1. Register a Taobao account

First, you need to register an account on Taobao. Go to the "Homepage" of Taobao and click "Free Registration";

You can choose "Mobile phone number registration" or "Email registration". The following is an example of "Email registration". After filling in the information, click "Agree to the agreement and submit registration information" to "Successful registration".

Then go to "Personal mailbox" to receive the "confirmation email" from Taobao. Click "Confirmation link" - "Activate account", and the first step of opening an online store is completed.

Note: If you have already bought something on Taobao, you don't need to register again. On Taobao, you can have two identities at the same time as a "buyer" and a "seller".

2. Alipay real-name authentication

Click "My Taobao" to see the prompt "Please authenticate your real name before selling products". Just follow the "prompt".

This authentication increases the complexity of opening a Taobao store to a certain extent, but it also greatly increases the security of the entire Taobao transaction.

3. Taobao store certification

Enter the "Seller Center" - "I want to open a store" or "Free store" to start the store certification. The store certification includes "Alipay real-name authentication" and "Upload real personal photos" (identity information authentication).

4. Store opening examination

You enter the "Seller Center", click "I want to open a store" or "Free store" to enter the store opening task page, and click "Start the exam" to start the store opening online exam;

Before the exam, you need to choose the industry you are going to operate. There are 30 questions in total. You will pass if you answer 25 questions correctly. If you fail the exam, you need to retake the exam until you pass before you can open a store.

Before taking the exam, you can click "Store Opening Guidance" to understand the exam knowledge points and test questions.

The exam questions are in the form of "single-choice questions", with a total of 30 questions. You will pass the exam if you answer 25 questions correctly or more. The exam time limit is 90 minutes. If you fail, please retake the exam.