Establishing an Online Store

Overview

Your e-commerce system supports full online store functionality through our eCommerce Add-on and a compatible online payment processor. This allows you to sell products, calculate shipping and taxes, and securely process orders directly from your website.


Requirements

To establish an online store, you will need:

  1. An Online Payment Processor – to securely process customer payments.

  2. Our eCommerce Add-on – to provide your shopping cart, customer management, and store administration tools.


Online Payment Processor

Your store can be configured to use one of the following options:

  • PayPal
    Accept payments via PayPal Standard or PayPal Payflow. PayPal offers a complete, integrated payment processing solution without requiring a separate merchant account.

  • Authorize.net (Recommended)
    A secure, industry-standard payment gateway. Requires:

    • A merchant account – usually obtained through your bank, to process credit card transactions.

    • An Authorize.net account – to connect your store to your merchant account for secure online payment processing.

  • Invoice-Only Checkout
    If you do not wish to accept payments online, you can enable the Invoice Me option.

    • Customers will check out like normal but will not enter payment details.

    • The system emails an invoice (showing items, shipping, and total) to both the customer and store manager.

    • Payment can then be made by mail or phone.

    • No additional fee for this option.


eCommerce Add-on

The eCommerce Add-on is available for a one-time $250 setup fee plus $20/month, and includes:

  • Secure shopping cart and customer login area.

  • Live shipping rates from UPS, USPS, and FedEx (via ShipEngine integration).

  • Customer and order management tools.

  • Sales tax configuration by location.

  • Promotions and coupon management.

  • Sales reports with charts/graphs.

  • Export to Excel for data analysis.

  • Customizable store settings for checkout and customer experience.

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