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Get a Shopping Cart for your Website
We regularly get asked about what it takes to get a shopping cart put onto a website.  Unfortunately, the answer isn't always straightforward.  Getting a shopping cart installed on your website can be an easy thing or it can be a hard thing.  There are lots of different options available for this service.  Here are a few:
~   PayPal: We highly recommend that you consider PayPal as an option for credit card services on your website.  PayPal charges no monthly fee, but does have a transaction charge.  This way, if you don't sell anything there is no charge.  We can usually install a PayPal shopping cart on a website for around $250 to $300 for a few pieces of merchandise or to setup the site to receive donations.  We feel this is the best way to do this for small businesses or non-profit organization.
~   Merchant Account: If you work with a bank for your credit card services, very often they have internet billing services available.  Sometimes banks have their act together and make it very easy to set up, and other times it can be very difficult.  The range of cost can be from a few hundred dollars to thousands to integrate this, and there is always a monthly fee and transaction fee.  The reason the cost varies so much is that if the bank has the whole thing automated, then it is simple to literally link off your website.  If not, then you must purchase a shopping cart of some sort, purchase a secure server and certificate, and integrate it into your banks "gateway" for accepting credit cards.  As you can see, it can be easy or it can be hard.
~   Other: There are lots of companies out there that have attempted to make their own version of an online shopping cart.  These companies have done the full automation much like PayPal, but act more like a Merchant Account.  Normally, they charge a start up fee, a monthly fee, and transaction fee for their services.  In most cases, they have made their services very easy to integrate into a website.  The cost of setting it up is usually fairly reasonable as long as the service in question has done their footwork.  If they make it easy, then it will go quickly.
Why do you want a shopping cart?  The answer could be to sell lots of merchandise, to sell only one product, and/or could be to take in donations if you are a non-profit.  Flagstaff Central specializes in installing PayPal shopping carts, and can usually get you up and running very quickly.  We primarily focus on those that want to sell one particular item and/or want to accept donations (even those that are subscription oriented).  This is a great way to accept credit cards and to start earning money off the ever expanding internet!
 
 
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