GuidesStage 1
Launch: not launched yet
From an empty admin to your first real order. 9 guides, about 7 h 50 min in your own admin. Follow them in order, or start wherever your store is now.
- Create your store and find your way around the adminSign up for Shopify, set your store name, address, currency and time zone, and learn where the main admin sections live.30 min · checked Oct 8
- Add products, variants and inventoryAdd a product with photos, price and shipping weight, give it size or color variants, and turn on inventory tracking.45 min · checked Oct 8
- Pick a theme and edit it in the theme editorAdd a free or paid theme, back it up, change sections, blocks, colors, fonts and logo in the theme editor, then publish it.90 min · checked Oct 8
- Set up Shopify Payments or another payment providerActivate Shopify Payments, connect your payout bank account and run a test order, or add a third-party or manual payment method instead.40 min · checked Oct 8
- Store SEO basicsSet page titles, meta descriptions, alt text and redirects, then submit your sitemap to Google Search Console.60 min · checked Oct 8
- Sell in person with Shopify POSSet up a retail location, install and log in to Shopify POS, turn on card payments, add staff and ring up a first sale.75 min · checked Oct 8
- Set up shipping zones and ratesCreate shipping zones, add flat, tiered and free shipping rates, and test them at checkout before you launch.40 min · checked Oct 8
- Taxes, store policies and legal pagesStart collecting tax where you are registered, choose how prices show tax, and publish return, privacy, terms and shipping policies.60 min · checked Oct 8
- Place a test order and make your store publicRun a test order through checkout, turn test mode off, and take your store out of private mode so customers can buy.30 min · checked Oct 8