BigCommerce Growth Retainer

Your BigCommerce store deserves a retained growth team

Most agencies disappear after launch. Redefine stays. Monthly sprint cycles, roadmap ownership, and KPI accountability tied directly to your revenue.

85+ projects completed · 60+ BigCommerce brands served

Submit brief → call within 48 hours → scoped proposal in 3 days → Sprint 1 begins within 1 week of sign-off

Avg. revenue growth

0x

within 3 years on retainer

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Ecommerce founder reviewing monthly growth roadmap on BigCommerce analytics dashboard

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Live retainer

Sprint 4 of 12 · On track

Pain: team stuck in manual reporting

Three-person retainer growth team reviewing BigCommerce control panel with healthy month-over-month growth metrics and a 12-week sprint roadmap

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The problem with most agency models

You hire for a project. Growth requires continuity.

Every month your store sits without a roadmap owner, your competitors pull ahead. Tickets pile up. Priorities shift. Nobody is accountable to your revenue number.

Without a retainer
With Redefine retainer
Reactive tickets with no strategic thread
Monthly sprints tied to a 12-week roadmap
No one owns your KPIs between projects
Dedicated lead accountable to your revenue targets
Scope creep on every new request
Structured sprint backlog, prioritized weekly
Monthly report is a PDF nobody reads
Live KPI dashboard updated every sprint
New agency ramp-up every 6 months
Deep platform context that compounds over time
The retainer model

Built for your growth stage, not a generic bundle

Every retainer is scoped to where you are now and where your store needs to go. Choose your profile below.

Sprint focus areas

  • Conversion rate optimization

    Product detail page, cart, checkout, tested against real traffic

  • Email and retention flows

    Klaviyo sequences tied to average order value and repurchase

  • Speed and Core Web Vitals

    LCP under 2.5s target on mobile

  • Marketplace channel setup

    Amazon or Meta feed optimization per sprint

Cadence

Sprint reviewBi-weekly · 45 min
Roadmap updateMonthly · async doc
KPI reportLive dashboard
Growth Retainer · Sprint 4

Sprint velocity

On Track
Product detail page redesignDone
Klaviyo abandoned cartIn Review
Speed audit and fixesActive
Amazon feed QABacklog

Conversion rate

2.8% +0.4

Avg order value

$84 +$11

Rev/month

$142K +18%

Sprint focus areas

  • Search engine optimization and organic growth

    Category, collection, and product detail page schema optimization

  • Multi-channel sync

    Marketplace integrations without overselling risk

  • Theme performance

    Quarterly audits plus targeted front-end sprints

  • Analytics and attribution

    GA4, server-side tagging, channel return on investment reporting

Cadence

Sprint reviewWeekly · 30 min
Roadmap updateFortnightly · shared doc
KPI reportLive + monthly PDF
Growth Retainer · Q2 Roadmap

Organic traffic

+34%

Year over year · 3 months

Revenue per session

$4.12

+$0.88 versus prior

Q2 milestones

Schema rollout: 340 product detail pages
Amazon feed v2 live
GA4 server-side: in QA
Theme performance sprint: Week 8

Sprint focus areas

  • Platform architecture review

    Headless readiness, API layer, product information management sync

  • B2B channel development

    Customer group pricing, quote workflows, net terms

  • International expansion

    Multi-storefront, tax, currency, localization

  • ERP and order management system integration

    NetSuite, Cin7, or custom middleware sprints

Cadence

Sprint reviewWeekly · 60 min
Roadmap updateWeekly · Notion board
Exec KPI reportMonthly · live + narrative
Enterprise Retainer · Platform View

Gross merchandise value

$38M

+22% year over year

B2B percentage

41%

+9pts

Stores

4

+2 international

Active workstreams

NetSuite connector: v2 in staging
EU multi-storefront: live
B2B quote flow: QA Week 2
What you get every month

A team that acts like it owns your store

Every retainer includes these deliverables, not because they are standard, but because they are what drives compounding ecommerce growth on BigCommerce.

Roadmap ownership

We build and maintain a rolling 12-week roadmap scoped to your actual revenue goals, not a wishlist of features. Every item is prioritized by projected impact before it enters a sprint.

Sprint cycle

2-week sprints, 12-week horizon

Backlog hygiene

Weekly reprioritization against KPIs

KPI accountability

Revenue, conversion rate, average order value, sessions tracked live. We report against targets we agreed to, not vanity metrics.

Live dashboard

Updated every sprint cycle, shared access, no request needed

Dedicated sprint team

One lead, one developer, one analyst, committed to your store, not shared across 30 tickets. They already know your platform context when Sprint 2 begins.

Platform-level expertise

BigCommerce-certified across theme development, application programming interface integrations, and headless architecture. No ramp-up time on platform specifics.

Monthly sprint deliverables

Every sprint closes with shipped, tested work, not a deck about what we plan to do. Deliverables include conversion rate optimization changes, feature builds, integration updates, search engine optimization rollouts, and performance fixes.

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avg. sprint tickets closed

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hour avg. response time

100%

code ownership to you

Proof it works

From $1M to $3.8M in three years on retainer

Case Study: brand growth milestone

Outdoor knife brand founder at walnut executive desk reviewing $3.8M annualized revenue on a Looker Studio ecommerce dashboard after 36 months on retainer

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Outdoor / KnivesDTC + Marketplaces

What they do

A fast-growing outdoor brand selling knives and tools across direct-to-consumer and marketplace channels, operating under strict platform advertising restrictions.

The challenge

Scaling revenue in a competitive market while restricted from paid search for knife products. The existing ecommerce setup needed performance improvement and a sustained optimization program to grow without reliance on ads.

The result

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annual revenue, up from $1M at retainer start

A sustained retainer engagement covering BigCommerce performance optimization, Klaviyo email strategy, marketplace channel builds, and monthly sprint delivery. Klaviyo became a major revenue driver, conversion rates improved across the funnel, and store operations scaled without adding headcount.

Revenue growth

$1M → $3.8M

Timeline

36 months on retainer

Why Redefine

Most retainer pages are vague. Ours is a commitment.

Other implementation partners bundle a retainer as a catch-all support ticket queue. Redefine operates a structured sprint cadence tied to your commercial KPIs from day one.

FeatureTypical retainer agencyRedefine
Sprint structure
Ad-hoc tickets, no cadence
2-week sprints, structured backlog
Roadmap ownership
Client manages their own roadmap
We own and update the 12-week roadmap
KPI accountability
Monthly PDF, no accountability
Live dashboard tied to agreed KPI targets
Dedicated team
Shared pool, rotating resources
Named lead, developer, and analyst on your store
BigCommerce depth
Multi-platform generalists
BigCommerce-first, theme to headless
Scope clarity
Bundled hours, vague deliverables
Sprint tickets with named deliverables
Common questions

Reasons people hesitate and straight answers

If you are unsure whether a retainer is the right model for your store, tell us your situation and we will be straight with you.

Start with a BigCommerce audit. It scopes the highest-impact opportunities and delivers a prioritized roadmap. Many retainer clients begin there. You are not locked in at audit stage.

Hour blocks put all the prioritization burden on you. A retainer means Redefine owns the roadmap, proposes what gets worked on each sprint, and is accountable to your KPIs, not just a time log. You buy outcomes, not hours.

Three months. That is the minimum time needed to complete two sprint cycles, establish baseline KPIs, and ship meaningful results. Most clients renew quarterly with roadmap refinements after each review.

Yes, within your sprint budget. The roadmap is a living document. If a higher-priority item emerges, we reprioritize the backlog together in the weekly sync. Scope changes are managed through the backlog, not surprise invoices.

2 to 3 hours per week from one internal person, usually your ecommerce manager or founder. Sprint reviews, async feedback on deliverables, and monthly roadmap sign-off. We handle everything else including briefing, QA, and deployment.

Is this right for you?

A Redefine BigCommerce retainer is a strong fit if:

Good fit

  • You are on BigCommerce and want sustained revenue growth, not one-off fixes
  • Your store does at least $500K per year and you have a clear growth target
  • You want a team that proactively surfaces roadmap priorities rather than waiting for you to write tickets
  • You are investing in marketing or paid channels and need the store itself to convert at a higher rate

Not the right fit

  • You need a single urgent fix and are not interested in sustained optimization
  • Your store is pre-launch and you are still building the product or business model
  • You need someone to take every direction from your team and prefer full internal control of the roadmap

Not sure where you fall? Tell us your situation and we will give you a straight answer.

Get your retainer proposal

Tell us what your store needs to grow

We will review your brief and send a scoped retainer proposal within 3 business days. No commitment. No pitch.

Retainer investment

Scoped before work starts. Line-by-line sprint budget, no surprises.

Proposals include a 12-week roadmap, KPI targets, and sprint cost breakdown. You approve each cycle before we begin. Minimum 3-month engagement.

Submit brief → call within 48 hours → scoped proposal in 3 days → Sprint 1 begins within 1 week of sign-off

Your team's time investment is typically 2 to 3 hours per week, one sprint review, async feedback on deliverables, and a final QA sign-off. We handle everything else.

Call within 48 hours · proposal in 3 days · Sprint 1 within 1 week of sign-off

Reply within 48 hours
Proposal in 3 days
60+ brands served
Code ownership: you
BigCommerce growth retainer

Ready to stop losing ground every month you wait? We own the roadmap.

Every month without roadmap ownership is a month your competitors use. No commitment. No pitch. Just a scoped proposal for your store's specific growth stage.

Submit brief → call within 48 hours → proposal in 3 days → Sprint 1 within 1 week of sign-off

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