Ecommerce Web Design - PayPal Shopping Cart
If you are intending to set up an Online Store you will have to decide how you are going to take payments for the products you are selling. For an online store you will need to install a shopping cart on your website. The shopping cart allows the customer to find the products they are seeking and to make the purchase quickly and effectively.
If you want to take credit card payment securely on your website you need to have an Internet Merchant Account and you must apply at your bank. If you do not want to process credit card payment on your website you can choose PayPal payment processing methods that do not require an Internet Merchant Account. And it is free to set up. With PayPal payment system your customer is taken away from your site to Paypal's website to make credit card transaction. With PayPal payment system you do not have to worry about the security on your website.
PayPal offers a number of buttons:
- PayPal Shopping Cart - for those clients who have a lot of products to sell on their websites.
- PayPal Buy Now Button Purchase - for those clients who only have a few products to sell online
- PayPal Donation Button - if you are a charity organisation or any other non-profit organisations, you probably need a PayPal Donation Button to be installed on your website. Use PayPal's Donation buttons to collect donations on your website. Donors can contribute using their credit card
- PayPal Subscribe Button - to collect recurring or subscription fees on your website.
Whatever you decide you should ensure that you are in compliance with current Australian legislation regarding Online Payment Security. If you are not sure how to choose a shopping cart for your online store take an advice from your web designer or give us a call we would be happy to assist you.