Ecommerce Development · AI Commerce

We Build Your Ecommerce. And the AI Agents That Keep It Running.

Ecommerce development for DTC and B2B brands on Shopify, Adobe Commerce, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, and Commerceflo, with AI agents that keep channels, stock, and orders in sync.

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PIPELINE · ORDER TO SHIPPEDSHOPIFYAMAZONB2B
RULE · if stock doesn't reconcile, the order is flagged, never oversold.
Founded
2014
What you own
Everything we build: the store, the integrations, the agents. No FactoryJet subscription.
Track record
500+ businesses served across web, commerce, and AI engagements.
§ In Plain Terms

What FactoryJet Is, and What Matters Before You Hire an Ecommerce Development Company

§01

FactoryJet is an ecommerce development company for DTC and B2B brands in the United States, and an AI development company that builds the agents on top. We design, build, implement, and support stores, B2B portals, AI agents, and the websites and search presence around them. You own and run everything we build.

§02

Most multichannel problems are data problems. When your store, Amazon, Walmart, TikTok Shop, and B2B portal each keep their own copy of stock, you oversell. We build one catalog, one live inventory, and one order queue under every channel.

§03

About 70% of online carts are abandoned before checkout. The store you sell from has to load fast and be easy to buy from, or the traffic you paid for leaks out. Baymard Institute ↗

§04

16.9% of US retail sales now happen online, and visits to US retail sites from AI tools like ChatGPT rose 1,200% between July 2024 and February 2025. Buyers now ask an assistant what to buy. US Census ↗ Adobe Analytics ↗

§05

The AI agents we build are task agents, not chatbots. They list new products in each marketplace's format, fix suppressed listings, reprice, and reconcile feeds on your live data, then hand the exceptions to your team.

AI-generated photo of a person approving a product on a tablet at a packing desk
FIELD REFERENCE · CATALOG CHECK BEFORE SHIP
The Fragmented-Commerce Tax

Every Sales Channel You Add Comes With a Hidden Tax

Each marketplace, storefront, and B2B portal wants its own listings, its own stock feed, and its own order export. Run them as separate systems and the bill arrives as oversold stock, suppressed listings, and hours spent matching numbers by hand.

1.8days a week

Marketplace sellers lose 36% of the working week to manual tasks: updating listings, fixing errors, and adjusting prices.

Source: ChannelEngine, Marketplace Seller Trends Report 2025 ↗, a survey of 470 marketplace decision makers in the US and Europe.
52%

of marketplace sellers still rely on spreadsheets or internal tools for listings and inventory, while selling on six marketplaces on average.

$1.7T

is lost across retail worldwide each year to out-of-stocks and overstocks, according to IHL Group.

Source: IHL Group, as reported by Total Retail, March 2025 ↗

The cleaner shape is one catalog, one inventory, and one order engine, with agents keeping every channel in sync.

See what we build under every channel ↓
AI-generated model of one commerce hub connected to a storefront, a shopping cart, warehouse shelving, and wholesale pallets
Term

Unified Commerce

The architecture under omnichannel selling. One catalog, one live inventory, and one order engine that your store, marketplaces, point of sale, and B2B portal all read from, instead of each keeping its own copy. Omnichannel describes what the customer sees. Unified commerce is what keeps it true: a unit sold on Amazon is gone from Shopify and the wholesale portal moments later, and nobody re-keys a product five times. If a vendor's "omnichannel" setup still needs a nightly spreadsheet to reconcile, it isn't unified.

What We Build

One Catalog, One Inventory, One Order Engine Under Every Channel

The fix is one source of truth that every channel reads, built on the platform you already run or the one that fits you better. We build it on Shopify, Adobe Commerce (Magento), BigCommerce, WooCommerce, or Commerceflo.

LAYER 01 · ONE CATALOG

Built Once, Shaped for Every Channel

Titles, images, variants, and attributes go to each channel in the exact shape it asks for. Nobody types the same product into five systems.

LAYER 02 · ONE INVENTORY

Every Channel Reads One Live Count

Sell a unit anywhere and it counts down everywhere, so you stop canceling orders you can't fill.

LAYER 03 · ONE ORDER ENGINE

Every Order in One Queue

Orders from each channel land in one place with one status model. Routing, fulfillment, and returns all read the same record.

LAYER 04 · AGENTS ON TOP

AI Agents That Work on the Live Data

Agents list new products, fix suppressed listings, reprice inside your limits, and reconcile feeds. They act on the unified record, and they hand anything unusual to your team.

See the AI agents we build ↓
Compare

How to Choose an Ecommerce Development Agency

OptionWhat you getBest forTrade‑off
A stack of apps
sync app, listing tool, repricer
Tools you wire together and babysit yourselfOne store, one channel, a simple catalogEach tool keeps its own count, so you oversell. Six tools, four logins, all on you
Build‑and‑launch shops
theme agencies, freelancers
A new storefront, then a handoffA fresh DTC store on one platformIntegrations and B2B rules often sit outside scope, and support ends at launch
Commerce partner
FactoryJet
One system across store, marketplaces, and B2B, built and implemented on your platform, with agents on topDTC and B2B brands selling in more than one placeScoped on a call with a fixed proposal, so there's no instant price on the page
Platforms

Ecommerce Platforms We Build On

We recommend the platform that fits your catalog, your B2B rules, and your budget, not the one we happen to prefer. Here is where each one fits, and what we build on it.

PLT‑01

Commerceflo

OUR PLATFORM · EARLY ACCESS
Best forBrands selling DTC, B2B, on marketplaces, and in retail who want one data model under all of it

Commerceflo by FactoryJet is our own AI commerce operator. Store, B2B portals, marketplace listings, and point of sale run on one data model, with eight named AI agents that propose fixes to inventory, pricing, and content.

PLT‑02

Shopify

Best forDTC brands that want a fast launch and a deep app ecosystem

Custom Shopify themes, new store builds, migrations onto Shopify, app and ERP integrations, and ongoing Shopify maintenance.

PLT‑03

Shopify Plus

Best forHigh-volume brands running DTC and B2B on one store

Shopify Plus B2B with company accounts, price lists, and payment terms, checkout extensions, multi-store setups, and workflow automation.

PLT‑04

Adobe Commerce (Magento)

Best forVery large catalogs and deep, native B2B rules

Magento 2 builds, upgrades, speed work, and B2B modules, plus migrations off Magento when it no longer fits.

PLT‑05

BigCommerce

Best forMid-market B2B brands that want strong B2B features without enterprise cost

BigCommerce and B2B Edition builds, multi-storefront setups, and catalog and ERP integration.

PLT‑06

WooCommerce

Best forBrands already on WordPress who want full control and no platform license fee

Custom WooCommerce stores, plugin development, subscriptions, and speed and security hardening.

PLT‑07

Headless & Custom Builds

Best forProduct configurators, unusual checkouts, or speed targets a theme can't reach

Headless storefronts on Next.js over Shopify or BigCommerce, and fully custom ecommerce builds when no platform fits.

Not sure which fits? We'll tell you on a scoping call, including when your current platform is fine.Compare the best ecommerce platforms ↗
Integrations

Your Store, Your Books, and Your Warehouse as One Project

Ecommerce integration connects your store to the systems behind it, so an order, a stock count, or a refund is entered once and shows up everywhere. We connect Shopify, Adobe Commerce, BigCommerce, and WooCommerce stores to accounting, ERP, fulfillment, and support tools, and we scope the store and its back office as one project with one owner.

Where you sell
Your storeShopify · Adobe Commerce · BigCommerce · WooCommerce
MarketplacesAmazon · Walmart · TikTok Shop
B2B portalPrice lists · net terms · reorders
The layer we buildOne order and inventory recordEntered once. Read by every system on both sides.
What runs the business
AccountingQuickBooks · Xero
ERPNetSuite · SAP Business One · Odoo · Microsoft Dynamics
Fulfillment and point of saleShipStation · ShipBob · your 3PL · Shopify POS · Square
Support and CRMZendesk · Gorgias · HubSpot · Salesforce
STORE → ACCOUNTING

Orders, customers, payments, and refunds post to QuickBooks or Xero without anyone re-keying them.

ERP → EVERY CHANNEL

One stock count updates your store and each marketplace after every sale.

STORE → FULFILLMENT

Paid orders go to ShipStation, ShipBob, or your 3PL with the right shipping rule attached.

STORE → SUPPORT

Your support desk sees order status and tracking beside the ticket.

Example: a store that is built but not ready to launch, and accounting software that should hold the one true inventory count. We scope that as one project in phases: launch first, then the integration.Ecommerce development ↗Integration services ↗
AI Agent Development

AI Development Services: Custom AI Agents for the Work Your Team Repeats

An AI development company builds software that reads your data, makes a decision, and takes action inside the tools you already run. We build custom AI agents wired into NetSuite, SAP, Odoo, Salesforce, HubSpot, Zendesk, and Shopify, with a human approval step wherever the decision matters. Most well-scoped agents reach production in 3 to 12 weeks.

AGENT RUN · FROM RFQ TO QUOTEILLUSTRATION
  1. READ
    An RFQ email arrivesThe agent pulls the drawing, quantities, and delivery date from the email and its attachment.
  2. LOOK UP
    Your price book and past quotesIt fetches material costs and similar jobs from the ERP.
  3. DECIDE
    Your pricing rules, appliedVolume tier, margin floor, and rush lead time are checked line by line.
  4. DRAFT
    The quote is writtenEach line shows the rule that set its price, so a reviewer can check it in seconds.
  5. HOLD
    A person approvesNothing reaches the customer until someone on your team signs off.
RULE · the agent drafts, a person approves, and every decision is logged with the rule it used.
AI Agents by Job

AI Agents We Build, by the Job They Do

Every agent has one job, a list of systems it can read, a short list of things it may change, and a point where a person signs off. Here are eight we build.

AGT‑01

ReadsRFQ emails, drawings, your price book, and past quotes in the ERP.

DoesDrafts the quote line by line and shows the pricing rule behind each line.

A person approvesA person reviews every quote before it is sent.

AGT‑02

ReadsTickets in Zendesk or Gorgias, order status in Shopify, and your help articles.

DoesAnswers order and product questions and drafts refunds or replacements.

A person approvesRefunds above your limit and anything it is unsure about go to your team.

AGT‑03

ReadsYour catalog, stock counts, and the health of each marketplace listing.

DoesLists new products in each channel's format, fixes suppressed listings, and reprices.

A person approvesAny price change outside the limits you set.

AGT‑04

ReadsStock levels, purchase orders, and supplier lead times in NetSuite, SAP Business One, or Odoo.

DoesDrafts purchase orders and flags suppliers that are running late.

A person approvesA buyer signs off every purchase order.

AGT‑05

ReadsNew leads and the account history in HubSpot or Salesforce.

DoesQualifies the lead, replies, and books the meeting.

A person approvesYou choose which replies go out without review.

AGT‑06

ReadsYour calendar, your services, and your call scripts.

DoesAnswers calls, books appointments, and routes urgent calls.

A person approvesHands the call to a person when the caller asks or the agent is unsure.

AGT‑07

ReadsThe documents, emails, and forms that arrive every day.

DoesPulls out the data and enters it into the right system.

A person approvesFields it is not confident about go to a person.

AGT‑08

Monitoring and Alert Agent

LIVE · WASHINGTON LAW GROUP

ReadsPublished news and police sources, checked every two hours.

DoesKeeps only the events that match your rules, checks the facts against the source, and sends one alert per event.

A person approvesYour team decides what to act on.

We also build agents for healthcare, legal, manufacturing, and property management teams, and we support every agent after it goes live.Agent monitoring and support ↗Manufacturing agents ↗AI consulting ↗
Build vs Buy

Buy an AI Tool, or Build a Custom AI Agent?

Buy a product when the job is common and the tool already connects to your systems. Build a custom agent when the work depends on your own rules, such as a price book or an approval limit, or when it crosses several systems that no single product covers.

QuestionBuy a productBuild a custom agent
What is the job?A common one: support chat, meeting booking, basic order questionsOne that is specific to you: quoting from your price book, your purchasing rules
How many systems?One or two, and the product has a ready connectorThree or more, or an ERP with custom fields
Whose rules?The vendor's defaults are good enoughYour own approval limits, exceptions, and wording
How do you pay?A monthly fee per seat or per resolved conversationA one-time build, then hosting and support
ExamplesGorgias, Intercom Fin, Shopify FlowRFQ to quote, ERP purchasing, marketplace repricing
On a scoping call we say so when an off-the-shelf tool is the better buy.Build vs buy guide ↗Best AI agents for ecommerce ↗
Free Assessment

Name One Task Your Team Repeats Every Day

We'll tell you whether an agent can take it, whether a tool you can buy already does it, and what a build would need. Before you sign, we build a demo agent that runs on your own sample files, so you can check its output against a job you have already done by hand. Bhavesh, our founder, reads every enquiry and usually replies within 2 to 3 hours.

  1. The task, in one or two sentences
  2. The systems it touches, such as your ERP, store, or help desk
  3. Who approves the result today
Name and email is enough. We follow up with the three questions.
More From the Same Team

AI Search & SEO and Website Design

The same team that builds your store and your agents also gets brands cited in AI answers and designs websites for B2B and service businesses. One set of standards, and you own everything we ship.

SVC‑02

Website Design & Development

Web design company · Website redesign · Web development services

Custom website design and development for B2B and service businesses: planned around what your buyers need to see, built to load fast, and structured so Google and AI assistants can read it from day one. New builds and redesigns, on WordPress, Webflow, or a custom Next.js stack.

  • Custom website design with no templates bolted on
  • Website redesign with 301 mapping that keeps your rankings
  • B2B website design for long sales cycles and RFQs
  • Web development services and web applications
  • Core Web Vitals speed work for mobile buyers
  • Industry websites for manufacturing, SaaS, legal, and healthcare
WordPressWebflowNext.jsHeadless
Free Tool

Does ChatGPT Recommend Your Business?

Run a free check across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. You get an AI visibility score and the fixes in about a minute.

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Cost

What Does It Cost? US Market Ranges, With Sources

These are US market ranges, each with the source that published it. They are not FactoryJet prices. Your number depends on scope, so we send a fixed proposal after a short scoping call.

What you are buyingUS market rangePublished byOur guide
Ecommerce website, agency build
Shopify, WooCommerce, or BigCommerce
$2,000 to $25,000one-timeShopify and BigCommerce 2026 cost guidesEcommerce website cost
Custom or headless ecommerce build
Advanced integrations and custom features
$25,000 to $250,000+one-timeBigCommerce 2026 cost guideEcommerce website cost
Shopify agency rate
US and Canada
$120 to $200per hourCartCoders, 2026 Shopify developer cost breakdownShopify development cost
Custom AI agent
One agent, built for your systems
$5,000 to $180,000+one-timeProductCrafters, 2026 pricing breakdownAI agent cost
AI SEO and GEO retainer
Small business
$1,500 to $5,000per monthWebFX, May 2026 pricing guideGEO cost
Local SEO retainer
One location or service area
$500 to $3,000per monthWebFX, local SEO pricingLocal SEO cost
Small business website
Most custom professional sites
$2,000 to $8,000one-timeFactoryJet market estimate, 2026Website cost

Third-party ranges checked against each source on 30 September 2026. The small business website range is our own market estimate. Agencies and vendors publish these figures, so treat them as a starting point for a budget, never as a quote.

AI-generated model of an order moving from intake through routing, inventory, a check gate, and packed shipments
FIELD REFERENCE · ORDER TO SHIPPED
Process

How We Build

01

Audit

What you sell, where you sell it, and what breaks between channels today.

02

Architect

Platform, catalog model, and every integration mapped before any code.

03

Build

Store, portal, and agents built against your real data on a short cycle.

04

Migrate

Data moved with a 301 map, so rankings and order history survive cutover.

05

Support

We stay after launch: monitoring, fixes, and the next channel you add.

Before you sign, you see it work. For a store, we build a draft theme in your own store. For an AI agent, we build a demo that runs on your sample files and rules.

Ask for a demo ↑
Recent Work

Live Projects You Can Check Yourself

Real clients, real sites, all live today. Open any of them, then read how we built it.

Shopholistico homepage on desktop, a Shopify store for whole-food supplements
SHOPIFY · US STORE

Shopholistico

A custom Shopify theme for a whole-food supplement brand selling across the US, with subscribe-and-save plans, bundles and two landing pages built for Meta ads.

  1. 01Reads licensed news, police and highway patrol feeds every two hours
  2. 02Keeps only serious crashes that involve a commercial vehicle
  3. 03Checks every name against the source article
  4. 04Emails the firm one clear alert per crash
AI AGENT · US LAW FIRM

Washington Law Group

An AI agent that finds serious crashes involving commercial vehicles in published news and police sources, checks the facts, and alerts the firm by email. Live, running every two hours.

Impulse Branding website homepage on desktop
BUSINESS WEBSITE · 75+ PAGES

Impulse Branding

A large business website for a signage and fit-out company, with service, case study and insight pages built so search engines and AI answers can read them.

Yadav Entrance Automation website homepage on desktop
INDUSTRIAL WEBSITE · SEO

Yadav Entrance Automation

A website built from scratch for an entrance automation manufacturer, covering 16 product lines, with SEO and AI search work that continues after launch.

More work: Flying Pixel (drone survey company), RDB Travels (cab hire), Belle Maison (retail and trade store). See all case studies

FAQ

Questions Buyers Ask Before Hiring an Ecommerce Agency

Real questions, direct answers. If yours isn't here, send a short brief.

What we do
Q01What does an omnichannel commerce agency actually do?

We design, build, and implement the systems that let you sell across your store, marketplaces, and B2B from one catalog, one inventory, and one order engine. In plain terms, we are the team you hire to build unified commerce, not a tool you subscribe to.

Q02What is the difference between omnichannel and unified commerce?

Omnichannel is about the customer experience across channels. Unified commerce is the architecture underneath it that keeps products, inventory, orders, and customers in sync in real time. We build that unified layer so your channels stop drifting apart.

Q03Is FactoryJet a software product or an agency?

An agency. We are a services partner that consults, designs, develops, and implements commerce for you. You own and operate what we build, and there is no FactoryJet subscription.

Q04Can you fix our existing store, or only build from scratch?

Both. Most of our work is improving or replatforming what you already run, then adding the unified layer. We audit what you have, fix what is broken, and build what is missing.

Q05What is ecommerce development?

Ecommerce development is the work of designing, building, and connecting an online store: the storefront, checkout, product catalog, and payments, plus the integrations to your inventory, ERP, marketplaces, and shipping. An ecommerce development company does that work on a platform like Shopify, Adobe Commerce, BigCommerce, or WooCommerce, then supports the store after launch.

Q06What is an ecommerce agency?

An ecommerce agency is a team you hire to build, fix, or grow an online store. Some only design themes and some only run ads. A full-service ecommerce agency like FactoryJet covers design, development, integrations, B2B ordering, and SEO, so one partner owns the whole system instead of five vendors each owning a piece.

Q07What are the best ecommerce development companies?

The best one for you is the one that has already built something like your store. Check four things: comparable builds on your platform, real B2B and integration experience if you need it, who supports the store after launch, and whether they commit to a fixed proposal. Directories like Clutch list reviewed agencies. Ask each firm on your shortlist for two clients you can call.

Platforms & build
Q08Which ecommerce platform is best for B2B and DTC?

There is no single best one; it depends on your catalog size, B2B rules, and budget. We build on Shopify and Shopify Plus, Adobe Commerce (Magento), BigCommerce, WooCommerce, headless, and our own Commerceflo, and recommend the fit rather than pushing one platform.

Q09Shopify Plus vs Adobe Commerce vs BigCommerce, which should we choose?

Shopify Plus for speed and a clean DTC-plus-B2B model on one store, Adobe Commerce for deep native B2B and very large catalogs, BigCommerce for strong mid-market B2B value. We match it to your SKUs, pricing rules, and integrations on a scoping call.

Q10Can you migrate us off Magento (or another platform) without losing SEO?

Yes. We handle replatforming and data migration, products, customers, orders, and B2B pricing, with 301 redirects and a cutover plan that protects your rankings and uptime.

Q11Do you connect our store to our ERP, POS, and marketplaces?

Yes. We integrate ERPs, POS, 3PLs, and marketplaces into one order and inventory layer so every system reads the same live data instead of its own copy.

Q12How much does it cost to build an ecommerce website?

Setting up a store yourself on a hosted platform starts around $29 a month. An agency build on Shopify, WooCommerce, or BigCommerce usually costs $2,000 to $25,000, and custom or headless builds start around $25,000 and can pass $250,000, based on Shopify's and BigCommerce's own 2026 cost guides. B2B pricing rules and ERP integrations push a build toward the higher end. We scope yours on a short call and send a fixed proposal before any work starts.

Q13How much does it cost to hire a Shopify developer?

US and Canadian Shopify agency rates run about $120 to $200 an hour, and a professionally built custom Shopify store for a US small business typically costs $2,000 to $6,000 one-time plus the monthly Shopify plan. Shopify Plus, B2B, and ERP integrations cost more. Price comes from scope, not hours, so ask any agency for a fixed proposal.

Q14Can I pay someone to build my Shopify store?

Yes. That is most of what a Shopify development agency does. We design and build Shopify and Shopify Plus stores, migrate your products, customers, and orders, and connect the store to your inventory, marketplaces, and ERP. The store and the Shopify account stay in your name, so you own everything we build.

Q15Can you connect Shopify to QuickBooks?

Yes. We connect Shopify to QuickBooks so orders, customers, payments, and refunds post to your books without re-keying, and so one inventory count feeds every sales channel. Depending on your workflow we use an existing connector app or build a custom integration, and we tell you which one fits before any work starts.

Q16Can we add a Shopify store to an existing WordPress website?

Yes. Your WordPress site can stay as the main website while Shopify handles the product catalog, cart, and checkout. The two common routes are a Shopify storefront on a subdomain such as shop.yourbrand.com, or Shopify products embedded in your WordPress pages. We recommend one after looking at your catalog size and how much of the buying journey lives on WordPress today.

DTC & B2B
Q17How do we sell on Amazon, Walmart, and our own store at the same time?

You put every channel on one catalog and one live inventory, so a sale anywhere updates everywhere. We build that connection plus the listing, pricing, and order flows each marketplace expects.

Q18How do we stop overselling across channels?

Overselling happens when each tool keeps its own stock count. We build a single live inventory that every channel reads from, so when the last unit sells on one channel it goes unavailable on the rest within moments.

Q19Can DTC and B2B run on one site with different pricing?

Yes. We build one storefront that serves retail shoppers and gives trade buyers their own login with tiered or contract pricing, net terms, and fast reordering, on one catalog and inventory.

Q20What B2B ecommerce features can you build?

Tiered and contract pricing, quote and approval workflows, account hierarchies, net terms, gated catalogs, and reordering, all integrated with your ERP.

Q21What is a B2B ecommerce agency?

A B2B ecommerce agency builds online ordering for manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors: account-specific pricing, quote requests, net terms, bulk and repeat ordering, and ERP integration so orders flow straight into the back office. We build B2B portals on Shopify Plus, Adobe Commerce, BigCommerce, or Commerceflo, often on the same catalog as a DTC store.

AI agents
Q22Can AI manage my inventory and pricing across channels?

Yes, and the technology is mature now. We build and implement agents that sync inventory, reprice to hold the Buy Box, and keep listings consistent across channels, all acting on your live data.

Q23What can AI agents actually do for an ecommerce business?

The repetitive channel work: listing new products in each marketplace's format, fixing suppressed listings, repricing, reconciling feeds, and answering order questions. They take the busywork off your team, not the strategy.

Q24Is this just an AI chatbot?

No. These are task agents that take action across your channels, listing, pricing, and inventory, not a question-and-answer widget on your site.

Q25Do you run the AI agents, or do we?

We build and implement them into your stack; they run inside your system and hand the exceptions to your team. You stay in control of the business.

Q26What does an AI development company do?

An AI development company builds software that uses AI models to read information, make a decision, and take action inside your business: agents, integrations, and automations connected to your ERP, CRM, store, and support desk. FactoryJet builds custom AI agents with a human approval step wherever the decision matters, and you own the code and the agent.

Q27How much does custom AI agent development cost?

Custom AI agent development runs about $5,000 to more than $180,000 depending on complexity, according to development firm ProductCrafters' 2026 breakdown, and most well-scoped projects reach a first production deployment in 3 to 12 weeks. A single-task agent on one system sits at the low end. Agents that work across several systems, with approvals and monitoring, sit higher. We scope to a fixed outcome, not an hourly meter.

Q28What is agentic commerce?

Agentic commerce is buying and selling where AI agents do part of the work. A shopper's assistant searches, compares, and sometimes checks out, while a brand's agents keep listings, prices, and stock accurate. For a store, it means your product data has to be clean and machine-readable, because an AI assistant is more and more often the first thing that reads it.

Q29Will AI replace ecommerce stores?

No. AI is changing how people find and choose products, not removing the need for a store. Shoppers increasingly start in ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google AI Overviews, and those assistants still send them to a real product page and checkout. What changes is that your product data, reviews, and page structure have to be readable by AI, not just by people.

Q30Can an AI agent write quotes from our price book?

Yes. A quoting agent reads the request for quote, looks up your price book, material costs, and past quotes, applies your pricing rules, and drafts the quote with the rule behind each line. A person approves it before anything is sent. It works best when your pricing rules can be written down. If pricing is mostly judgment, the agent prepares the draft and your estimator decides.

Q31Should we buy an AI tool or build a custom AI agent?

Buy a product when the job is common, like answering order questions, and the tool already connects to your systems. Build a custom agent when the work depends on your own rules, such as a price book or approval limits, or when it crosses several systems that no single product covers. On a scoping call we say so when an off-the-shelf tool is the better buy.

Q32Who supports an AI agent after it goes live?

We do, under a support plan. That covers monitoring the agent's decisions, fixing failures, updating prompts and models as providers release new versions, and adding rules as your process changes. You own the code and the agent, so you can move support in-house or to another team later.

AI search & web design
Q33What is an AI SEO agency?

An AI SEO agency works to get your brand named and cited in answers from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews, while your pages keep ranking in classic Google results. The work is also called generative engine optimization (GEO) or answer engine optimization (AEO): answer-first pages, schema, open AI crawler access, and mentions on the sites AI assistants trust.

Q34How much does AI SEO cost?

When an agency runs it, generative engine optimization costs about $1,500 to $5,000 a month for most small businesses and $5,000 to $25,000+ for mid-size companies, according to WebFX's May 2026 pricing guide. One-off audits run $5,000 to $50,000. You can see where you stand first, for free, with our AI Visibility Checker.

Q35Is SEO still worth it in 2026?

Yes, but it has changed. Google still sends most search traffic, and AI assistants often build their answers from pages that already rank. What stopped working is thin pages written around a keyword. Pages that answer real buyer questions directly, cite their sources, and show real experience now win in Google and in AI answers.

Q36What does a web design company do?

A web design company plans, designs, builds, and launches your website: page structure, visual design, development, speed, and SEO basics, and usually hosting and support after launch. FactoryJet designs custom websites and redesigns for B2B and service businesses, built to load fast and structured so Google and AI assistants can read them from day one.

Q37How much should I pay for a website?

A US small business website costs roughly $500 with a DIY builder up to $25,000+ with a premium agency in 2026, and most custom professional sites land between about $2,000 and $8,000. Ecommerce and B2B sites cost more because of the catalog, checkout, and integrations. Ask for a fixed proposal that lists every page and integration.

Q38Is AI replacing web designers?

No. AI tools now draft layouts and code quickly, but they don't know your buyers, your offer, or why someone should call you instead of a competitor. The job has moved from pushing pixels to strategy, content, speed, and conversion. Good web design teams use AI to move faster, not to skip the thinking.

Working together
Q39What should we ask before hiring an ecommerce development agency?

Ask about their B2B experience specifically, their discovery and scoping process, how they handle integrations, who owns the relationship after launch, and to see comparable builds. We are happy to answer all of those on a call.

Q40How long does an ecommerce build or migration take?

Most mid-market builds and migrations run from a few weeks to a few months, depending on custom integrations and catalog complexity. You get a phased timeline with milestones after scoping.

Q41Do you work with US brands?

Yes, most of the brands we work with are US-based, across DTC and B2B, and we bring a decade-plus of commerce builds to every engagement.

Q42Can we see a demo before we sign a contract?

Yes. Before you sign, we show you working software built on your own data. For a store, that is a draft theme set up in your own store. For an AI agent, it is a demo that runs on your sample files and rules, so you can check its output against a job you have already done by hand. You decide after you have seen it work.

Tell Us What You Sell, and Where

We'll map your channels, catalog, and B2B into one system, and show you which work the agents can take off your team's plate. You get a fixed proposal before any work starts.