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At Little Fire Digital, we are e-commerce experts. We’ve helped clients make millions by selling everything from books to trips up Everest.

We help clients pick the most appropriate framework for their online shop. Little Fire Digital works with future success in mind — we don’t want future sales volumes to slow the site down. We recommend systems that work well within a broader e-commerce ecosystem. Just because you don’t need a stock management app now doesn’t mean you never will.

We deeply understand that your online shop is more than just a website—it’s your business. That’s why we work closely with our hosts to guarantee almost no downtime, ensuring that your business is always up and running. We are also mindful of your clients’ privacy needs and plan all changes, upgrades, and launches to minimise any disruption to your valuable trading time.



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Retraining Pain – A Digital Transformation

“What am I doing on Facebook?” I asked myself. I was meant to be reviewing the Retraining Pain website … yet, despite a clear financial incentive, I had drifted away and was now fidgeting away on a neighbouring tab. I’d love…

LLMs.txt your tool in the face of the AI onslaught

llms.txt – 7 Good Reasons to Get Familiar With It

llms.txt – What is it? Why do we need it? Well … You might have missed it but, the Large Language Models (LLMs) have landed: Google AI Search, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and their kin. In all the fuss, the idea…

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JT Handtools – B2B Commerce for Sheffield Mesters

Times may have changed, but they’re still there, the Sheffield Mesters – independent workshops making tools. There may be fewer of them, but dotted around the city, they are still to be found: still making noise, still making money. Amongst…

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Stompbox – A New Site for London’s Finest Guitar Shop

With an unrivalled selection of effect pedals as well as a full range of guitars, amplifiers and accessories, London guitar shop, Stompbox, is something special. These guys have knowledgeable, passionate staff; a guitar repair service, music lessons and PA hire.…

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Shipping to Europe? Time to Implement GPSR

New regulations for all business shipping to Europe, GPSR (General Product Safety Regulation), come into force on the 13th Dec 2024. Less well known than GDPR, GPSR has the potential to be just as disruptive. Maybe more so. General Product…

Harrison Cameras

Harrison Cameras

Little Fire Digital, expert Sheffield Shopify and e-commerce developers, are delighted to announce the launch of the new Harrison Cameras website. Harrison Cameras, one of the largest photography retailers in the North was founded in 1970. In those fifty-plus years,…

So you need a Shopify developer?

What is Shopify Metadata?

In Shopify, metadata (often referred to as metafields) and tags are both ways of adding extra information to products, orders, customers, and other parts of your store, but they serve different purposes and have distinct applications. Shopify Metadata (Metafields) Metadata…

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The ALT Tag – Why Do Online Images Need Them?

Image ALT tags, or alternative text, might seem like a small detail in web development, but their importance is enormous. In fact, an image without an ALT tag is not valid HTML – it needn’t have content (but why wouldn’t…

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A New B2B E-Commerce Website for Fedai Group

In the end it came together so quickly. After exhaustive testing and in-depth data work we are delighted to announce the launch of a new B2B E-commerce website for Fedai Group. Who are Fedai Group? Fedai Group (formerly Ellen Comms…

WooCommerce vs Shopify / Wordpress haveing a scrap

WooCommerce vs Shopify: Which Is Better?

Long before launch, long before development, when your online store is no more than a twinkle in your mind’s eye, you need to make some serious decisions. Almost as soon as you‘ve decided what you want to sell, before a…

So you need a Shopify developer?

Do I Need a Shopify Developer for My Online Store?

It’s a beast, Shopify, both in terms of its growing market share and the range of features available to all users. Whether first-time site owners or seasoned online professionals – Shopify is an e-commerce option that is almost impossible to…