Getting Started: Setting Up Your Store

When you sign up, Sellr walks you through three quick steps. You can skip any of them and come back later from your Dashboard - nothing here is required before you can explore the rest of the platform.

Step 1: Store info

• Store name - shown in your header and browser tab.
• Your store link - this becomes sellr.cc/your-store-name. Pick something short; you can point a custom domain at it later (see the Custom Domain guide).
• Category - a general business type (Fashion, Beauty, Electronics, etc.) - this is just for our own records, it's never shown to customers.
• How did you hear about Sellr? - optional, helps us understand where merchants are coming from.
• WhatsApp number - where you'll get order alerts. You can add this later, but you won't get instant order notifications until you do.
• Logo and banner - optional. No banner image? Fill in a banner heading/sub-heading instead and we'll style them into a banner automatically.

Step 2: Add your first product

Every store needs at least one product before it can go live. You'll need:

• A name and price
• At least one photo (required - a store with no product photo doesn't build trust)
• A description (optional, but recommended)

You can add variants (sizes, colors), stock tracking, and categories to any product later from Dashboard → Products.

Step 3: Go live

Once you have at least one product, hit Go live. Your store becomes publicly visible at your store link immediately.

Nothing about your dashboard is locked while onboarding is incomplete - you can jump straight to Products, Settings, or anywhere else at any point.

What to do next

• Add more products (Dashboard → Products → Add product)
• Connect Paystack so customers can pay by card (see the Payments guide)
• Set up your About page, business hours, and policies (Dashboard → Settings → Store info)
• Pick a theme if you want a different look (Dashboard → Themes)