Frequently asked questions

Yes. You buy low from wholesalers and sell with a markup. Before you start we show what you keep per sale, for example about €18 on a €39.90 hoodie. How much you make overall depends on how many people see your store.

No. Products ship straight from the supplier to your customers (dropshipping). You only buy once someone has ordered from you. Everything else happens in the chat.

At first through your link: Insta, TikTok, friends. Your store is built for phones. A marketing agent that prepares posts and ads for you is coming next. Early access users get it for free.

Nothing for the first 100 users, including the move to Shopify (normally 29 € one-time). You pay the Shopify subscription directly to Shopify.

Sure. Enter name and price, optionally your cost, and we calculate your margin there too. Your own and found products can be mixed.

Yes. After the move it runs on your own Shopify account, with your customers and your revenue.

We create templates for imprint, privacy, terms and withdrawal for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Have them checked before launch, no generator can guarantee them.

Yes. Describe your idea in one sentence and 5minstore does the rest. Make changes by clicking, or just type them, like “make the colours warmer”.

The preview takes a few minutes. For your first sale you also need a Shopify account, payment methods and checked legal pages, so plan for one to three days.

Yes. Choose “I already have products” and enter them with a price.

Store, domain and setup often cost under €100. Testing products with ads is the bigger cost; many plan €200–500 for tests.

It can be, but not by default. Product choice, delivery time and ad costs decide it. Working with realistic numbers matters more than any trend.

Light, sturdy products with a clear use and a €20–80 retail price. Our trend list shows current products with margins.

It varies widely and is zero or negative for many at the start. The only honest answer is a per-product calculation: net price minus cost, shipping, fees and ads.

No. Orders, support, returns and ads take ongoing time. A lot can be automated, but not everything.

Yes, many start part-time. Check your local business registration rules and your employment contract.

First sales can happen within weeks. Reliable profit usually takes several months.

Building software by telling an AI what you want in natural language instead of coding it yourself, then reviewing and giving feedback.

No. For a store with 5minstore, describing your idea is enough.

There's a free trial and often a reduced price for the first months. A full store is not free long term.

Basic. Higher plans only pay off at high five-figure monthly sales, because the fee savings are smaller than the price difference until then.

Without ads usually $50 to $150, depending on apps and theme. Including a test ad budget, plan for $300 to $500.

WooCommerce for WordPress users, BigCommerce for large catalogs, Wix for a website with a few products. For dropshipping beginners Shopify usually stays the simplest option.

On paper yes, because the software is free. Hosting, premium plugins and your time for updates often make the gap smaller than it looks.

WooCommerce itself is free, but you pay for hosting. Marketplaces like Etsy have no monthly fee for basic selling but charge per listing and per sale.

Plan $250 to $500 for setup, store, test orders and first ads. Without an ad budget you'll get very few visitors.

Yes. But you are the seller and responsible for delivery times, refunds and product safety, even though the supplier ships.

With ads, often within days of launching. Getting a product consistently profitable usually takes a few weeks of testing.

You can build and preview a store for free, but selling needs at least a store plan and some ad budget. Truly free methods (organic TikTok) work but take longer.

No, but easy money with random products is over. People who succeed today have a clear niche, fast shipping and clean numbers.

Most beginners make little or nothing in the first months. A small store with 3 sales a day and $8 profit after ads makes about $700 a month before tax.

Typically the first 1 to 3 products don't work and the money goes into ad tests. People who keep going often find a product that carries the store after a few weeks.