Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Learn how to start an online store in 2026, from deciding what to sell all the way to your first order. This is the full step-by-step process for how to start an online store, including the business side most tutorials skip: payments, shipping, sales tax, and what to actually do in your first 30 days.
We'll name the business and lock in a domain. Then, we build the store with Wix Harmony, Wix's AI website builder, comparing the two ways to start: pick a template and customize it, or give AI a detailed brief and get a much stronger first draft. You'll see how to use Aria to build sections and rewrite text, then set up your pages and products with Wix Stores. From there, we cover the business side: forming an LLC, opening a business bank account, taking payments with Wix Payments, shipping, and sales tax. Then, we test the store, plan marketing, and cover your business' first 30 days.
This is for anyone starting their first ecommerce business, whether that's a boutique, dropshipping, print on demand, or your own product line. By the end, you'll have a live store, payments connected, shipping and taxes set up, and a plan for getting customers.
Chapters ⏱️
00:00 What It Actually Takes to Start an Online Store
00:42 Choosing What to Sell and Validating It
03:12 Naming Your Business and Getting a Domain
04:45 Building Your Store: Templates vs. AI
08:35 Business Setup, Payments, Shipping, and Taxes
12:08 What to Do Before You Launch
14:03 Your First 30 Days and Your First Sale
15:20 Recap and Next Steps
👉 Start Your Online Store with Wix: wix.com/ecommerce/online-store
Check Out Our Channel @BeginningofaBusiness for More Free LLC and Business Resources
Free Website Blueprint Prompt Video: youtu.be/ItxYQy9fih0
doola Tax Compliance & Business-in-a-Box: go.thefigco.com/doola
Additional Tax Information: irs.gov/businesses
Learn how to start an online store in 2026, from deciding what to sell all the way to your first order. This is the full step-by-step process for how to start an online store, including the business side most tutorials skip: payments, shipping, sales tax, and what to actually do in your first 30 days.
We'll name the business and lock in a domain. Then, we build the store with Wix Harmony, Wix's AI website builder, comparing the two ways to start: pick a template and customize it, or give AI a detailed brief and get a much stronger first draft. You'll see how to use Aria to build sections and rewrite text, then set up your pages and products with Wix Stores. From there, we cover the business side: forming an LLC, opening a business bank account, taking payments with Wix Payments, shipping, and sales tax. Then, we test the store, plan marketing, and cover your business' first 30 days.
This is for anyone starting their first ecommerce business, whether that's a boutique, dropshipping, print on demand, or your own product line. By the end, you'll have a live store, payments connected, shipping and taxes set up, and a plan for getting customers.
Chapters ⏱️
00:00 What It Actually Takes to Start an Online Store
00:42 Choosing What to Sell and Validating It
03:12 Naming Your Business and Getting a Domain
04:45 Building Your Store: Templates vs. AI
08:35 Business Setup, Payments, Shipping, and Taxes
12:08 What to Do Before You Launch
14:03 Your First 30 Days and Your First Sale
15:20 Recap and Next Steps
👉 Start Your Online Store with Wix: wix.com/ecommerce/online-store
Check Out Our Channel @BeginningofaBusiness for More Free LLC and Business Resources
Free Website Blueprint Prompt Video: youtu.be/ItxYQy9fih0
doola Tax Compliance & Business-in-a-Box: go.thefigco.com/doola
Additional Tax Information: irs.gov/businesses
