So you have the entrepreneur spirit? Loving creating and selling online? Well are you ready to step off of the eBay and Amazon platform and move on to the next level of ecommerce? Yeah, owning your own store! Are you ready to start a customizing your new store, uploading products and setting up? If the answer is yes then you have come to the right place. We are going to teach you today about how to open and setup your Shopify store? To sign up with Shopify might just not be easy. Fortunately, this problem can be curbed through our 14-day free trial.
Below are the steps required for setting up your Shopify.
Sign Up to SetUp Shopify Store
First of all, to setup Shopify store, access Shopify.com. Create an account by using the signup form. After keying in the necessary details, click on Create Your Store Now. Remember, store name has to be unique or else Shopify will record a different one. Subsequently, you will have to enter your name, address, country and contact information.
In case you have any products, you will be asked what you intend to sell. If you are just trying out Shopify, click on I’m just playing around. In the Do you have products and I’m not sure in the will you sell section.
When all that is done, select I’m done button. And you have done with setting up Shopify store step.
Begin Creating Your Online Shop
Are you wondering how to open and setup Shopify Store within no time? I know it can difficult sometimes that is why I’m here to help. Immediately after the setup Shopify store step, you will be taken to the admin screen. Here you will have a chance to customize the look of your store, putting in products and creating shipping and payment methods.
Come Up With A Layout
Shopify come s with its layout store. Its themes have been created by competent designers. These themes have a list of modifications and can be applied with a lot of ease. They can be divided into free ones and premium themes with the latter having more modifications.
With HTML and CSS, limits are put on a number of changes you might want to take on the themes. However, Shopify has Experts who can help you achieve your desire.
Below is how you can select a theme
1. Search the theme store
Sign into Shopify theme store at themes.shopify.com. You will get at least 180 themes which you can choose from.
2. Look at the functionality and reviews
After having your pick. Look at its sample image to get to know more about the theme. Move downwards and read some reviews from the users.
3. Preview the theme
To play the theme, select View Demo. It is available below Preview Theme in your store button. When the theme comes in a variety of styles, you can look at the demo of its various styles.
4. Select the theme
Once you get the theme of your choice, select the button in green. Here Shopify will enquire if you want the theme. If that is so, click publish as my shop’s theme.
Shopify can always allow you to change your theme.With the Go to your Theme Manager button you can always know the themes published and those not published.
Edit Shopify settings
Shopify allows you to customize your themes thus bringing uniqueness to your website. To do so; Select Themes on your admin screen on the navigation menu on your left. Here you will find two buttons. The first dotted button provides basic settings for duplicating themes. On the other hand, the second button named Customize Theme controls all basic functioning of your store. It comes with the following features.
- Logos uploading function
- Uploading slides to a homepage
- Addition of related item functionality to page
- Choosing the number of items to appear on each line of collection pages
- Color schemes
- Font choices
Add Your Products to the Store
On the navigation bar, click on products. An add a product button will appear in the right top corner.Here add more details concerning your products. Besides that, you can upload pictures of your products and rearrange them. Make your page look as tidy as possible. Finally, after filling up everything, remember to click save product button.
Group the products
You can take similar products and group them together depending on what classifies them as one. These collections can be displayed on the homepage and navigation bar. It makes it easier for customers to search for these products. Additions of these grouped products can be done manually or automatically.
Payment gateway
This feature allows you to receive payments from customers through your website. Before choosing the right payment gateway, consider the following Transaction fees, card to be used and the offsite checkout. Make sure they contribute towards the betterment of your business.
Release your online Shop
Before releasing your website, make sure you have given details about your company, process of delivery and how taxes will be paid.
Buy a domain
Finally, domain and hosting keeps your site alive. We suggest you purchase your hosting and domain from one of the most trusted web hosts by the internet today, Bluehost, and add it this way. You can actually check below for your available domain name.
- Click on the Domains in the settings and then select Add an existing Domain button
- Update DNS records
- Remove any storefront passwords
- Set as primary if relevant
- Try adding other domains
If your question was how to open and set up Shopify store then I hope you find an answer. With the above process, you can create your online Shopify store easily. Sooner or later your business will be up and running. If you feel stuck at some point leave a comment below or contact us.
Maryam Nasrullah
Maryam loves challenges of creating quality contents for clients and readers as she thinks that it is a privilege to be able to do something you enjoy doing.
Maryam Nasrallah is many things. She thinks that learning and growing are what we call life. She will always try to achieve best for her clients and readers. She enjoys meeting with intellectual people
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