Opening a Store - My City Connected

Once you have logged in and reached the Member's Home Page, Click the hamburger icon in the upper left corner to open the menu.

Click on "The Marketplace"

Welcome to the MCC Marketplace.

Scroll down and click on "Open a New Store".

Begin by entering the name of your business/store.

Next... choose the URL. This will be the end of your store URL (example: https://www.mycityconnected.us/store-name. This area can contain letters, numbers, dashes, and underscores ONLY. Be sure not to leave any spaces between the characters. Be sure to click the blue, "Check Availability" button to ensure the url hasn't already been assigned to another store.

Next add you "Tags (Keywords)". This is how people will find your store when searching for specific things like: ice cream, outdoor dining, pet friendly, etc. You can add a smany tags here as you like. WARNING - Abusing the tagging option can result in your store being shut down. DO NOT ADD KEYWORDS/TAGS THAT ARE NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO YOUR STORE'S PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES.

Use the drop down bo to choose your business "Category". There are more than 100 categories to choose from.

Click on "Description"

Click here to choose your store's profile picture. This field is madatory and you will not be able to complete the setup until you upload the profile image or logo for your business/store. File must be .jpg or .png format less than 2mb and a minimum of 512x512 pixels.

Enter your store "Location". This field will auto-populate as you are typing. be sure thet the address you enter comes up as an option in this field. Addresses that do not appear as an option will not work and your page map will be blank.

Who gets to make posts on your page? "Post in Updates Tab". There are two options to choose from. 1. Store Admin. 2. Everyone. We recommend you choose "Store Admin" unless you want EVERYONE to make post on your store page.

"View Privacy" allows you to choose who can see your store. The "Everyone" option ensures that your store is visible to non-members. If you only want members to see your store, choose "All Registered Members".

Choose your "Comment Privacy". Who can comment on your page? We recommend you choose "All Registered Members".

Choose your "Photo Creation Privacy"

Choose your "Videos Creation Privacy".

Click on "Event Creation Privacy"

Choose "Status". Published or Draft.

Click on "Show this Store in search results."

Now Click "Open Store", then follow the instructions that appear on the next page to help you finish creating your store.