I Started a Shopify Store from Scratch – How Much Did I Earn?

[00:02] online sales market will grow to $7 trillion by 2026 ? That's a lot of money, a lot. Today I challenge myself to start a Shopify store from scratch and show you how you can do it. We will analyze everything from choosing a niche to registering, launching

[00:15] advertising, and making your first sales. Only real numbers and the latest Shopify features for 2026. Let's go. Let's start with the main thing. Why is it 2026 right now? After all, the market is crowded. According to research by iMarketer, global

[00:28] online sales have grown from $6 trillion in 2026 to almost seven. And this For us, this means one thing: the audience is growing, and we need to develop sales.

[00:40] Now we need a clear plan. So, there are three main points. First: choose the small site. Thirdly, marketing. Let's start with the product. Most people say they with the analysis. You shouldn't go into oversaturated niches.

[00:54] Shopify often blocks or simply prevents identical stores from being submitted. It's better more stable and competition is lower. For example, with Christmas coming up, you can choose some eco-friendly toys or the easiest thing to do is make garlands for the holidays. Or

[01:08] gifts. There are a million options. But I decided to focus on roses, because Christmas, holidays, and New Year are coming soon, so we can sell something like that. Next, we have a choice: dropshipping, our own brand or production, resale and digital

[01:22] products or a course. Dropshipping. You add suppliers' products to your website, the customer places an order, and the supplier ships the product directly to the customer. Pros: no need to buy goods in advance. Cons - less control over

[01:34] quality and delivery times. Print on demand is when t-shirts, hoodies, cups, on demand. Platforms like Printify Full or Printify integrates with Shopify, and you get a margin for your creativity. Own brand or production. More earnings,

[01:49] but more investment is suitable if you are willing to purchase the product or produce it yourself. Digital products and courses are the top networks, but quality content is required. Since our budget is 27 UAH, we will start with dropshipping. After all,

[02:02] ingenuity. So, I enter the products into a special table, where I just look for a supplier on AliExpress. I choose someone who has 300 or more our product will be of high quality and will sell quickly. When we already have the goods, there is a

[02:18] supplier, that's it, guys, we insert the card and wait for the delivery guys. Well, if only I could sell everything now. And how will we deal with Shopify? So, let's go in, enter our email and password. I'm currently taking the basic plan. It costs $1 for three months, which is

[02:31] perfect for beginners. Now we need to buy less. It looked professional, not like cheapproducts.klklao.com. or through Goadit. Shopify offers do.store and through the Auto DS integration,

[02:46] you can get the first year for free. On Shopify, you can buy a standard .com domain for $14 to $20 per year. The number one rule is: it should be to pronounce. Rule number three: it should be associated with your niche, but it

[03:01] you can change the niche without too much hassle with the domain. If in doubt, ask GPT chat to suggest options. I choose the domain br.com. Okay, okay, p, because store is better. Next is the logo. We quickly sketch in Photoshop

[03:15] or, even better, a canvas. Pop and you're done. Be sure to fill out the page. You can come up with a good description of our product in the GPT chat . This is what he gave us. Irish people who create magic in your home. Our online store is a place where

[03:29] light turns into emotions. Does n't that remind you of anything? Lviv growth. Now let's make a handy little website. The Shopify Team Store has over 100 free and paid templates. Let's start with the free ones. We must take into

[03:41] occur from mobile devices. Therefore, let's choose a quick theme, simple, one that opens nicely on the phone. Let's move on to the most interesting part, building our store. By the way, if you also want your store on Shopify, but don't

[03:54] bother, I'll leave my partner's contact information in the description under this video. He unnecessary pathos, and most importantly, they fulfill their main function, which is to sell. I consult him myself, so I boldly recommend him. If you say it's

[04:08] from me, they'll give you a bonus. On the main page, our logo is at the top and a banner. It has a clear call to action and a short proposal. Our catalog is a simple menu with different garland options. From the very bottom, this is called

[04:20] information, contact details, and social media links there, if you have any. And I write down my working hours to look more professional. Well, like working hours. Now we are adding our products to the store. I found various services for importing

[04:33] goods from all sorts of different platforms, such as AliExpress or Alibab. You can take a look, I'll leave a link to the service on my Telegram channel. Now we will add everything. Click Add product. We enter a name, description, add photos,

[04:45] specifications, write dimensions, material, and so on. For example, for our garlands. Our garland is brighter than the sun. Super-duper original, better than on a Christmas tree in the center of your city. Well, you get the idea. And now the most important thing is our prices.

[04:59] In fact, the price should be set logically. Let's add a little margin and don't forget about Shopify's percentage. Also, for convenience, you can add the translate and adapt function to translate our page into our client's language. This way there

[05:11] will be advertising to an English audience, in fact we don't need it. Now let's create a brand story, because as we know, people buy has suggested something to us, and we transfer this perfect story to our description. We also have

[05:25] paid advertising, which will require a budget. We start with small budgets of $50-80 per day in Metaad ADS or TikTok Ads. We use UGC for better conversions. There is also such a thing as shopa fixed price per conversion, which reduces

[05:39] will also require a budget. By the way, many people connect their store to Amazon and platforms and synchronize. For marketing, I will use my meta promotion tactics. So, what do I do? I'm creating a company, and I'm creating

[05:53] five different assets in it. I add five creatives to each of those assets. And different text and interests. You can do it through works best. Then we look at what

[06:05] previous company and launch another one. And that's how we can find our buyer. We check everything. And here we have the perfect advertising option. But since we have a budget, let me remind you, of 27 UAH, I will use TikTok.

[06:19] I found a bunch of videos with my product. I upload them myself, leave a link in the profile header, and then it's all business as usual. I also decided to edit a few videos myself. I just edit the videos I find in CapCat and that 's it. There is another interesting feature. It's called

[06:31] Microsoft Clarity. A handy tool that helps you view what a customer does on your website. For example, you can see a screen recording of a person browsing your site, making a purchase, or simply doing something. Clarity also shows the so-called

[06:43] reveng click, where a person clicks on one point on the site, thinking that something will happen after this action. And this is ideal for fixing errors on your website, because you see it perfectly through the eyes of the customer. And this is ideal for helping us figure out

[06:55] the customer doesn't get confused or lost. In short, an absolute must, if you see it all through the eyes of the customer. Now we are waiting for our sales. Now let's talk about the mistakes that may await us. First: jumping to conclusions. Expecting

[07:08] instant success is one of the main mistakes a beginner makes. There is no such thing as quick money. Anyone who tells you that he made money quickly is either lying or giving it to the casino. Second, is to waste time on a product that no one needs. After all, selling something that no

[07:22] one needs is almost impossible. Third, the lack of analytics. It's hard to grow without data. Analyze the market and draw conclusions. Fourth, burning through the advertising budget. After the first sale, you don't have to go for a hookah, a beer, or

[07:34] order yourself some sushi. It is better to use some of these funds to promote your store, which will bring even more in the future. Fifth. Don't give up. Very often, when you launch an advertisement, the first few days don't bring anything. You

[07:46] give up and it's over. But in reality, this is not the end. I personally have understood this mistake more than once , because you need to wait and in two or three days you will most likely have the [music] will pay off all the investments. So, in the next video, we'll

[07:58] take a look at how much we've earned from this over time and how to scale it. Thank you for watching. Remember, the biggest risk is doing nothing. Good luck. And risk is doing nothing. Good luck. And I was with you, David Davko. Goodbye everyone.