

About AskTheDev

About AskTheDev: a senior‑led ecommerce agency

AskTheDev is a senior-led ecommerce and digital agency in Birmingham, West Midlands, and an official Shopify Partner. The name is the promise: you ask the developer, not a go-between.

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  • 6+ platforms
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Story

Why we work this way

Too many brands pay agency rates and get junior work. The senior people pitch, then hand the project to someone learning on your store. Messages pass through account managers and lose detail on the way.

AskTheDev was set up to work differently. The people you meet are the people doing the work. You talk directly to the developer, designer or marketer on your project.

We build and grow online stores for brands across the UK and internationally, from our base in Birmingham.

You'll speak to the developer building your store, not an account manager relaying messages.

Small agency team around a table planning a new ecommerce site, with printed wireframes, sticky notes and a laptop

What makes us different

What makes a senior‑led agency different

  • Senior people only.

    No junior hand-offs, no learning on your budget.

  • Direct access.

    You speak to the person building your store, not an account manager relaying messages.

  • No templates sold as bespoke.

    If we use a theme, we say so. If we build custom, it is custom.

  • Prices in public.

    Guide prices are published and your fixed price is agreed before work starts.

Values

What we stand for

  • Results-driven.

    We measure success in conversion, order value and revenue, not launch dates.

  • Client-first.

    Honest advice, even when it means less work for us.

  • Always current.

    We keep up with platform changes so your store does not fall behind.

  • Collaborative.

    We work with your team and suppliers in the open.

In numbers

Senior‑led, by the numbers

Lighthouse target on every buildTarget
100
page load targetTarget
Under 1 second
platforms we build on
6 or more
reply time
1 working day

Process

How we work with you

  1. Discover

    A free call about your store and goals.

  2. Plan and propose

    Scope, timeline and a fixed price.

  3. Design and build

    Senior people build it, with regular demos.

  4. Launch and grow

    Launch, measure and keep improving.

Our workWhat we do

Talk to the people who will do the work

See what we do or start a conversation. A senior developer replies within one working day.

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