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How to Create a Website - Accepting Payments/Shopping Cart Solutions

If you would like to sell products online, you must take into account how your are going to accept payments. First, let's make it clear that it's not difficult at all to accept online credit card payments.

Option 1: PayPal

My favourite shopping cart solution is PayPal. PayPal has been owned by eBay since October of 2002. Its headquarters are in San Jose, California, United States, which is also eBay's North First Street satellite office campus. PayPal allows individuals and organizations to accept payments immediately. It is a free service and all you need to do is register an account with them.

PayPal deposits money directly into your PayPal account and you can initiate a wire transfer. How it works is basically you paste some HTML code onto your website (perhaps the code displays a 'buy now' button) and you've got a shopping cart ready to be used.

PayPal is only a way for other people to make a payment to you. It will not, for example, host the ebook file that you want to see. The easiest way to do this is the employ a 3rd party like PayLoadz or other. Click here for more details on 3rd party PayPal services.

Option 2: ClickBank

ClickBank is another excellent option to sell your products online.

If you have a digital service or product to sell, consider the benefits of becoming a ClickBank publisher. ClickBank sells thousands of the web's most popular products every single day. Becoming a publisher allows you to list your products for sale in our high-traffic marketplace and take advantage of their extensive affiliate network.

ClickBank offers customers a safe, efficient shopping experience. Their simple checkout offers customers a large variety of payment options - a welcome convenience that increases sales. Their friendly customer service guarantees satisfaction even after the sale.

ClickBank has over 100,000 affiliates who are ready to promote your digital products. Sign up today as a ClickBank publisher and harness the power of this incredible marketing resource.

As a ClickBank publisher, you can decide the commission rate you are willing to offer affiliates who actively market and promote your product. Acting as a trusted partner, ClickBank's sophisticated affiliate tracking systems will award commissions and pay affiliates on your behalf. And the best part is, you only pay if there is a sale, which means that your marketing dollars are 100% effective.

Option 3: 2Checkout.com

2Checkout.com is a similar service to PayPal and ClickBank. 2Checkout was established in 1999 by David A. Homewood and is currently located in Columbus, Ohio. 2CO costs about US$50 to start up. The main advantage it has over PayPal is that you can use a direct wire transfer to your bank account. The process of connecting the service to your website is pretty much the same. You simply paste HTML code generated by 2CO onto your website.

Other options for shopping cart solutions include CyberShop.

Conclusion

Of course, you must remember that you can't always keep PayPal. The day when you need your own merchant account because your product range has become so big, you can be happy to leave PayPal. This is a because of their high transaction fees. But in the meantime, good luck in your endeavours!

Posted by Proabffmm on Sunday, February 4, 2008.