User Guide
A complete walkthrough of listing creation, payout setup, QR checkout, buyer flow, and the seller workspace.
Getting started
Sign up, verify your email, then move into the seller workspace.
Account Setup
Create an account to unlock the full seller workspace.
After signing up, verify your email before accessing the dashboard. Once logged in, the two primary actions are Create Listing and Dashboard.
What happens after sign-up
- A verification email is sent to the address you used to register.
- Click the link in the email to confirm your account.
- Once verified, you can access the dashboard and start creating listings.
Connect Stripe for payouts
Stripe handles all payment processing. Connect your Stripe account from the dashboard before publishing your first listing.
- Open the dashboard and look for the Stripe status indicator.
- Follow the Stripe Express onboarding flow using truthful business details.
- Once connected, your payout status changes from pending to active.
Create flow
The listing flow takes five rapid steps from product type to published checkout page.
Listing Creation
Five steps to a live checkout page.
Each step collects only what is needed. You can return and edit everything after publishing.
Type
Choose Physical, Digital, or Service. This determines what fulfillment fields appear later.
Details
Add your title, price, description, and any fulfillment guidance the buyer needs after payment.
Image
Upload the photo buyers will see first. A clean, well-lit product shot builds trust fast.
Preview
Check the listing and make sure the sales surface feels trustworthy before going live.
Payment
Connect Stripe and publish once payouts are ready. Your listing goes live immediately.
Dashboard
Your command center for listings, payouts, and orders.
Seller Workspace
Everything you need to manage your perfume business in one place.
The dashboard shows Stripe status, revenue, active listings, and pending orders at a glance.
What the dashboard shows
- Stripe status shows whether payouts are ready or if action is needed.
- Total estimated revenue tracks cumulative sales performance.
- Each product card exposes link-sharing, QR checkout, orders, and publish state.
- Unfulfilled order count surfaces when action is required.
Listing management
Each listing card in the dashboard gives you direct access to every action you need.
- Copy your product link or open the QR code for in-person sales.
- View and manage orders for each listing individually.
- Edit listing details, images, and pricing from the dashboard whenever you need to.
- Pause or unpublish a listing without deleting it.
Selling tools
Product links, seller pages, and QR checkout for in-person perfume selling.
Direct Selling
Sell through your own channels without depending on marketplace traffic.
Every listing creates a shareable checkout link and a seller page. The marketplace adds discovery, but your direct sales remain in your control.
Product link
Each published listing has a unique URL that goes directly to a checkout-ready product page. Share it anywhere — social media, email, your website, or in DMs.
Seller page
Your public seller page displays all your live listings in one place. It functions as a lightweight storefront without requiring any setup beyond publishing listings.
QR checkout
Generate QR codes for markets, studios, pop-ups, or any in-person fragrance sales event.
- Open a listing from the dashboard and tap the QR code action.
- Show the code on your phone or print it for your table display.
- The buyer scans, lands on your secure checkout page, and pays.
- The sale appears in your dashboard immediately.
Marketplace discovery
Published listings also appear in the CheckoutFirst marketplace where buyers browse by category. Marketplace-discovered sales use a higher fee tier because the platform provided the buyer.
Orders and fulfillment
What happens after a buyer completes checkout.
Post-Purchase
Fulfillment starts the moment a buyer completes checkout.
Orders appear in the dashboard immediately. Physical goods need shipping, digital goods deliver automatically, and services follow your custom instructions.
Order lifecycle
- Buyer completes Stripe checkout and receives a confirmation page.
- The order appears in your dashboard with buyer details and line items.
- Mark physical orders as shipped and add tracking when available.
- Digital deliveries provide download access automatically after payment.
- Service orders display the fulfillment guidance you wrote during listing creation.
Refunds
Refunds are processed through Stripe. Inventory is restored for physical goods only if the order has not yet been fulfilled. Partial refunds are supported.
Pricing
Transparent fee structure with no subscriptions or monthly costs.
Fee Structure
You only pay when you make a sale.
No listing fees, no monthly plans, no hidden charges. Fees are percentage-based and include Stripe processing.
Direct sales
When a buyer purchases through your product link, seller page, or QR checkout.
Marketplace-discovered sales
When a buyer finds your product through the CheckoutFirst marketplace.
Payouts
CheckoutFirst never holds your funds. Payments go directly to your connected Stripe account. Payout timing follows your Stripe account settings.