Setting Up Your Shopify Store (Checklist)
1. Domain name
2. New email account
3. Instagram Account
4. Facebook Page
5. Order logo from Fiverr
6. Shopify Signup 14-day free trial (affiliate link)
7. Add domain Manage Domain in Namecheap account (see Shopify instructions)
8. Settings
General > Currency USD
Account > Add staff account for VA
Payment providers > Add PayPal Express checkout + Stripe
Payment providers > automatically capture payments (important!)
Billing > Add credit card details
Checkout > Accounts optional, First + Last name, Don’t require confirmation step
Checkout > Create default policies + skim them to make sure you know what they say
+ make any adjustments you’d like
Shipping > Add Weight-Based shipping rates, Remove weight from the Sample Box
(important)
Add sales channel > online store
Sales channels > Preferences > Add Google Analytics + FB pixel
Google Analytics Enable ecommerce tracking
Google Analytics audiences
9. Install Shopify Apps
Oberlo
Abandonment Protector Plus
Hurrify (testing a new Scarcity app)
Optional: McAfee Secure, Zapier, Wheelio, AfterShip, Product Upsell
10. Add Products to import list
Oberlo Chrome Extension (Aliexpress)
Name the Product
Set product price + compare at price
Choose images
Check variants
Push products to shop
11. Write Product Descriptions
12. Set up Abandonment Protector (3 email follow-ups)
13. Set up Hurrify (+ other scarcity / urgency apps)
14. Choose + customize Theme
15. Add logo
16. Design simple Homepage
17. Go Live
18. Test checkout process