To add a product to your WebStarts website, use the following steps:
Step 1. Log into your shopping cart account and click the "products" tab.
Step 2. Click "Add Products" and fill in the product description and price.
Step 3. Here you will enter the weight of the product, recurring billing, shipping options, etc... You can even choose for customers who buy this product to be moved from one mailing list to another upon purchase.
Step 4. Click the "Products" link again to view all of your products.
Step 5. Next to the product you added, there will be a link that says "Get Product Links". Click that link.
Step 6. Select the code for "add to cart" or "quick buy button" and right click and copy the code.
Step 7. In your WebStarts website, click Insert, HTML code and paste the code into the box. Then click insert.
Step 8. Drag and drop the button and place it next to the picture or description of your item.
Note: If you want to create your own "buy now" button, you will want to use the "quick buy link". Use the Hyperlink Tool with an image or a portion of text to set this up properly.
Monday, December 13, 2010
How do I Get Started With My WebStarts Shopping Cart Account?
Getting Started With Your Shopping Cart
Once you have purchased your WebStarts shopping cart system, you will be able to click the "shopping cart" icon and you will be automatically logged into your shopping cart account. This tutorial will walk you through the basic steps to start selling products online with your WebStarts shopping cart and ecommerce solution.
Process Credit Cards Directly Through a Payment Gateway
WebStarts has teamed up with Merchant Warehouse to provide merchant accounts with the lowest rates possible on the internet. If you click "Apply For Merchant Account", you will be taken to their website where you can get everything that you need to start processing all major credit cards directly on your website. Be sure to ask for an Authorize.net payment gateway to use with your Shopping Cart system. Click "settings", then "ecommerce" to enter your Authorize.net API login and Transaction Key.
Note: If you do not wish to sign up for a merchant account and payment gateway, you can always use a free paypal account to process payments. Learn More About Paypal.
Add a Product
Adding products to your account is a few simple steps. Click "Products", then click "Add Products" to get started. You can choose whether to charge tax, shipping, etc... You can also choose whether this is a recurring payment. You can also set a custom graphic for this product. When someone goes to purchase this product, they will see this graphic at the top of their page. Finish the product by adding a thank you message to be sent to the customer, a download link, catalog thumbnail pictures, or add size, color or other options for your product. Learn More About Adding Products.
Place "Add to Cart" or "Quick Buy" Buttons to Your Website
Click "Get Product Links" to generate the HTML code necessary to place "add to cart" or "quick buy" buttons directly to your website. Simply copy and paste this code into your website to see the button on your WebStarts website. Learn More.
Send Broadcast Emails
Quickly and easily create lists of customers to receive promotional or informational emails. Set these emails to repeat on a monthly or weekly basis to keep in touch with your customers. You can even personalize the emails using the variables feature in the Shopping Cart email marketing system. Learn More About Sending Broadcast Emails.
Track Your Sales
Keep tabs on all of your sales and customers by running sales reports for any given period and for any given product. Then, you can look up your customers and view all of the transactions for any particular customer. Learn More About Tracking Sales.
Once you have purchased your WebStarts shopping cart system, you will be able to click the "shopping cart" icon and you will be automatically logged into your shopping cart account. This tutorial will walk you through the basic steps to start selling products online with your WebStarts shopping cart and ecommerce solution.
Process Credit Cards Directly Through a Payment Gateway
WebStarts has teamed up with Merchant Warehouse to provide merchant accounts with the lowest rates possible on the internet. If you click "Apply For Merchant Account", you will be taken to their website where you can get everything that you need to start processing all major credit cards directly on your website. Be sure to ask for an Authorize.net payment gateway to use with your Shopping Cart system. Click "settings", then "ecommerce" to enter your Authorize.net API login and Transaction Key.
Note: If you do not wish to sign up for a merchant account and payment gateway, you can always use a free paypal account to process payments. Learn More About Paypal.
Add a Product
Adding products to your account is a few simple steps. Click "Products", then click "Add Products" to get started. You can choose whether to charge tax, shipping, etc... You can also choose whether this is a recurring payment. You can also set a custom graphic for this product. When someone goes to purchase this product, they will see this graphic at the top of their page. Finish the product by adding a thank you message to be sent to the customer, a download link, catalog thumbnail pictures, or add size, color or other options for your product. Learn More About Adding Products.
Place "Add to Cart" or "Quick Buy" Buttons to Your Website
Click "Get Product Links" to generate the HTML code necessary to place "add to cart" or "quick buy" buttons directly to your website. Simply copy and paste this code into your website to see the button on your WebStarts website. Learn More.
Send Broadcast Emails
Quickly and easily create lists of customers to receive promotional or informational emails. Set these emails to repeat on a monthly or weekly basis to keep in touch with your customers. You can even personalize the emails using the variables feature in the Shopping Cart email marketing system. Learn More About Sending Broadcast Emails.
Track Your Sales
Keep tabs on all of your sales and customers by running sales reports for any given period and for any given product. Then, you can look up your customers and view all of the transactions for any particular customer. Learn More About Tracking Sales.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
How To Sell Online With Google Checkout in Webstarts sites
Google Checkout is a way to receive payments for products and services using Google's payment system. To add a Google Checkout "Buy" button to your website follow these steps.
Step1. Go to http://Google.com/checkout. Login to your account with your existing Google user ID or create a new one.
Step 2. Once you have logged into your account click on the 'My Sales' link near the top of the page.
Step 3. Click on the tab labeled "Tools".
Step 4. Choose the style and type of buy button you would like to add to your website.
Step 5. Copy the HTML code for your buy button to your clipboard.
Step 6. Login to your account and choose to edit the page you would like to add your buy button.
Step 7. Click Insert> HTML Code, paste the code in the area provided then click 'Ok'.
Step 8. Position your buy button where you would like it to appear on your web page.
Step1. Go to http://Google.com/checkout. Login to your account with your existing Google user ID or create a new one.
Step 2. Once you have logged into your account click on the 'My Sales' link near the top of the page.
Step 3. Click on the tab labeled "Tools".
Step 4. Choose the style and type of buy button you would like to add to your website.
Step 5. Copy the HTML code for your buy button to your clipboard.
Step 6. Login to your account and choose to edit the page you would like to add your buy button.
Step 7. Click Insert> HTML Code, paste the code in the area provided then click 'Ok'.
Step 8. Position your buy button where you would like it to appear on your web page.
How to sell digital products like ebooks, music, and videos with PayPal in Webstarts sites
You can sell digital products using WebStarts and PayPal by following these steps.
Step 1. Upload your digital product to your WebStarts website by clicking on Insert>File while in the page editor view.
Step 2. Create a page where your customers can download your digital product after they have completed checkout. We'll call this the purchase confirmation page.
Step 3. Create a link on the purchase confirmation page to your digital product. You can do this by typing the words "Download Here", selecting that text, clicking on the hyperlink tool and choosing the option to like to the file.
Step 4. Login to your PayPal account and click on the Merchant Services tab and choose the option to create a buy now button.
Step 5. Configure your buy now button in your PayPal account and be sure to choose the option to send your customers to the purchase confirmation page after they have completed checkout.
Step 6. Place your buy now button onto the page where you will be promoting your product by clicking Insert>HTML Code from the toolbar and then pasting the code from your PayPal buy now button into the area provided. Click Ok and then drag and drop your button where you'd like it to appear.
Step 7. Save your changes and click the "My Account Dashboard" link in your WebStarts account and return to your account dashboard. While on your account dashboard find your purchase confirmation page in your list of pages and choose the option to NOT show the page on your menu. This will prevent people from going around your checkout to download your products.
Step 1. Upload your digital product to your WebStarts website by clicking on Insert>File while in the page editor view.
Step 2. Create a page where your customers can download your digital product after they have completed checkout. We'll call this the purchase confirmation page.
Step 3. Create a link on the purchase confirmation page to your digital product. You can do this by typing the words "Download Here", selecting that text, clicking on the hyperlink tool and choosing the option to like to the file.
Step 4. Login to your PayPal account and click on the Merchant Services tab and choose the option to create a buy now button.
Step 5. Configure your buy now button in your PayPal account and be sure to choose the option to send your customers to the purchase confirmation page after they have completed checkout.
Step 6. Place your buy now button onto the page where you will be promoting your product by clicking Insert>HTML Code from the toolbar and then pasting the code from your PayPal buy now button into the area provided. Click Ok and then drag and drop your button where you'd like it to appear.
Step 7. Save your changes and click the "My Account Dashboard" link in your WebStarts account and return to your account dashboard. While on your account dashboard find your purchase confirmation page in your list of pages and choose the option to NOT show the page on your menu. This will prevent people from going around your checkout to download your products.
How do I add PayPal buttons to my Webstarts website?
The first thing you need to do to add a PayPal button to your site is to create the PayPal button from within your PayPal account. Once you have created your button, copy the provided code to your clipboard and then paste it into your web page using the Insert HTML Code tool.
Now that your button is placed on your page, you can then move it wherever you like by simply dragging and dropping it.
Now that your button is placed on your page, you can then move it wherever you like by simply dragging and dropping it.
What is eCommerce in Webstarts sites?
eCommerce consists of the buying and selling of products or services over the Internet. Most websites that sell something do so with the use of an eCommerce software application commonly known as a Shopping Cart. eCommerce Shopping carts allow you create and manage your products, calculate shipping costs, charge tax, communicate with customers and more. For more details - Webstarts
How To Protect Webstarts Your Page Content From Being Stolen
You can prevent your site visitors from downloading images and other content from your page ad protect your page content from being stolen by using the disable right click feature in WebStarts.
To disable right click follow these steps.
Step 1. Select the page you would like to disable right clicking on in the page editor.
Step 2. Click File> Page Settings from the drop down menu.
Step 3. Check the box labeled "Disable Right Click" then click the "Apply" button.
To use this feature you must have a WebStarts Pro Account. If you're using the free version you'll be prompted to upgrade to the pro version after clicking on the "Disable Right Click" checkbox.
To disable right click follow these steps.
Step 1. Select the page you would like to disable right clicking on in the page editor.
Step 2. Click File> Page Settings from the drop down menu.
Step 3. Check the box labeled "Disable Right Click" then click the "Apply" button.
To use this feature you must have a WebStarts Pro Account. If you're using the free version you'll be prompted to upgrade to the pro version after clicking on the "Disable Right Click" checkbox.
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