After setting up, tailoring the design, and entering your stock, you must establish payment options for your customers. Your ePages shop system will help you via preconfigured links to numerous payment providers and diverse price options.
Published on November 23rd, 2009 at 15:51 by Volker Schwarz
Payment methods in online shops IV – Setting up your ePages shop
How to set up specific payment methods in my ePages online shop? The fourth blog-article of our mini-series “Payment methods in online shops” gives you the answer to that question using four tutorial videos specifically created for you.
Published on October 26th, 2009 at 10:35 by Volker Schwarz
Payment methods in online shops III – When gremlins strike
Despite interactive wizards in the merchant back office, many errors can still happen when setting up the payment process in your shop. The third part of our series "Payment systems in online shops" shows you how you can prevent these, what to do when you are stuck and how to get faster answers for support requests.
Published on October 7th, 2009 at 14:57 by Volker Schwarz
Payment Systems in Online Shops II: The Agony of Choosing
A customer walks into your shop. As the owner of a brick-and-mortar store, your mission is simple. The only question you need to concern yourself with in this moment is: “How can I persuade this customer to spend money here?” But this same task is more difficult for you as an online merchant. The question you must be able to answer is: “Precisely what form of payment might this customer use?” After all, the customer can and will purchase something in your shop only if you allow them to pay as they wish. We will explore this issue in Part Two of our “Payment Systems in Online Shops” series.
Published on October 1st, 2009 at 9:00 by Volker Schwarz
Payment Methods in Online Shops — Part I: A Forest Full of Trees (continued)
Our survey of the different payment systems with regard to e-commerce continues. In the second and final part of “Payment Methods in Online Shops — Part 1: A Forest Full of Trees”, we explore the two remaining categories: “Payment with safeguards” and “Payment with virtual wallet”. These two categories have one thing in common: external service providers ensure that transactions are properly processed. Read More »
Published on September 30th, 2009 at 10:16 by Volker Schwarz
Payment Methods in Online Shops — Part I: A Forest Full of Trees
Cash is king — but only once upon a time. This outdated saying applies even less to purchases processed via the Internet. Sophisticated payment concepts must replicate the role traditionally played by banknotes and coins as well as facilitate trust between anonymous merchants and their customers. Electronic payment methods are the digital handshake which seal the deal in today’s business world.
Yet there is a practically limitless range of payment systems. Our four-part series of articles entitled “Payment Methods in Online Shops” will help you find the right provider for your ePages online shop and explain what you need to be aware of concerning activation. In “Part 1: A Forest Full of Trees” we will help you by shedding light on some key matters.