How to sign up for MerishAI (and what to do right after)

New to MerishAI? This guide walks you through creating your account in about two minutes, and what to do in your first session so you reach your first AI video fast.

The short version:

• Go to https://dashboard.merishai.com/signup


• Sign up with Google, or with your name, email, mobile number, and a password


• Verify the code MerishAI sends to your WhatsApp


• Connect your Shopify store and let the Get started checklist guide you from there

Step 1: Create your account

Open https://dashboard.merishai.com/signup. You have two options.

Option A: Sign up with Google. One click. Pick the Google account you want tied to your store's workspace.

Option B: Sign up with email. Fill in:

• Full name


• Email


• Mobile number - pick your country code (it defaults to +91 India) and enter your number


• Password - minimum 8 characters, at least 1 uppercase letter and 1 number

Step 2: Verify your mobile number

After you create the account, MerishAI sends a verification code to your WhatsApp on the number you entered. Type the code into the verification screen to confirm your number, and your account is ready.

Signing back in

Head to https://dashboard.merishai.com/login any time. There are three ways in:

• Continue with Google


• Password - the email and password you signed up with


• Mobile OTP - a one-time code sent to your mobile number

What to do right after you sign up

Your first screen is the Overview page, and it carries a Get started checklist with 11 steps:

• Connect Shopify store


• Complete store profile


• Add competitors


• Onboard Creative Director


• Add actors


• Add brand assets


• Enrich first product


• Scan social signals


• Run deep audience analysis


• Create first blog post


• Create first storyboard

1. Connect your Shopify store. Open Stores from the sidebar and add your store. Full walkthrough: https://merishai.com/blog/connect-your-shopify-store

2. Check your Knowledge Vault. Once your store is connected, your products sync into the Knowledge Vault. Enrich one product so the AI starts learning your brand: https://merishai.com/blog/knowledge-vault-enrich-products

3. Train your Creative Director. This is the AI agent that learns your brand's style and writes video storyboards for it. Onboarding takes about 10 minutes: https://merishai.com/blog/train-your-creative-director

4. Plan your first video. Head to the Studio and generate your first storyboard and scenes: https://merishai.com/blog/plan-your-first-video-studio

About those 500 free credits

Actions in MerishAI cost credits. Enriching a product costs 10, and generating a video scene costs 200, so your 500 signup credits comfortably cover connecting, enriching, and making your first videos without adding a card. When you need more, Credits & Billing in the sidebar has the full breakdown, and this post explains every cost: https://merishai.com/blog/credits-and-billing

Welcome aboard. Your first video is closer than it looks.