DESIGNED TO SELL
Clear, intuitive shopping experiences.
Built to last
Shopify setups that grow with you.
Simple to own
Easy for you and your team to manage.
Verified Shopify Partner
Building Shopify stores since 2015.
Shopify Design Studio Cape Town
Good eCommerce should feel simple
Your customer shouldn't have to work hard to shop your website. Finding the right product, understanding what makes it worth buying and getting through checkout should all feel easy.
I take the complicated parts of eCommerce and turn them into clear, intuitive shopping experiences, wrapped in simple, beautiful design.
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When your website starts getting in the way
Most clients come to me because something isn't working as well as it should.
You may have outgrown the Shopify store you started with. Your products are good, but the website doesn't do them justice. Navigation has become messy, customers struggle to find what they need, or the site simply doesn't feel like your brand anymore.
Or perhaps you're running an established eCommerce business on WordPress and you're tired of plugins, updates and things breaking when they shouldn't.
And sometimes you're starting from scratch, but you'd rather build something properly now than have to rebuild it in a year.
That's where I come in.
I work out what's getting in the way, simplify what I can, and build a better Shopify store around the way your customers actually shop.
Brands I've worked with
Thoughtful design. Less complexity
A good Shopify store isn't just about choosing the right theme or making the homepage look beautiful.
It starts with understanding what you're selling, how your customers shop and what might be getting in their way.
That can mean restructuring a 500-product catalogue so products are easier to find. Simplifying navigation. Rethinking a product page so the important information is obvious. Cleaning up an app-heavy setup. Making mobile shopping easier. Or simply knowing what not to add.
Then comes the design. Clean, considered and specific to your brand, with every element there for a reason.
Behind the scenes, I build with the same thinking: a solid Shopify setup that's easy to understand, straightforward to manage and ready to grow with your business.
Working with Megan Hodson has been a game-changer for Nuera Health & Wellness. We tasked her with redesigning our Shopify store, and she delivered more than just a beautiful site—she delivered a sales machine. Megan’s approach to design and customer flow completely transformed our user experience; the site is now intuitive, clean, and professional. But the most significant impact has been the bottom line. Since the launch, we have seen a marked and instant improvement in our conversion rates and sales. The return on investment has been fantastic. If you are looking for a developer who understands that great design should drive actual business growth, I couldn’t recommend Megan highly enough. She understands e-commerce strategy, not just aesthetics.
A Shopify expert
Her knowledge of Shopify’s technicalities and ability to create a visually stunning, functional store exceeded expectations. She’s patient, clear, and highly professional.
She's calm, quietly confident and wonderfully organised, and just "got" what I was trying to achieve
Working with Meg has been an absolute pleasure. She's incredibly intuitive and there’s such a calm, grounded energy about her that makes the whole process feel easy.
A pleasure to work with
It was an absolute pleasure working with Meg. She immediately understood what we were looking for and was approachable throughout the process.
She elevated our business to represent where we are today
We interviewed multiple design companies and from the moment we connected with Megan, we knew we had found someone who could elevate our business to represent where we are today. Megan came up with a detailed development plan and was very attentive. Nutmeg Design is highly professional and offers beautiful design ideas.
Hi, I'm Meg
I'm the designer and developer behind Nutmeg Studio.
I've been building eCommerce stores since 2015, combining a love of simple, beautiful design with a knack for taking complicated things and making them easier to understand.
My approach is pretty straightforward: work out what matters, remove what doesn't, and make it feel simple.
And because I'm an independent studio, the person you speak to at the beginning is the same person thinking through the details, designing your store and building it.
Shopify Guides
Moving from WordPress to Shopify: three real-world migrations
Moving from WordPress to Shopify: three real-world migrations
Moving from WordPress to Shopify: three real-world migrations
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The 5 most common conversion leaks I see in Shopify stores
The 5 most common conversion leaks I see in Shopify stores
The 5 most common conversion leaks I see in Shopify stores
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How do you get your Shopify products recommended by AI tools like ChatGPT?
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How do you get your Shopify products recommended by AI tools like ChatGPT?
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