a- Major Settings

• Store Settings - Ensure you fill all the fields in the store settings page. You can select the currency, unit of weight and display texts from this page.
• Shipping Origin - Select your shipping origin and enter your post code. This will affect your shipping and tax calculations.
• Tax Settings (optional) - For displaying tax costs during the checkout, create domestic and international tax percentages.
• Payment Methods - Create multiple payment method(s) to accept within your store. You can set payment options as your last task just before trading.
• Shipping Methods - Select and/or customize the shipping method(s) supported by your shopping cart. i.e. real-time shipping calculations or custom shipping calculations.
• SMS Options (optional) - Enter a mobile number you would like to receive order alerts on.
• Email - Ashop Commerce shopping cart software provides you email accounts ending with your domain name. You can access them through webmail or choose to receive within an email program of your choice. (eg: MS Outlook)

b- Inventory Settings

• Brands (optional) - Enter all brands used within your store which will categorise products.
• Quantity Discount Templates (optional) - Create all possible quantity discount options you will use for products within your store. This will make it fast to import quantity discounts to use for each product when you build your inventory list.
• Variant Templates (optional) - Create all possible variants for every product within your shopping cart. ie size, colour, gift wrapping etc.
• Categories - Create the category structure of your store. Add main categories, then sub-categories. You need to do this before you add products so you know where to place your products.
• Products - Start uploading your products

c- Design and Layout Settings

• Header & Footer Editor - Insert your logo or custom designed header and footer. Use text or images.
• Columns Editor - Select the column boxes and column layout you wish to display.
• Product and Category Layout (optional) - Customise the number of products and categories you want to display per row.
• Theme Editor - Design your store from scratch with custom graphics or select a pre-created "Theme" including colours, fonts &
   background image etc.
• Custom Pages (optional) - Add custom pages and custom column boxes, including your home page information and design.