Let's start with creating a first sales order, just to have a closer look at what your customers will see in your store:
From our demo store home page, just select a product, or first click on a category in the main menu and select a single product from there:
On your product detail page, take a closer look at all the items that are being shown. Remember that by playing with Magento's settings it's possible to influence what is and isn't visible here. Anyway, add the item to your cart.
Next, your cart is shown. In here pay attention to items such as the shipping calculator (see Chapter 8, Configuring Shipping), the products on the right (Chapter 4, Simple Products), and the possibility to check out using multiple shipping addresses:
When we're continuing our sales process in the checkout, the first step a customer has to take is to login, create an account, or to checkout as a guest. This last option can be enabled or disabled. It's up to you whether...