1 page.title=Get Started with Publishing 2 page.metaDescription=Start publishing on Google Play in minutes by registering for a developer account. 3 meta.tags="publishing" 4 page.tags="google play", "publishing", "register", "signup" 5 page.image=/distribute/images/getting-started.jpg 6 7 @jd:body 8 9 <div class="top-right-float" style="margin-right:24px;margin-top:-18px"> 10 <a href="https://play.google.com/apps/publish/"><img src= 11 "{@docRoot}images/gp-start-button.png"></a> 12 </div> 13 14 <p> 15 Start publishing on Google Play in minutes by: 16 </p> 17 18 <ul> 19 <li>Registering for a Google Play publisher account 20 </li> 21 22 <li>Setting up a Google Wallet Merchant Account, if you will sell apps or 23 in-app products. 24 </li> 25 26 <li>Exploring the <a href="https://play.google.com/apps/publish/">Google Play 27 Developer Console</a> and publishing tools. 28 </li> 29 </ul> 30 31 <p> 32 When you're ready, use the Start button to go to the Developer Console. 33 </p> 34 35 <div class="headerLine"> 36 <h2> 37 Register for a Publisher Account 38 </h2> 39 40 41 </div> 42 43 <div class="sidebox-wrapper" style="float:right;"> 44 <div class="sidebox"> 45 <h2> 46 Tips 47 </h2> 48 49 <ul> 50 <li>You need a Google account to register. You can create one during the 51 process. 52 </li> 53 54 <li>If you are an organization, consider registering a new Google account 55 rather than using a personal account. 56 </li> 57 58 <li>Review the <a href= 59 "https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=138294"> 60 developer countries</a> and <a href= 61 "https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=150324"> 62 merchant countries</a> where you can distribute and sell apps. 63 </li> 64 </ul> 65 </div> 66 </div> 67 68 <ol> 69 <li>Visit the <a href="https://play.google.com/apps/publish/">Google Play 70 Developer Console</a>. 71 </li> 72 73 <li>Enter basic information about your <strong>developer identity</strong> 74 — name, email address, and so on. You can modify this information 75 later. 76 </li> 77 78 <li>Read and accept the <strong>Developer Distribution Agreement</strong> for 79 your country or region. Note that apps and store listings that you publish on 80 Google Play must comply with the Developer Program Policies and US export 81 law. 82 </li> 83 84 <li>Pay a <strong>$25 USD registration fee</strong> using Google Wallet. If 85 you don't have a Google Wallet account, you can quickly set one up during the 86 process. 87 </li> 88 89 <li>When your registration is verified, youll be notified at the email 90 address you entered during registration. 91 </li> 92 </ol> 93 94 <div class="headerLine"> 95 <h2 id="merchant-account"> 96 Set Up a Google Wallet Merchant Account 97 </h2> 98 99 100 </div> 101 102 <div class="figure" style="width:200px;"> 103 <img src="{@docRoot}images/gp-start-wallet-icon.png"> 104 </div> 105 106 <p> 107 If you want to sell priced apps, in-app products, or subscriptions, youll 108 need a Google Wallet Merchant Account. You can set one up at any time, but 109 first review the list of <a href= 110 "https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=150324"> 111 merchant countries</a>.<br> 112 <br> 113 To set up a Google Wallet Merchant Account:<br> 114 <br> 115 </p> 116 117 <ol> 118 <li> 119 <strong>Sign in</strong> to your Google Play Developer Console at <a href= 120 "https://play.google.com/apps/publish/" target= 121 "_blank">https://play.google.com/apps/publish/</a>. 122 </li> 123 124 <li>Open <strong>Financial reports</strong> <img src= 125 "{@docRoot}images/distribute/console-reports.png"> on the side navigation. 126 </li> 127 128 <li>Click <strong>Setup a Merchant Account now</strong>. 129 </li> 130 </ol> 131 132 <p> 133 This takes you to the Google Wallet site; you'll need information about your 134 business to complete this step. 135 </p> 136 137 <div class="headerLine"> 138 <h2> 139 Explore the Developer Console 140 </h2> 141 142 143 </div> 144 145 <p> 146 When your registration is verified, you can sign in to your Developer 147 Console, which is the home for your app publishing operations and tools on 148 Google Play. 149 </p> 150 151 <div> 152 <img src="{@docRoot}images/gp-dc-home.png" class="border-img"> 153 </div> 154 155 <div class="headerLine"> 156 <h2 id="related-resources">Related Resources</h2><hr /> 157 </div> 158 159 <div class="resource-widget resource-flow-layout col-13" 160 data-query="collection:distribute/googleplay/gettingstarted" 161 data-sortOrder="-timestamp" 162 data-cardSizes="9x3" 163 data-maxResults="6"></div> 164
