Setup guide
Six steps from an empty store to merch live on your Spotify profile. Free to start — you can be online this afternoon.
Every Riffride site runs on Shopify — the most reliable way to host your site, sell merch and actually get paid. Start a free trial; paid plans run about $5–$25 a month.
Start free on Shopify →Grab the free Standard theme or a $50 premium design, upload the .zip in your Shopify admin, and your whole site is styled in minutes — no code, no developer.
Browse the themes →Connect a print-on-demand app: products are printed and shipped only when a fan buys, so you pay nothing up front. We recommend Printful (easiest) — Printify and Gelato are great too.
Set up Printful →Connect your store to Spotify for Artists (free) and your merch shows right on your artist profile, release pages and the Now Playing view. Publish up to 250 items and pin 5 to the top.
Open Spotify for Artists →Turn one-off buyers into superfans. Kit (formerly ConvertKit) is the creator-first email platform — free to start, with automations, broadcasts and landing pages. Wire it to your store’s newsletter signup so every fan joins your list.
Start free with Kit →Fill in your artist branding, bio and links in the theme settings. Riffride outputs it all as structured data, so Google can build your artist knowledge panel — bio, tour dates, music and socials. Claim your Bandsintown and MusicBrainz profiles too.
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Pick a look, make it yours, go live. Your whole career — one site you own.
