← All store owner storiesStore owner story · Pets

How Daniel got his first pet-store order within 48 hours of signing up

Daniel, CanadaFREEstore store ownerFirst order in 48 hours

Claim my FREE store

No credit card. Official Shopify Partner.

DanielFirst order in 48 hours

★★★★★

"I signed up on a Friday night. My first order came in Sunday morning. I still had not read the Shopify help center."

Daniel, Canada · Pets store

Why an online store?

I run a landscaping business, so my income stops when the season does. I wanted something that runs whether I am on site or not. Every guide I read made it sound like a second full-time job to set up.

Why FREEstore, and why pets?

Free, no credit card, and the store comes built. Pets because half my customers have dogs in the yard while I work and I am always talking to them about gear. I know what they buy.

What happened in the first 48 hours?

Friday night I picked the niche and got my login. Saturday I renamed the store and posted it in a local dog-park group. Sunday morning there was an order waiting. I had not touched a single product page.

What did you have to learn?

Almost nothing about the store. Shipping settings, and how to fulfil an order, which took ten minutes. The rest of my time goes into posting and running a small ad, which is the part that brings people in.

Advice?

Pick the niche you already talk to people about. The store is done for you, so the only job left is getting people to it. Start with the people you already know.

“I did not learn Shopify. I learned where to post the link.”

What Daniel got