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How do I get a
Shopping Cart? In order to sell products
and services on the internet, you have two choices. You can
either give customers a way to contact you by phone or email
or you can take it a
step further and get an "online" shopping cart.
Online commerce can be a bit daunting. There are several steps
you must take to set up an effective shopping cart.
We will help you
every step of the way to achieve your e-Commerce goals.
Identify Your Products
You will have to determine what you are going to sell
online. The more products you have, the more your shopping
cart will cost. Organize Your Products If applicable, you should group your products into logical
categories so customers can easily find what they are
looking for. For example, if you were selling music you may
wish to group titles in the following groups: country, rock,
rap, pop, classical and jazz.
Pictures of Your Products The most effective way to share your products with clients
is through pictures. If you want to sell, you'll need a
digital image (preferably jpg, gif or tif) of each product.
If your photographs are sharp and clear, your website will
look professional and customers will want to buy from you.
List Your Products
We will need some sort of electronic list of your products.
The most accurate effective way to provide us with a list of
your products is with a spreadsheet. If you are capable of
using Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet, you can create a list of
products that can be imported directly into the product
database. Shipping
You will have to decide which shipping methods to use. Decide How You Will Accept Payment You will need to decide how you wish to accept payment from
customers. by credit card (Visa,
MasterCard, Amex, Discover) check or money order (not advisable)
PayPal PayPal is
clearly the cheapest easiest way to accept payments,
especially if you are a startup company.
The safest most effective way to
accept credit cards online, spend a little more money and
accept credit cards though a Merchant Account and Gateway. |
