# Start an online store: payments, couriers and invoices from day 1 Start an online store without a developer: payments, Bulgarian couriers and invoices from the first day. 0% commission and €1 per month for the first 3 months. Source: https://cloudcart.com/en/offer/start-online-store · CloudCart For a new online business ## Create an online store,one you will never move out of Your first store deserves a platform you will not have to replace. Payments, couriers and invoices work from day one, and the commission is 0%. [Create a store for €1](https://my.cloudcart.com/register) €1 per month for the first 3 monthsReady-made payments and couriers0% commission Store · New order No. 1exampleSoy candle “Lavender” × 2€38.00Paymentcash on deliveryDeliveryEcont, to an officeShipping labelin one clickExample. This is what the first order looks like: the payment and the courier are already set up, and the shipping label comes out of the order itself. €550Min sales over 12 months5.5Morders over 12 months1,500+stores10 yearsin ecommerce ## Three reasons to start now CloudCart's zeros apply through Dec 31, 2026. And as always: 0% transaction fee on sales. €1per month for the planThe first 3 months, for every plan from Baby to Unicorn. The discount applies automatically, no code needed.€0for migrationOur team migrates your store from any platform, with a 24-month contract.0%card feesWith CloudCart Pay through Dec 31, 2026: Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay and Google Pay. ## Bulgarian essentials, handled Cash on delivery, Bulgarian couriers (Econt, Speedy), cards (Borica, DSK Bank), invoices, accounting and the N-18 file (the Bulgarian sales register reported to the National Revenue Agency, NRA) are included and switch on in a few clicks. No custom work and no developer. - Design arranged by drag and drop - Products from a spreadsheet - Invoices and credit notes - Selling on Facebook and Instagram First steps · in the adminin the admin- Products from a spreadsheet Upload all your products at once from Excel or CSV. Open in the admin → - Payments Cash on delivery, cards and bank transfers from a ready-made list. Open in the admin → - Shipping Econt, Speedy, BOX NOW and more, already connected. Open in the admin → - Domain Point your own domain to the store, and the certificate issues itself. Open in the admin → The links lead to the admin sign-in, and each app is in Apps under its own name. ## Switching platforms is expensive After a year, moving costs time, Google rankings and nerves. It is better to start somewhere that will still fit you in three years. - The same platform serves stores with thousands of orders a day - Warehouse and ERP, locations and B2B, when you need them - A store for another country from the same admin Growth · The growth of one storeexampleYear 1first orders, Facebook advertisingYear 2warehouse, more couriers, invoicesYear 3a second location, wholesalePlatform switchnot neededExample. You change the plan, not the platform. Your Google rankings, customers and order history stay in place. ## Don't fall into these traps Six things that make a first store turn out to be temporary. In CloudCart, each has an answer. A platform just for getting startedAfter a year you move, at the cost of rankings, time and nerves.Marketplace onlyThe customers are not yours, and the percentage grows with turnover.Software that costs nothing, upkeep that doesHosting, plugins and a developer are paid for every month.Couriers and payments need custom workEvery courier and payment method is a separate project.Left alone with video tutorialsIf something stops working, there is no one to call.A percentage of the first orderEvery sale is charged a fee before the business has even taken off. ## Your own store vs. a marketplace only | | CloudCart | Marketplace only | | Customers | Yours, with email | On the marketplace | | Email campaigns to customers | Built in | None | | Brand and domain | Yours | One of many sellers | | Pricing | You set it | Right next to a competitor's | | Selling on marketplaces too | From the same catalog | Only on that one | | Bulgarian couriers and payments | Built in | By the marketplace's rules | | Transaction fee on sales | 0% | From every order | The comparison describes how things usually are and depends on the plan and the setup. ## From idea to first order Create the store€1 per month for the first 3 months.Design and productsYou pick a design and upload products by hand or from a spreadsheet.Payments and courierYou switch them on from a ready-made list, with no contracts and no waiting.Test orderYou walk through the customer's path, from the cart to the courier. ## Connected to everything you work with Couriers, banks, marketplaces and inventory software. You switch them on from the admin, no developer needed. ### Couriers Shipping labels, cash on delivery, offices and lockers from the admin. Econt Speedy BOX NOW Sameday Evropat Pigeon Express Poshta MikMik NTC Logistics ELS Logistic GLS ### Payments The ways your customers pay. CloudCart Pay Borica ePay myPOS Fibank DSK Bank Paysera PayPal Stripe Cash on delivery Bank transfer ### Installments The customer buys in installments and you get the full amount. tbi bank DSK installments DSK 0% Fibank installments PB Personal Finance Iute Mokka ### Marketplaces and comparison sites One catalog, sales everywhere your customers shop. eMAG OLX Pazaruvaj Sravni.bg Trendo Glami Skroutz TikTok Shop Glovo ### Inventory, ERP and POS Inventory, prices and orders move between your store and your software. Microinvest Micro.bg Gensoft SelMatic Barsy R-Keeper Zeron Universum Versus Colibri POSMaster ## Merchants who have already made the move A retail chain, a sports brand, a football club, a pastry shop. See what they say and what their stores look like. 4,4★★★★★on Google from 158 reviews Hear from the owners themselves. Click a story to watch it. Real stores. Open them and browse as a customer. [fanshop.levski.bg](https://fanshop.levski.bg/)[sportbox.bg](https://sportbox.bg/)[dabov.coffee](https://dabov.coffee/)[zora.bg](https://zora.bg/)[vinoimeze.bg](https://vinoimeze.bg/)[serendipity.jewelry](https://serendipity.jewelry/)[aurabody.bg](https://aurabody.bg/)[eandm.bg](https://eandm.bg/)[myhomeandgarden.bg](https://myhomeandgarden.bg/)[visvitalis.bg](https://visvitalis.bg/)[owllee.com](https://owllee.com/)1,500+stores sell with CloudCart. Yours could be next. Some of the brands selling with CloudCart. ## A Bulgarian team with 10 years of ecommerce experience Stores on CloudCart sold €550 million over the last 12 months. The team is based in Sofia, knows the market and stays with you after launch. A team in SofiaA dedicated point of contact10 years of experienceHonest recommendations ## Or build your store with your AI assistant Claude Code, ChatGPT Codex, Cursor, VS Code or Gemini CLI build your store step by step: products, categories, descriptions and settings. Write in English. - Register your store Registration takes a minute, with the same offer. - Get an access key In the admin: bottom-left menu → “PAT tokens” → new key. - Paste the sentence into your assistant It asks about your goal and guides you step by step. Give it the key and your store’s address. [How it works with each assistant →](https://cloudcart.com/en/offer/ai) The sentence for your AI assistant Fetch and follow the instructions at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cloudcart/ai-toolkit/main/prompt.md to set up my AI agent for CloudCartThe assistant will talk to you in your language. ## Everything you need to sell, in one place Your store is €1/month for the first 3 months. CloudCart gives you more tools to help you sell alongside it. [Aura Chat An AI salesperson that answers around the clock and sells from your catalog. See more →](https://cloudcart.com/en/offer/aura-chat)[Aura Search AI search that finds the product even with a typo. From €9/month. See more →](https://cloudcart.com/en/offer/aura-search)[CloudCart Pay Cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay with a 0% fee through Dec 31, 2026. See more →](https://cloudcart.com/en/offer/cloudcart-pay)[AI assistant Claude, ChatGPT and others manage your store with a single sentence. See more →](https://cloudcart.com/en/offer/ai)[CloudCart Admin Orders from your phone: statuses, shipping labels and notifications. €0. See more →](https://cloudcart.com/en/offer/admin-app)[Migration From another platform for €0 with a 24-month contract. See more →](https://cloudcart.com/en/offer/online-store-migration) Questions ## Before you start 01 / 09 ### How does a new store get started? You register the store, pick a design, upload products by hand or from a spreadsheet, and switch on payments and couriers from a ready-made list. Then you place a test order and choose a plan. 02 / 09 ### How much does it cost to create an online store? €1 per month for the first 3 months, on every plan from Baby to Unicorn. The design, hosting and certificate are included, and there is no commission on sales. 03 / 09 ### Can I also sell on Facebook and Instagram? Yes. The store catalog goes to Facebook and Instagram, and the products lead to your store, where the customer places the order. 04 / 09 ### Do I need to know programming? No. The design is arranged by drag and drop, products are uploaded from a spreadsheet, and payments and couriers are switched on from a ready-made list. 05 / 09 ### What will it cost me per month? €1 per month for the first 3 months, on every plan from Baby to Unicorn. The discount applies automatically, with no code. There is no percentage of sales. 06 / 09 ### If the business grows, will I have to move? No. The same platform serves stores with thousands of orders a day. You change the plan, not the platform. 07 / 09 ### Do I need my own domain? You start with a CloudCart address and point your own domain to the store in a few clicks. The certificate is issued automatically. 08 / 09 ### Will people find me on Google and in ChatGPT? Yes. The store is prepared for Google and AI search: llms.txt, structured data and descriptions that ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI can read. 09 / 09 ### Who helps me if something stops working? A Bulgarian team in Sofia, by phone and email. ## Start where you will stay Create the store for €1 per month for the first 3 months. [Create a store for €1](https://my.cloudcart.com/register)