Creating your VDOlocal storefront is a short, guided journey you can finish in minutes — on a 7-day free trial, with no payment to start. It saves as you go, so you can stop and pick up exactly where you left off.
Go to studio.vdolocal.com and follow the guided 6-step setup: (1) enter your shop identity, (2) add your location and hours, (3) optionally link payments, (4) choose your plan on a 7-day free trial, (5) optionally add storefront photos, and (6) optionally add your first product — then publish. Only identity, location and plan are required to go live; everything else is optional and can be added later. The whole thing takes a few minutes from the same phone you use for WhatsApp, and it saves automatically so you can resume anytime.
If a VDOlocal agent signed you up, you can enter their referral code (for example AGENT001) — or simply choose "Continue without referral code." It's completely optional.
Already selling on Shopify, Dukaan or WooCommerce? Use the guided import to bring your store across instead of starting from scratch.
Add your shop name, owner name and category (picked from a list), plus an optional WhatsApp number. Your verified phone number is already locked in and shown as "Verified." This step creates your shop on VDOlocal.
Enter your PIN code first and VDOlocal auto-fills your city and state. Set your operating hours and your delivery options — local radius, city-wide, or courier — with an optional free-delivery radius and charges. Your location also powers nearby (50km) discovery for shoppers.
Optionally connect your Razorpay account so customers can pay online directly into your own bank — VDOlocal never holds your money. You can skip this and add it whenever you're ready.
Pick Basic (photo storefront) or Video+ (photo, video and live streaming). Every plan starts as a 7-day free trial — no payment required to begin selling.
Capture a GPS-tagged storefront photo with your live camera so nearby shoppers can discover your real shop, add your shop logo, and optionally your GST or licence. Images are compressed on your phone before upload, so it's fast even on a slow connection.
Add your first product with a name, price, up to 5 photos and an optional product video. That's all it takes to have a real, shareable product live on your storefront.
On the completion screen you'll see a live preview of your buyer-facing storefront and your first product. Choose "Complete KYC & Go Live" to fully verify and publish, or "Submit & Go to Dashboard" to jump straight in. Publishing makes your storefront live for shoppers immediately, and your 7-day free trial begins.
Every step is saved to your account the moment you complete it. If you get interrupted, just sign back in on any device — VDOlocal checks what you've finished and drops you back at the first incomplete step. No progress is ever lost.
No. Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial and no payment or credit card is required to begin.
No, it's optional. Enter an agent's code if you have one, or choose "Continue without referral code."
Yes — there's a guided import so you don't start from scratch.
Yes. Setup saves as you go and resumes exactly where you left off, on any device.
No documents are needed to set up — GST and licence are optional. You can go straight to your dashboard; completing KYC verifies your store so it can go fully live to buyers.
Six guided steps, no payment to start, and it saves as you go. Create your video-first storefront on VDOlocal today.