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SellOrchard

Start a business

Your first store, your first order, this fortnight

You don’t need a developer, a domain or a card to begin. Open a store on a free address, dress it in a theme, add products and place a test order — then decide.

  • Free address
  • Six themes
  • Page builder
  • Test payments
  • Store health
free trial
14 daysfree trial
to start
No cardto start
first-party themes
6first-party themes
SellOrchard transaction fees
$0SellOrchard transaction fees

Before the first sale

Starting out shouldn’t feel like a second job

  • Too many decisions at once

    Domain, hosting, design, payments, shipping, legal pages — all before you know if anyone will buy.

  • Paying before earning

    Subscriptions, themes and apps add up long before the first order comes in.

  • Not knowing what’s missing

    Is the store ready? Without a checklist, launch day keeps moving.

How SellOrchard helps

Five pieces you’ll set up first

Each is its own feature; together they get a store from blank to open.

Domains & hosting

An address from the first minute

Every store gets a free yourstore.mysellorchard.com address straight away.

What you can do

  • Hosting and SSL handled for you
  • Connect your own domain on a paid plan, with free SSL
  • Store emails sent for you from day one

Themes

A complete design in one click

Six first-party themes — Orchard, Atelier, Market, Noir, Cloud and Studio — each a full store design.

What you can do

  • Preview a theme on your own store before installing it
  • Your current design is backed up on install, so you can go back
  • Free themes can be installed on the trial

Online store builder

Make it yours without code

Edit any page in the drag-and-drop builder with live preview.

What you can do

  • Headings, images, product grids, forms and more
  • Separate settings for desktop, tablet and mobile
  • Revisions to undo a change you regret

Checkout & payments

Get paid your way

Connect your own Stripe, PayPal, Square or Authorize.net account, or take cash on delivery and bank transfers.

What you can do

  • Trial stores run in test mode, so you can place test orders safely
  • One-page checkout with Apple Pay and Google Pay when your gateway supports them
  • No transaction fees from SellOrchard — your gateway’s own fees still apply

AI tools

A head start on product copy

Draft descriptions, bullets and FAQs from your notes or a product photo, in your brand voice, then edit before saving.

What you can do

  • Nothing is saved until you accept it
  • 200 AI credits a month on Basic, 1,000 on Pro, 5,000 on Advanced
  • Not included on the free trial

Worked example

A fortnight from idea to open

How an illustrative candle maker might use the 14 days. Names and figures are made up for illustration.

  1. Day 1

    Name the store

    Sign up, call it Wick & Willow and get wickandwillow.mysellorchard.com instantly.

    Domains
  2. Day 2

    Pick a look

    Preview Orchard and Atelier on the store, install one, change the colours to match the labels.

    Themes
  3. Days 3–6

    Add products

    Add the first scents — up to 25 products on the trial — with photos and variants for size.

    Products
  4. Day 7

    Test checkout

    Connect Stripe in test mode and place a test order to see the emails a customer gets.

    Payments
  5. Day 9

    Check the health score

    The store health card on the home page lists what’s missing — shipping rates, legal pages, a logo — with a fix link for each.

    Admin
  6. Day 13

    Go live

    Choose a plan, connect a domain and switch payments to live.

    Plans

Free trial

What the free trial includes

Choose a plan at any point and your store moves to that plan’s limits.

Free-trial limits
Length14 days, no card needed
Products25
Staff accounts1
Media storage500 MB (no video uploads)
Blog posts3
Languages / currencies / locations2 / 2 / 2
AI creditsNone
CSV exportsNot included
Also included (test mode)Subscriptions, Point of Sale, bookings, dropshipping & print-on-demand (POD orders are never sent), developer API with so_test_ keys

Recommended setup

A neutral starting theme and the plan most first stores need

Start small; every plan can be changed later.

Recommended theme

Orchard

Orchard is the light, general-purpose default theme — a sensible place to start if you’re still finding your brand.

  • Works for almost any product
  • Easy to restyle with your own colours and fonts
  • Swap to another theme later — your design is backed up

Recommended plan

Basic

$29/ month

Basic has what a first store needs: up to 500 products, your own domain and the page builder, with email support.

Why this plan

  • Up to 500 products
  • 2 staff accounts
  • 5 GB media storage
  • 200 AI credits a month

Move to Pro ($79/month) when you want subscriptions, bookings, Point of Sale or the developer API. Yearly billing is 10 months’ price for 12.

Compare all plansNo transaction fees from SellOrchard

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a credit card to start the trial?

No. The 14-day trial starts without a card.

Can I take real payments during the trial?

No. Trial stores run payments in test mode so you can try checkout safely. Choose a plan to switch payments to live.

What happens when the trial ends?

If you don’t choose a plan, the storefront closes but you can still sign in to the admin. Your data is kept for 30 days, then deleted unless you pick a plan.

Does SellOrchard take a cut of my sales?

No. SellOrchard adds no transaction fees. Your payment provider charges its own processing fees.

Can I change plans later?

Yes. Each store has its own plan and you can change it as you grow.

The first step takes about a minute

Name your store, get your free address and start building today.

No credit card needed to start.