ECOMMERCE GROWTH BY DESIGN
CLIENTS HIRE ME TO BRING 25 YEARS OF ECOMMERCE EXPERTISE TO THE TABLE.
TO PLAN & LEAD THE PROCESS THAT DELIVERS NEXT STAGE ECOMMERCE GROWTH.
Rivki Stoll :: Private White VC"Working with Ian is probably the best thing
that has happened to us in the last 6 years."
Why do founders hire me
rather than an agency?
Good question.
Because I'm focused on the big picture of business?
Let's call it proper ecommerce growth.
I'm not trying to sell you a site redesign, Meta playbook or professing to be an ecommerce expert because I'm busy designing Klaviyo flows... I've built my own ecommerce business from scratch. I've learned the hard way too.
This is Ecommerce Growth, By Design
25 years senior-level expertise creating ecommerce growth frameworks, knowing how to target the right audiences, connect with customers in a more meaningful way and convert more existing shoppers into repeat buyers... on repeat.
Doing the work across 350+ brands teaches you a lot about why people buy and buy again (and why they don't).
I'm hired to help answer the big picture question 'to drive next stage ecommerce growth, what needs to happen? who does what? how much do we invest? ... what exactly does this process look like?'
I'm not going to drown you in a playbook of ecommerce marketing best-practices that sound great, but do very little for your business or your bank account. More importantly, I'm not going to outsource or give you a great sales pitch and then hand over the 'work' to a marketing junior. I'm going to lead the process.
Designing Next Stage Growth:
Building on Strong Foundation
Do fundamental changes need to be made to grow your ecommerce business?
It's my job to figure out what those changes are and to lead the change-making process. Most founders I work with know the challenge they face... they just don’t know exactly what needs fixing, what needs adding and what needs removing from the plans.
My job is to uncover what’s broken, what’s missing, and what’s being overlooked, and then to guide the changes that get you on the road to next stage growth.
I help brands fix growth challenges at the root level
Not with discount codes.
Not with gimmicks.
Not with abandoned cart tricks.
My work focuses on the fundamentals that drive long-term, profitable growth. We're not looking to new channels, we're looking to work better. To build better.
- Emotional connection
- Expectation setting
- Onboarding and first-use experience
- Messaging and communication
- Subscription psychology
- Customer journey clarity
- Habit loops and identity
- Experience design
- Churn analysis
- Product-market alignment
Growth is not a channel.
Growth is a business philosophy.
BRING 25 YEARS OF ECOMMERCE GROWTH
EXPERTISE TO YOUR BUSINESS
This is what I've been doing for over 25 years, building and growing ecommerce brands. The past 15 years running my consultancy (and before that when I ran my own ecommerce business) helping brands focus on the work that helps scale sales profitably and sustainably across all channels. Helping fix and plan for growth renovation;
- Stalled growth despite lots of activity (Plenty of work happening… but nothing compounding)
- Over-reliance on paid acquisition (Rising CAC, shrinking margins, concerned founders)
- Weak retention & low customer lifetime value (Customers buy once, don’t come back, no real relationship)
- A business that’s outgrown its original growth model (What worked at £1m doesn’t work at £5m+)
- Fragmented marketing and tech stack (Too many tools, no unified system, no clear source of truth)
- Teams pulling in different directions (Everyone busy, no single growth narrative, unclear priorities)
With limited time or resource are their smarter ways to grow than pushing more money into ads? Let's find out.
NEW CUSTOMERS WILL GROW YOUR SALES BUT
LOYAL CUSTOMERS GROW YOUR BANK BALANCE
I help brands design customer experiences that drive loyalty, build community and deliver predictable repeat business.
Since 2009, I’ve worked with ecommerce, DTC, subscription and service-led businesses to help them move away from fragile, acquisition-only growth and toward businesses that people actively choose again. Before that I attempted to do all this myself running my own ecommerce business. My consultancy has been designed around what I would have needed as a founder.
Our work together sits at the intersection of:
- Customer experience
- Brand
- Community
- Channel Optimisation
- Retention
- Predictable, compounding revenue
I’m not interested in growth hacks or short-term wins. I’m interested in how brands are built, how expectations are set, how trust is earned, how habits are formed and how loyalty becomes a strategic advantage rather than a happy accident.
Designing businesses that don’t reset every month, but compound through stronger relationships with their customers.
Alongside my advisory work, I share lessons learned working with over 375 ecommerce brands. All with growth in mind. If you’re a founder or leader who cares about building:
- Moving from acquisition-led → retention-led
- From tactics → systems
- From founder-led → team-led
- From ad-dependence → content, community & partnerships
- From scrappy wins → repeatable machine
For many this is a structural shift.
No playbooks or best-practices, this is ecommerce growth strategy designed specifically for your brand

Ian Rhodes
ECOMMERCE GROWTH ARCHITECT
Consultancy & Coaching

TEGEN WILLS :: FOUNDER OF TEGEN ACCESsORIES"I recommend working with Ian if you want to grow your ecommerce brand long-term, focusing on profit and building a loyal customer base."
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“He will help you understand your online customers better than you ever thought possible.”OWEN WHITEHEAD :: SUNBELT RENTALS
Sat Sindhar - MD at People®"His understanding of the customers
thought process is exceptional"
