---
title: "Publishing your store and selling your first product!"
description: "Final step! You're ready to push your store live – Here's how to do it"
url: https://help.cartgenie.com/en/articles/20-publishing-your-store-and-selling-your-first-product
collection: "Quickstart Guides"
updated: 2026-10-27
language: en
---

# Publishing your store and selling your first product!

Final step! You're ready to push your store live – Here's how to do it

Once you’ve completed all steps in the [setup guide](https://dash.cartgenie.com/setup-guide), your CartGenie store is ready to go live!

## Publishing Checklist ✅

-   Ensure [“Enable Checkout”](https://dash.cartgenie.com/settings/gateways) toggle is **enabled**
    
-   Ensure [“Test Orders”](https://dash.cartgenie.com/settings/gateways) feature is **disabled**
    
-   Ensure your payment gateway (such as Stripe) is **not** on Test Mode
    
-   Ensure your payment gateway (such as Stripe) is fully set up and connected to your bank account / payment method so that you can receive customer payments
    
-   Ensure your [product & page meta information](https://help.cartgenie.com/en/articles/49-how-to-edit-your-products-seo-information.md) is set
    
-   Publish all [products](https://dash.cartgenie.com/products) & categories in CartGenie to Webflow
    
-   Publish your Webflow site to ensure pages are live
    
-   Change your [primary domain](https://dash.cartgenie.com/settings/sync) in CartGenie
    

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-   **Get your first sale!**
    

_This list is assuming that all the steps in the Setup Guide are already completed (such as CMS collections, pages, taxes, shipping, etc.) If not, please go back and complete those before proceeding._

## Testing Your Live Store 🧪

Once your site is live, go to your website and play around with adding items to the cart and testing out all the features!

**We recommend testing a live purchase on your site** with a real payment method to ensure that the whole process is working smoothly.

-   The best way to do this is to create a super cheap product in CartGenie (such as $0.25) and publish it on your site. Then go and purchase it like a normal customer using your real information so you can receive any order emails.
    

## Tips for Getting Your First Sale 💰

If you don’t already have an established customer base from an existing business, here are a few tips for getting your first customer!

-   **Share with friends & family** – Post on personal social media, ask for shares.
    
-   **Use social media** – Post product pics, behind-the-scenes, and use hashtags.
    
-   **Run a giveaway** – “Tag a friend to win” builds buzz and followers.
    
-   **Join online communities** – Be helpful, then share your store link (where allowed).
    
-   **Offer a launch discount** – Give people a reason to buy now.
    
-   **Collect emails** – “10% off your first order” pop-up builds your list.
    
-   **Get early reviews** – Ask friends or first buyers for testimonials.