Precious Metals E-Store Development

US PRECIOUS METALS E-COMMERCE WEBSITE

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 architecture must allow me to add unlimited future product categories.

REFERENCE WEBSITE

For functionality and overall precious-metals e-commerce experience, use JM Bullion as a reference:

https://www.jmbullion.com/

Example product/category page:

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

I want similar professional functionality for product browsing, product pages, pricing, checkout, payment methods, customer accounts and order management.

IMPORTANT: Do NOT copy JM Bullion’s branding, copyrighted text, images, code or exact design. Create completely original branding, UI, graphics and content.

DESIGN

The website should look premium, trustworthy and modern.

Design direction:

* Luxury/minimal
* Professional US e-commerce appearance
* Premium typography
* High-quality product photography
* Clean product cards
* Excellent mobile experience
* Fast loading
* Modern animations
* Lots of whitespace
* Professional checkout
* No cheap-looking template design

The visual quality should feel like a premium luxury brand while maintaining the practical shopping experience of a professional precious-metals dealer.

PRODUCTS & CATEGORIES

Initial categories:

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

Admin must be able to create additional categories/products later without developer assistance.

Each product should support:

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

PRICING

I need complete control over pricing from the admin panel.

I should be able to change prices at any time.

Example:

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

Admin should be able to change:

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

Version 1 can use manual pricing.

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

PRODUCT SEARCH & FILTERS

Customers should be able to search and filter by:

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

Search should be fast and mobile friendly.

CHECKOUT & PAYMENTS

The website must have a professional US checkout.

Payment methods should support, where legitimately available through the business’s payment providers:

* Credit/Debit Card
* ACH/eCheck
* Bank Wire
* Western Union
* Other approved payment methods

Payment methods should be configurable.

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

Example:

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

The exact pricing should be editable.

IMPORTANT PAYMENT REQUIREMENT

Do NOT store customers’ full card numbers, CVV/CVC, OTPs, banking passwords or other sensitive authentication information in the website database or email.

Use secure, PCI-compliant/tokenized payment processors.

If a card payment fails, provide a “Payment Assistance” workflow so the customer can contact the business and receive a secure payment link or use a processor-approved payment method.

ACH

Create a secure ACH/eCheck workflow through an appropriate payment provider.

Customer selects ACH → authorizes payment through the provider → order becomes Pending → payment is confirmed → order becomes Paid.

Do not store online banking passwords.

BANK WIRE

Create a professional bank-wire workflow:

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.

Admin must be able to manually verify and approve wire payments.

WESTERN UNION

If Western Union is supported by the business’s legitimate payment/settlement setup, provide a Western Union order workflow:

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

Do NOT automatically mark Western Union orders as paid.

ORDER MANAGEMENT

Admin dashboard must allow:

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

Order statuses:

Pending Payment
Payment Received
Processing
Shipped
Delivered
Cancelled
Refunded

PRICE LOCK / PRECIOUS METAL ORDERS

The architecture should support future price-lock functionality.

When a customer places an order, the applicable product price should be recorded with the order.

Future functionality should allow a payment deadline and automatic/manual repricing or cancellation if payment is not received within the permitted period.

CUSTOMER ACCOUNT

Customers should have:

* Registration/Login
* Profile
* Order history
* Order details
* Order tracking
* Saved addresses
* Wishlist
* Secure saved payment methods through the payment processor where supported

ADMIN PANEL

I must be able to manage the website without contacting the developer.

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 collection
* Silver collection
* Platinum collection
* Diamond collection
* 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

The website must be SEO-ready from launch.

Include:

* SEO-friendly URLs
* Editable meta titles
* Editable meta descriptions
* H1/H2 structure
* Product schema
* Organization schema
* 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 should 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

The website must be suitable for future SEO and paid advertising campaigns.

SHIPPING

Include:

* Shipping options
* Shipping address
* Shipping charges
* Order tracking
* Tracking number
* 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 web 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 considering security, payment integration, SEO, scalability and ease of management.

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

FUTURE SCALABILITY

The website should be prepared for future:

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

These can be Phase 2 features.

BUDGET

Target budget: ₹80,000–₹95,000

ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM: ₹1,00,000

Please do NOT quote above ₹1,00,000 for Version 1.

Clearly mention separately:

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

No hidden development charges.

DELIVERABLES

I expect:

1. Complete working website
2. Premium responsive UI
3. Mobile + desktop version
4. Admin dashboard
5. Product/catalog management
6. Dynamic/manual pricing
7. Cart and checkout
8. Payment integrations/workflows
9. ACH workflow
10. Bank-wire workflow
11. Supported Western Union workflow
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 or video showing how to manage the website
21. Post-launch bug fixing

FREELANCER APPLICATION

Please provide:

1. 2–3 examples of e-commerce websites you have built
2. Your experience with US e-commerce
3. Your payment integration experience
4. Your experience with ACH/bank-wire workflows
5. Your proposed technology/platform
6. Estimated delivery time
7. Fixed project price
8. Exactly what is included within the ₹1,00,000 maximum budget
9. Any third-party costs I will need to pay separately

I want a serious, professional US precious-metals e-commerce website with the functionality of an established precious-metals dealer, combined with a premium luxury/minimal visual identity.

The website must be scalable, SEO-friendly, mobile-friendly and easy for me to manage myself.