Quickstart Account Setup

Congratulations on choosing ShipStation! This article will help you quickly set up your account so you can import your orders and start shipping them immediately!

There are four essential steps to take to start shipping your orders withShipStation:

1. Connect your Store

   The most common way to import orders into ShipStation is through a connectedstore(although this is not theonlyway to import orders).

2. Connect a Postage Account

   Add a payment method to purchase labels with ShipStation's discounted rates or connect your own carrier account (or both!).

3. Set Your Label Layout

   ShipStation creates 4" x 6" labels (or approximately 100mm x 150mm for our metric-using friends). Tell ShipStation if you are using a 4" x 6" thermal label printer or a standard printer that prints to an 8.5" x 11" sheet.

4. Add a Ship From Location

   The Ship From Location is the address where you are shipping from. This information is required by all carriers and you will not be able to create a shipping label without it. If you have more than one, no problem! Add as many as you need!

Once you have completed these four steps, you can start creating labels for your orders. This article will guide you through the setup steps on ShipStation's Onboard screen, which you will see when you log in for the first time. However, all of these options are also available in ShipStation's Settings so you can configure or modify them whenever you need.

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