Ecommerce Tips
Magento Paypal shipping error fix
Are you getting a paypal shipping error when using paypal and magento? It can be a huge headache but you’ll be relieved to know its an easy fix!
Why does the error happen?
Magento sends additional shipping information that paypal does not understand so paypal produces an error.
Error produced on paypals end: (from paypal’s website)
Unable to process payment. Please contact the merchant as the shipping address provided by the merchant is invalid, and the merchant has requested that your order must be shipped to that address. Read more…
Paypal iframe fix
Have you been pulling your hair out of your head with paypal errors that don’t make much sense? I’ve uncovered an error in a specific setup using paypal in combination with iframes. The reason is its far easier to insert a shopping cart or paypal payment page into an iframe than it is to learn php and coding. Read more…
Is your business ready for a real merchant account?
Many online businesses start out simple by using paypal or google checkout. Why? mainly because its easy and its free. This can be a great risk-free way to start but as your business grows you’ll quickly realize that 3rd party merchant providers take a big chunk out of your profits! Many businesses also fail to realize that Read more…
What merchant account should you use?
Time and time again I get customers that ‘jump the gun’ and go to the bank and get a merchant account before they have a website or shopping cart system. This is usually a bad idea for many reasons. For one you want to make sure you have selected a shopping cart that you will be happy with first. Could you image having a merchant account that is only supported by one shopping cart and that shopping cart sucks? Second how do you know that the merchant account you just got is the best deal? Just because its through your bank doesn’t mean they gave you the best rate. Read more…
Shopping around for a cart?
An action plan for your next ecommerce endeavor
Ok so you want to sell stuff on your website…great! How do you do it? What do you use? Who can do it for you?
The reality is most small businesses don’t give much thought into something that is very important. They just tell their web designer ‘I need a shopping cart’ and don’t think to investigate and do their homework. Read more…
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