To set up your first Shopify store, sign up for an account, pick a theme, add your products, set up payments, shipping and taxes, create your store policies and key pages, connect a domain, place a test order, and then remove the password page to go live. The whole process can be done in a weekend if you prepare your product details first. Below is the exact order I'd follow if I were starting from zero. Before You Start: Get These Ready Setting up is much faster if you have the basics ready before you sign up: Your store name (check that a matching domain is available) A simple logo, even a text logo is fine to start Product photos, titles, descriptions, prices and costs Your business details and a business email How you'll ship orders (yourself, a supplier, or a fulfillment company) Step 1: Create Your Shopify Account Go to Shopify and start a new store. Shopify usually offers a trial period, and the plans and pricing change from time to time, so check the current options o...