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Shopify guides for store owners

Set up, grow and scale your store, one task at a time

23 step-by-step guides in three stages: Launch, Grow and Scale. Every step links to the Shopify Help Center page it comes from, and each guide shows the date we last checked it against Shopify's documentation.

  • 23guides
  • 18 h 45 minof follow-along work
  • 167Shopify pages cited
  • Oct 8latest check
Where is your store now?

Setup guide

Launch

From an empty admin to your first real order. 9 guides, about 7 h 50 min in your own admin.

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  1. Beginner30 min

    Sign up for Shopify, set your store name, address, currency and time zone, and learn where the main admin sections live.

    BeginnerAbout 30 minGuide 1 of 9

    Checked against Shopify's documentation on Oct 8, 2026
    Every step links to the Shopify page it comes from.

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  2. Beginner45 min
  3. Beginner90 min
  4. Beginner40 min
  5. Beginner60 min
  6. Intermediate75 min
  7. Beginner40 min
  8. Beginner60 min
  9. Beginner30 min
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What changed

When Shopify changes a screen or a help page, the guide is checked again. Re-checked means every step still matches. Steps changed means we rewrote steps to match.

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Launch checklist

23 checks to tick before you make your store public, each linked to its guide.

Glossary

14 Shopify terms explained in a sentence or two, with the guides that use them.

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