Make a list of the categories for your store. The categories in SEO-Cart will be where you place all of your products. Think of a category as a "department" to a retail store: there may be a fitness department, a toys department, a food department. You may also want to add subcategories to your store to break down your products in more detail. Think of a subcategory as a section within the department: the category for food might have a subcategory named fruits, a subcategory named vegetables, and so on. The way you organize your categories is critical to your store's design so that people can more easily find what they're looking for on your website.

Products. The more details you can provide about a product will help give your buyers a better judgment and buy your product. Typically a product with good images and description will tend to sell better than a product with no image or a poor image and a vague description. You can list your products in SEO-Cart in their respective category to allow the product to be purchased on your website.

A computer and an Internet connection. SEO-Cart was designed to work with Firefox, Internet Explorer (versions 6 and up), Safari, and Opera. A minimum screen resolution of 800x600 is required, however a resolution of 1024x768 and greater is recommended. Any Internet connection will do, however a Cable or DSL connection is recommended.