Complete your store setup

Your store is usable as soon as signup finishes, but a few setup checks prevent most first-order problems. Complete the jobs below in order and save each page before moving on.

1. Confirm the store identity

1. Open Branding.
2. Check the store name, logo, colours, contact details, and business identity used on customer-facing material.
3. Open Settings, then Account, and confirm your own name and verified phone.

2. Add something to sell

1. Open Products and create the first product.
2. Add its price, images, variants, tax details, shipping measurements, and supplier barcode where they apply. StoreMink generates the permanent StoreMink SKU for you.
3. If you track stock, enter a sensible starting quantity and backorder choice.

See Add your first product and check the storefront for the quick workflow.

3. Prepare the website

1. Open Website Builder.
2. Review the Home page, header, footer, menus, and contact links.
3. Preview desktop and mobile sizes.
4. Publish the page and site-wide changes when they are ready. Saving a draft does not publish it.

4. Prepare checkout and delivery

• Choose the payment methods available on your plan. Cash on Delivery can work without connecting an online gateway.
• Open Settings, then Shipping & delivery, and configure the delivery charge and promise shown to customers.
• Check the business, GST, tax, and invoice details used on orders and documents.
• Confirm that at least one active location can fulfil online orders.

5. Prepare customer communication

1. Open Settings, then Notifications.
2. Review customer order messages and the team members who receive operational alerts.
3. Add or review the privacy, returns, shipping, and other policies that apply to your business.

Before calling the store ready

Open My Store and check the complete shopping journey as a customer. Verify prices, stock, delivery information, policy links, contact details, and mobile layout. Features that require a higher plan remain unavailable until the plan is active; StoreMink does not delete existing data when a plan is lowered.

If a page or setting is missing, your dashboard role may not have permission to view it. Ask a superadmin before repeating setup or creating duplicate data.