After you register for a free trial, follow the initial setup guide to start using Shopify. The guide features step-by-step tutorials for the main tasks that you need to complete before you start selling.

This section of the Help Center outlines the most important tasks to get your Shopify business up and running as quickly as possible. Note. This section focuses on selling online. If you plan to sell in person, then review Getting started with Shopify POS. In this section. New to Shopify checklists. Adding business settings for your store ...

Set your Shopify domain as your primary domain so it becomes the domain that displays to your customers in their browser, in search results, and on social media. Set up email forwarding so that your customers can email you at your @mycustomdomain.com address.

This checklist outlines all the steps that you need to take to get started with Shopify. These steps will help guide you create, open, and promote your online store. You might find it helpful to print this checklist or to download it as a PDF so that you can refer to it throughout the setup process.

Depending on how many products you plan to offer, adding and organizing your product listings can be the most time-consuming step of setting up a Shopify store. Organizing your store is worth the work, though: a well organized store is easier for your customers to use, helping them to find the products they want quickly.

With Shopify POS you can process sales in a retail store and at mobile locations, such as fairs, pop-ups, and markets. Learn more about getting started with selling in person. If you don't have a Shopify account, then you can create an account in the …

Product prices Add prices to your products to balance between making a profit and meeting your target market's expectations for an appropriate price.

This guide outlines how to migrate your store to Shopify from another platform. You can use it as a starting point and as a reference resource to make sure that you don't forget any key setup tasks. If you're migrating from another platform, then refer to the following migration guides:

Learn about how to set up your Shopify POS so that you can accept payments in person from any location.

Adding keywords for SEO to your Shopify store. Optimizing your site structure for search engines. Finding and submitting your sitemap. Hiding a page from search engines. Frequently asked questions about SEO