ECOMMERCE WEBSITE OPTIMIZATION

I help eCommerce brands find the revenue their website is leaving behind.

UX Strategy, conversion optimization and website operations for founder-led brands ready to get more from the site they already have.

No pitch. Just a 20 minute call.


8+

Years experience

$100M+

Brand revenue managed

5+

Platforms mastered

6+

Industries of expertise


Sound Familiar?
The revenue you're leaving on the table

You're driving traffic. Running campaigns. Investing in email, paid media, social. But your conversion rate isn't moving — and nobody on your team truly owns the problem.

Your developers are busy. Your designers are focused on brand. Your marketers are chasing the next campaign. Somewhere in the middle, your website is quietly leaking revenue every single day.

Traffic without conversion

Marketing spend is working. The site isn't keeping up.

No senior web ownership

Everyone touches the site. Nobody owns its performance.

Dev dependency slowing you down

Every change needs a developer. Speed to market suffers.

Friction you can't pinpoint

Customers drop before checkout — and you're not sure why.

How I Work
Three ways to work together

Most clients start with an audit. The work, and the relationship, tends to grow from there.

Start Here
Website Conversion & UX Audit
A forensic look at where your website is losing revenue and exactly what to do about it.
  • Full site review: homepage, PDPs, cart, checkout
  • Funnel friction analysis
  • Mobile UX assessment
  • Conversion quick wins
  • Prioritised roadmap
  • Report, walkthrough + strategy call
One-off project · Scoped to your business
Book an audit →
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Monthly Optimization Retainer
Ongoing conversion, UX and website strategy so your site keeps improving month after month.
  • Monthly CRO analysis and roadmap
  • UX and landing page strategy
  • A/B testing direction
  • Dev backlog prioritization
  • Weekly strategy calls
  • Monthly performance review
Monthly retainer · 3-month minimum · Scoped to your business
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Senior support
Fractional Website Lead
Senior eCommerce website leadership, without the full-time salary.
  • Full website strategy and roadmap ownership
  • CRO and UX leadership
  • Campaign launch governance
  • Cross-team coordination
  • KPI framework and leadership reporting
  • 1–2 days per week
Monthly retainer · Scoped to your business
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Engagements are scoped to your business and goals. Get in touch to discuss what's right for you.

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Ciara · Founder, Gem Studios
Why Gem Studios

8 years. Every scale. Every complexity.

I'm Ciara, founder of Gem Studios. Over the last 8–10 years I've worked across the full spectrum of eCommerce — from helping independent retailers get their first products online, to managing 100,000+ product catalogues for major retailers, to owning the entire website strategy and operations for $100M+ global brands where the website is the only sales channel.

I've worked on Magento, Shopify Plus, WordPress and more. I've navigated complex integrations, messy migrations, growing teams and zero budgets. I've worked in tech, fitness, retail, fashion and beyond. What stays consistent across all of it: I find the problem, I solve it, and I make it look easy.

I started Gem Studios because most eCommerce brands at the £5M–£50M mark have the same gap: a website that looks the part but underperforms commercially, and no senior person whose job it is to fix it. That's exactly what I do.

"I don't manage websites. I make them perform."
Commercial thinking
Every recommendation connects back to revenue, conversion or efficiency.
Real operational depth
I understand how websites actually run day-to-day, not just the strategy.
Complexity is my strength
The messier the problem — integrations, migrations — the more value I add.
You work with me directly
No account managers, no juniors. Senior expertise on every deliverable.
Who I Work With

I work with a small number of clients; so fit matters.

The right engagement starts with the right match. Here's who I do my best work with.

You're a great fit if…
You run an eCommerce brand doing £5M–£50M+ in revenue
Your website is your primary or most important sales channel
You have traffic but feel your site isn't converting as well as it should
You want senior strategic input, not someone to action a task list
You're on Shopify, Shopify Plus, WordPress or Magento
You think in commercial outcomes, not just deliverables

LET’S TALK

Not a pitch.
Just a conversation.

If you're wondering whether your website is performing as well as it should, book a free 20-minute call. No obligation, no hard sell.