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Getting started steps

Tomas
posted this on May 26, 2011 07:43

To get your online store up and running follow these basic steps.

1. Configure your basic store settings

From the "Settings/General Settings" menu, set your general store settings such as your business address, store currency, and product display areas.

2. Choose your store design

Choose from a number of predesigned themes for your store design from the "Appearance/Store Design menu". If you are ready to tackle a custom theme, see our Custom Template Manual.

3. Edit your page text

From the "Appearance/Page Text" menu you can add content to your store such as Images and text on your home page or write something in your "About Us" page. The built in HTML editor makes it easy to format your text and images properly.

4. Define your shipping preferences

Your store is enabled with flexible and powerful shipping preferences. Determine if you want to free shipping, flat-rate shipping, Carrier Calculated shipping or order price tiered shipping. Review our shipping manual to determine what method is best for you.

5. Build your category structure

Set up your categories and sub categories easily from the "Catalog/Categories" menu. View our Categories Manual for detailed category management.

6. Add your products

Once you have your category structure defined, you can start adding products to your catalog. View our detailed Products Management Manual.

7. Set up email notifications

Set up email and SMS messages for new order notifications and customize email templates that are sent to your customers. More Details

8. Configure Regions & Taxes

Define the regions your store ships to and set any tax rates needed from the "Settings / Regions & Taxes" menu.

9. Set up Payment options

Time to get paid! Choose a payment option from many supported payment services. More Details