{"id":53763,"date":"2019-12-20T07:52:45","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T15:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/?p=53763"},"modified":"2026-07-31T13:28:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T20:28:36","slug":"a-checklist-for-launching-your-creative-market-shop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/a-checklist-for-launching-your-creative-market-shop","title":{"rendered":"A Checklist for Launching Your Creative Market Shop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ve created a handy checklist to help you organize launch tasks, improve productivity by breaking setup into smaller tasks, and keep early shop details from being overlooked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2019\/12\/19041619\/53763.pinterest-260x353.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Pinterest\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?guid=TsdNaeNgrvED-1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcreativemarket.com%2Fblog%2Fa-checklist-for-launching-your-creative-market-shop&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fd3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F12%2F19041619%2F53763.pinterest.jpg.webp&amp;description=On%20the%20Creative%20Market%20Blog%20-%20A%20Checklist%20for%20Launching%20Your%20Creative%20Market%20Shop\">Save<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just launched your Creative Market shop and don\u2019t know where to start? We\u2019ve created a handy checklist to help you remember some of the first steps involved in the process. You can create a checklist online in a few clicks, then print a larger version if needed. 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Keep the checklist brief, realistic, and convenient to use while still covering critical steps for naming, branding, and first product setup. If you need tips on how to describe your products or showcase them with attractive screenshots, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/how-to-create-effective-product-descriptions\/\">this article on descriptions<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/how-to-create-ideal-product-screenshots-free-templates-to-get-started\/\">this one about ideal screenshots.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-resources-and-checklist-templates-to-grow-your-shop\"><strong>More resources and checklist templates to grow your shop<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This checklist is part of our free Shop Owner Kit, which includes PSD checklist templates as a template-based starting point for shop setup, plus product screenshot files, a PDF ebook, and a handy cheatsheet. 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