Accept PayPal through your shopping cart.
A shopping cart is an easy way to start selling online. It gives you access to all the tools you need in one place with pre-integrated payment, accounting, shipping and marketing solutions. And, in many cases, PayPal is already integrated. All you need to do is upload your inventory and you’re ready to go.
An out-of-the-box shopping cart.
Hosted carts are off-the-shelf solutions, ready to go. You don’t need much technical knowledge to get started. They’re great for new businesses just starting out and usually provide round-the-clock support in case you need a hand.
Features to look for.
Look out for the following features when choosing the right hosted shopping cart for your business:
- Mobile optimisation
- Built-in marketing tools, including newsletter subscription management, discounts and vouchers, and abandoned cart-savers
- Social media integration, including cross-channel capabilities so you can sell on your website, Facebook, eBay and Google
- Real-time shipping calculations with major shipping providers, and flat rate shipping per order
- Abandoned cart-savers
- Inventory management
- Order fulfilment management
- Data and customer lists
- Reporting capabilities
- Latest versions and security updates automatically applied
A fully customisable shopping cart.
Fully customisable carts offer greater flexibility. They require a bit of technical know-how, so make sure you’ve got a developer to help you get set up.
Features to look for.
Look out for the following features when choosing the right hosted shopping cart for your business:
- Mobile optimisation
- Built-in marketing tools, including discounts and vouchers and abandoned cart-savers
- Customer relationship management (CRM) systems, including newsletter subscription management
- Social media integration, including cross-channel capabilities so you can sell on your website, Facebook, eBay and Google
- Real-time shipping calculations with major shipping providers, and flat rate shipping per order
- Multi-language capabilities for cross-border trade
- Inventory management
- Order fulfilment management
- Reporting capabilities
Linking PayPal to your shopping cart.
Once you’ve integrated your shopping cart, you’ll be able to link your PayPal account to accept payments. In most cases, you’ll need to enter your PayPal API credentials and grant permissions into your cart’s settings.
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