> Ready to get started like **now**? We respect your hustle. Jump right to our [sign up form](https://my.bigcartel.com/signup/platinum) or [check out our plan options](https://www.bigcartel.com/pricing). ✨

To create a Big Cartel store, we just need a few things:

## Email address

This is the email we'll use to send you notifications about your new shop and where we deliver messages sent through your contact form. Double-check to make sure you've entered it correctly.

## Password

Set a secure password for your shop. And not like, `password` or `1234`. Forgot your password? No worries! We can send a [password reset](https://my.bigcartel.com/forgot-password) to the email address we have on file.

## Shop name

Choose the name you'd like to give your shop: a business name, project name, your name, your iguana's name, anything your heart desires.

## Shop URL

This is the web address you'd like for your shop, and we automatically suggest one based on your shop name. This is what you share with your audience so they can buy your stuff, so you may wanna make it fairly brief and easy to remember.

After signing up, you're welcome to change this later on the **[Account](https://my.bigcartel.com/account)** page, or you can [use a custom domain](/resources/help/article/use-a-custom-domain) instead. 

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