# Getting Started Start by signing up to Purple Dot as a Merchant. If you don't have a Merchant Account yet, send us an email at and we'll get you set up. Once you have your Purple Dot account, you can finish the rest of the setup: 1. **Sign in** to the [Merchant Portal](https://www.purpledotprice.com/merchant-portal) with your email. This is where you manage your Waitlists, pre-orders and configure the integration. You can also **add more team members** there. 2. **Connect Purple Dot** to your eCommerce store 1. [Shopify](/docs/shopify-stores/install-our-app.md) 2. [Salesforce](/docs/salesforce-stores/integrate-purple-dot-with-salesforce.md) 3. [Other](/docs/other-e-comm-platforms/integrate-into-another-platform.md) 3. **Configure email styling, shipping rates and taxes** in your [Merchant Portal](https://www.purpledotprice.com/merchant-portal). 4. **Connect your bank account** to receive payouts from Purple Dot on your pre-order sales. To do this, use our Stripe onboarding flow in the Balance section of the [Merchant Portal](https://www.purpledotprice.com/merchant-portal). Once you've completed those steps, you can [test your integration](/docs/shopify-stores/test-the-integration.md) and launch it! --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.getpurpledot.com/docs/getting-started.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.