Luxury Precious Metals E-shop

US PRECIOUS METALS E-COMMERCE WEBSITE — MVP

Budget: ₹50,000–₹80,000 Maximum

I am looking for an experienced e-commerce developer to build a professional, premium, US-focused precious-metals e-commerce website.

The website will sell Gold, Silver, Platinum, Diamonds, Jewelry, Gold Bars, Silver Bars, Coins and other precious-metal products. The platform must allow unlimited future products and categories.

REFERENCE

Use JM Bullion only as a functional reference for the overall e-commerce experience:

https://www.jmbullion.com/

Example:
https://www.jmbullion.com/gold/gold-bars/1-oz-gold-bars/

Do NOT copy JM Bullion’s branding, copyrighted content, images, code or exact design. All branding, UI, graphics and content must be original.

DESIGN

The website should have a premium US luxury/e-commerce appearance:

* Luxury/minimal design
* Professional typography
* Premium product presentation
* Clean product cards
* High-quality imagery
* Excellent mobile experience
* Fast loading
* Modern lightweight animations
* Professional checkout
* Plenty of whitespace
* Trustworthy appearance

It must not look like a cheap/template-based website.

PRODUCTS & CATEGORIES

Initial categories:

* Gold
* Gold Bars
* Gold Coins
* Silver
* Silver Bars
* Silver Coins
* Platinum
* Diamonds
* Jewelry

Admin must be able to create/edit/delete future categories and products without developer assistance.

Each product should support:

* Name
* Multiple images
* Description
* Weight
* Purity
* Manufacturer/Mint
* SKU
* Inventory
* Selling price
* Reference/market price
* Discount/savings
* Availability
* Specifications
* Reviews, if enabled
* Add to Cart
* Buy Now

PRICING

Version 1 can use manual pricing.

Example:

Market/Reference Price: $1,250
Our Price: $1,185
Savings: 5.2%

Admin must be able to change:

* Product price
* Sale price
* Discount
* Premium/markup
* Inventory

The architecture should be ready for future live Gold/Silver/Platinum market-price API integration.

SEARCH & FILTERS

Customers should be able to search/filter by:

* Metal
* Product type
* Weight
* Price
* Purity
* Manufacturer/Mint
* Availability
* Best sellers
* New arrivals

Search must be fast and mobile-friendly.

CART & CHECKOUT

Provide a professional US checkout supporting payment methods where legitimately available through the business’s payment providers:

* Credit/Debit Card
* ACH/eCheck
* Bank Wire
* Western Union, if legitimately supported
* Other approved payment methods

Payment methods must be configurable.

The admin should be able to configure different pricing/discounts by payment method.

Example:

Card: $1,000
ACH: $980
Wire: $970

No full card numbers, CVV/CVC, OTPs, banking passwords or other sensitive authentication data may be stored in the website database/email.

Use secure, PCI-compliant/tokenized payment processors.

ACH / eCHECK

Create a secure provider-based ACH workflow:

Customer selects ACH → authorizes payment through provider → order becomes Pending → payment confirmed → order becomes Paid/Payment Received.

Do not store online banking passwords.

BANK WIRE

Customer selects Wire → places order → receives order number and secure wire instructions → sends payment → admin verifies receipt → admin marks order Paid → order proceeds to processing/shipping.

WESTERN UNION

If legitimately supported, provide:

Customer selects Western Union → order created → payment instructions → customer completes payment → provides transaction/reference information → admin verifies → admin marks Paid.

Western Union orders must NOT automatically be marked as paid.

ORDER MANAGEMENT

Admin dashboard should support:

* View/search/filter orders
* Customer information
* Products and order value
* Payment method/status
* Order status
* Transaction/reference ID
* Shipping status
* Tracking number
* Internal notes

Statuses:

Pending Payment / Payment Received / Processing / Shipped / Delivered / Cancelled / Refunded

PRICE LOCK

The architecture should support future precious-metal price-lock functionality.

The actual product price applied at checkout must be recorded with the order.

Future Phase 2 can include payment deadlines, price locks, automatic/manual repricing and cancellation.

CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS

Customers should have:

* Registration/login
* Profile
* Order history/details
* Order tracking
* Saved addresses
* Wishlist
* Secure processor-based saved payment methods where supported

ADMIN PANEL

I must be able to manage the website myself.

Admin should control:

* Products
* Categories
* Prices
* Discounts
* Inventory
* Orders
* Customers
* Coupons
* Homepage products
* Banners
* Basic SEO
* Blog posts
* Payment/order statuses

HOMEPAGE

Include:

* Premium hero section
* Gold, Silver, Platinum and Diamond collections
* Featured products
* Best sellers
* New arrivals
* Current/reference precious-metal pricing section
* Why Buy From Us
* Payment methods
* Secure shipping
* Reviews
* FAQ
* Newsletter
* Professional footer

SEO

Website must be SEO-ready from launch:

* SEO-friendly URLs
* Editable meta titles/descriptions
* Proper H1/H2 structure
* Product/Organization/Breadcrumb schema
* XML sitemap
* Robots.txt
* Canonical URLs
* Image alt tags
* Fast loading
* Mobile optimization
* Google Search Console compatibility
* Google Analytics
* Google Tag Manager

Each product must have an SEO-friendly individual page.

MARKETING

Prepare integrations for:

* Google Analytics
* Google Search Console
* Google Tag Manager
* Meta Pixel
* Google Ads conversion tracking
* Email marketing
* Retargeting

SHIPPING

Include:

* Shipping options
* Shipping address
* Shipping charges
* Tracking number
* Order tracking
* Shipment status
* Shipping confirmation emails

Architecture should allow insured/high-value shipping options to be added later.

SECURITY

Include:

* HTTPS/SSL
* Secure admin authentication
* Secure payment processing
* Input validation
* Basic protection against common vulnerabilities
* Secure database configuration
* Backup strategy
* Performance optimization

TECHNOLOGY

I am open to:

* Shopify
* WooCommerce
* WordPress
* Another reliable e-commerce platform

Please recommend the best option based on security, payment integration, SEO, scalability, cost and ease of management.

I do NOT require completely custom-coded software if a reliable platform can provide the required functionality within budget.

FUTURE PHASE 2

The architecture should allow future development of:

* Live precious-metal price API
* Automatic pricing
* Advanced inventory
* Additional payment methods
* Mobile app
* Loyalty program
* Wholesale/dealer accounts
* CRM
* Email/SMS automation
* Advanced analytics
* International expansion

These are not required in Version 1 and should be quoted separately.

BUDGET

TARGET: ₹50,000–₹80,000

ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM: ₹80,000

Please do NOT quote above ₹80,000 for Version 1.

Clearly separate:

* Development cost
* Hosting
* Domain
* Premium plugins/apps
* Third-party API costs
* Payment processor fees
* Optional future features

No hidden development charges.

DELIVERABLES

Version 1 should include:

1. Complete working website
2. Premium responsive UI
3. Mobile + desktop versions
4. Admin dashboard
5. Product/category management
6. Manual/dynamic pricing
7. Cart and checkout
8. Supported payment workflows
9. ACH workflow where supported by provider
10. Bank-wire workflow
11. Western Union workflow where legitimately supported
12. Order management
13. Customer accounts
14. SEO foundation
15. Analytics/pixel integration
16. Shipping/order tracking
17. Deployment assistance
18. Admin access
19. Source/access credentials where applicable
20. Basic documentation/video for website management
21. Post-launch bug fixing

FREELANCER APPLICATION

Please provide:

1. 2–3 e-commerce websites you have built
2. Experience with US-focused e-commerce
3. Payment integration experience
4. ACH/bank-wire experience
5. Recommended platform/technology
6. Estimated delivery time
7. Fixed project price
8. Exactly what is included within ₹80,000
9. All third-party costs I must pay separately
10. Recommended payment providers
11. How you will handle website security and scalability

I am looking for a serious, professional US precious-metals e-commerce website, not a basic generic online store.

The goal is to create a premium luxury/minimal visual identity combined with professional e-commerce functionality, secure payment workflows, SEO readiness and scalable architecture.

This is Version 1/MVP, so Shopify, WooCommerce, WordPress or another reliable platform is acceptable. Avoid unnecessary custom development that pushes the project beyond the ₹80,000 maximum.

I want a clean, professional foundation that can be expanded in Phase 2.