# Your first product

From a new account to a verifiable product, end to end.


Reading about tags only gets you so far, so this chapter starts hands-on.
Tags you order from us can arrive preconfigured and ready to ship, but you can
also write blank TAGBASE tags yourself with the TAGBASE Writer app for iPhone or
Android. That's the fastest way to try TAGBASE end to end, and this
walkthrough covers the whole path, from a new account to a product your
customers can verify.

You need a blank TAGBASE tag and an NFC-enabled phone.

## 1. Create your account

Sign up with your email and a password, or continue with Apple, Google, or
LinkedIn. Then create your team. Everything you set up in this guide belongs
to that team.

[Image: The sign-up page: email and password fields, then the Sign Up button. See the web version of this page.]

## 2. Create a product

Open [Products](/docs/dashboard/products) in the dashboard and create your
first product. Give it a title and, if you like, images and documents. As you
type, the dialog previews the page customers see after a successful scan.

[Image: The create-product dialog: pick where customers see the product, fill in the details, then Create Product. See the web version of this page.]

## 3. Install the Writer app

Writing tags happens from your phone. Right after you create a product, the
dashboard opens a dialog with the remaining setup steps. Scan the store code
for your phone and install the TAGBASE Writer app, or open the store page
directly:

- **iPhone:** [Download on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6759101361)
- **Android:** [Get it on Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.tagbase.writer)

You only need the app to write tags. Your customers verify products in a
browser without installing anything. More about the app, including the
official store QR codes: [the TAGBASE Writer app](/docs/resources/writer-app).

[Image: The product-created dialog: install the app via the store QR code for your phone, sign in, link your team. See the web version of this page.]

## 4. Link your team

Open the app and sign in with the account from step 1. The app hands you to
the browser to pick a team. A fresh account has no platform team yet, so
choose **Link Verify Team** and sign in with your Verify account. That
connects the team from step 1. You can switch teams later from the app's
account menu.

[Image: The team page in the in-app browser: create a new team, or link your Verify team. See the web version of this page.]

## 5. Write a tag

In the app, choose the product from step 2 and hold a blank TAGBASE tag to
your phone. The app sets the tag up and links it to your product. The tag is
live from that moment.

[Image: The write sheet in the writer app asking you to hold the phone near the tag. See the web version of this page.]

Next: verify it the way a customer will, in
[scanning a tag](/docs/getting-started/scanning-a-tag).