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Intro to Shopify
Welcome to Shopify! Whether you're opening a new online store or are interested in using Shopify as your ecommerce platform, you can find out more information about your options here.
After you register for a free trial, follow the initial setup guide to start using Shopify. The initial setup guide features step-by-step tutorials for the main tasks you need to complete before you start selling. In addition to the initial setup guide, you can print the setup checklist to track your progress.
If you are already selling on another platform but would like to move your store to Shopify, then get started with your store migration today.
Shopify ecommerce
Shopify includes everything you need to manage your ecommerce website all in one place. Start your free trial and secure your Shopify store's domain in seconds, then upload your product and start selling online.
Secure shopping cart
Shopify provides a reliable, secure shopping cart solution for your ecommerce website. The shopping cart software allows you to accept credit cards, Amazon Pay, Apple Pay and PayPal payments by integrating with over 100 payment gateways.
Credit card and order data is encrypted and secure. Shopify is Level 1 PCI compliant and uses 256-bit SSL certificates to keep order details secure.
Customers can pay for items in their online shopping cart using Visa, Mastercard, Amex or other credit cards in addition to mobile payment options like Amazon Pay, Apple Pay and PayPal.
If you want to get your ecommerce store set up in minutes, use PayPal to accept credit card payments. When you hit a high payment volume, you can easily upgrade to another payment gateway like Authorize.net or Stripe.
Shopify integrates with over 100 online payment gateways. Use your existing gateway or select from our list to begin accepting payments. Learn about supported payment gateways.
Your store's online shopping cart is set up to use your local currency. It automatically calculates tax rates based on where your business and buyers are located.
You can also customize the checkout page into one of 50+ languages, or translate the shopping cart checkout page yourself. Existing shopping cart checkout languages include: Danish, Dutch, Spanish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Chinese, Swedish, Pakistan, and others.
Set up rates for shipping your products based on product weight or prices. Alternatively, Advanced Shopify plan members can automatically calculate shipping rates from UPS, USPS or FedEx in real-time.
Shopify connects with fulfillment services including Amazon Services, Shipwire, and Rakuten Super Logistics. These fulfilment services allow you to fill and ship orders from a warehouse with one click.
In order to accept Visa, Mastercard, and other credit cards, your shopping cart software and ecommerce hosting must be PCI compliant. Shopify is certified Level 1 PCI DSS compliant. This compliance extends to all online stores powered by Shopify.
We are very serious about security and have invested significant time and money to certify that Shopify is PCI compliant. From annual on-site assessments validating compliance to continuous risk management, we work hard to keep credit card and other sensitive data Learn more about PCI compliance.