Need to set-up a shopping cart for your website?
Online commerce is a bit involved. There are several steps you must take to set up an effective shopping cart.
Below are the major components of getting a shopping cart for your website. With solutions in place, we will help you every step of the way to achieve your goals.
1) Identify Your Products
You will have to determine what you are going to sell online. Will your products require options? For example if you are going to sell t-shirts, for every t-shirt listed you will require one option for style, size, color, etc. The more products and the more options you have, the more your shopping cart will cost. We set up the first 10 items.
2) Organize Your Products
If applicable, you need to group your products into logical categories so customers can easily find what they are looking for. For example, if you were selling t-shirts you may wish to list your categories: men, women, children and so on.
3) Get Pictures of Your Products
Customers like to see pictures of the items they are purchasing. 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. In some cases we can take pictures of your products (if you're local) or you can have digital photos taken by a commercial photographer. You may already have prints of your products which need to be scanned. There may be an additional charge to scan the photos you wish to include in your cart. You should discuss that when you consult with us.
4) 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 Word or Excel Spreadsheet, you can create a list of products. The more you help with this list, the quicker your cart can be up and running. You'll want to include the: price, weight, title, category, options, etc.
5) Decide on Shipping
You will have to decide which shipping method to use. If you don't have a preference, we recommend United States Postal Service (USPS) and our shopping cart provides an automatic price calculation based on weight. That means that when a product is ordered, your webpage will connect with the USPS tools webpage to find out how much it will cost to ship a product from your location to the location of your customer. To get this out of the way, you should sign up for the one of the folowing services:
USPS web tools: Register for USPS Web Tools
UPS web tools: Register for UPS Web Tools
6) Sign up for Paypal Account
Decide How You Will Accept Payment. You will need to decide how you wish to accept payment from customers. Merchant Account: visa, mastercard, amex, discover.
PayPal: Sign up for Paypal Account
Paypal is clearly the least expensive and easiest way to accept payments, especially if you are a startup company. However, We can integrate various payment gateway options with your website. Please contact us to check your indivual needs.
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