E-commerce Store Launch Checklist
Complete e-commerce store launch checklist. Tick items right on this page (ticks save in your browser), print a clean copy, or open it in the private workspace to edit, reorder and export it.
Store Setup
0/4Legal & Policies
0/4Testing
0/5-
Free first: on a hosted platform you do not control the servers, so read its published traffic and checkout limits rather than testing them. If you host the store yourself, run a free load test against a staging copy a week before launch, while there is still time to act on the result. If that test shows your own server struggling and you would rather not tune it yourself, managed cloud hosting runs it for you on a provider you choose, such as DigitalOcean or AWS. Billed monthly, scaled to the server you pick, and only relevant if you self-host. Cloudways Partner link
Common questions
What payment methods should I offer?
At minimum, offer credit/debit cards and PayPal. Consider adding Apple Pay, Google Pay, and other popular options.