Now, you need a business license or an individual business license to open a store on Alibaba. After you have a business license or an individual business license, you can follow the steps below to register and open a store:

1. Log in to the Alibaba homepage and select Free Registration in the upper left corner.

2. Enter Alibaba's default corporate registration page. Do not choose personal registration. Personal registration is only for purchasing and cannot sell products.

3. Fill in the member name, password, company name, and mobile phone number to register.

4. After successful registration, you need to download an Aliwangwang tool to facilitate communication with customers. Go to the Alibaba homepage and find Aliwangwang, click to download it to your computer, and then install it.