A lot of people say you can start with $500, but when I launched my first store, I ended up spending around $5,000.
Here’s where that money went:
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Business setup and LLC registration $300
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Shopify subscription about $350 for the year
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A paid theme I bought one for $350 lifetiime
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Graphics and product images $200
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Ad creatives $200
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And then ad testing, where I spent close to $2,000 just testing products
So realistically, you should have around $5,000 in mind when starting. Especially because when your first orders come in, you need extra cash available to pay your supplier upfront.