Our Step-by-Step Guide will help you get your online business started
fast!

1) Get a Merchant Account

If you sell goods or services on your site, make it easy for customers to pay you: Accept credit
cards! Do you accept credit cards? Accepting credit cards with a Merchant Account can
increase your sales potential by 75 million customers. Credit Card Processing reports by the
"Nilson Report" in August 2004 found that over 90% of all online transactions are done via credit
cards or debit cards. THAT IS AMAZING!!

When you look for a Merchant Account the most important factors are the fees and rates. The
best deal we have found so far is listed below:
Application-fee $149.99
Discount rate 2.39%
Per-transaction fee $0.35
Monthly Statement Fee $20.00

Click here to apply for a Merchant Account today and start making more money!

2) Purchase a Gateway

We strongly suggest you use AuthorizeNet Gateway. It is the MOST COMPATIBLE Gateway with
shopping carts. Click Here to learn more about AuthorizeNet Gateway.

What is an AuthorizeNet Gateway?

The Authorize.Net Payment Gateway is a secure Internet bridge between Merchant Accounts and
the credit card and electronic check payment processing networks. Authorize.Net provides
merchants with fast, reliable and secure passage for transaction data via a 128-bit Secure
Sockets Layer (SSL) Internet Protocol (IP) connection, and manage the complex routing of
payment information to the appropriate credit card processors.

3) Register a Domain Name

Take some time to decide what you want to name your business. Then register your domain name
for that website.

The most popular choice is .com but you decide what is best for your company. If your name is
available make sure you purchase it quick as someone else may take your name! I would suggest
at least getting a 3-5 year registration to save yourself the money long term.

4) Make Your Domain Name Private

This is very important to your business as you don't want thieves, spammers and scammers
finding your personal information including your - full name, physical address, email address and
phone number!!


5) Get your very own online shopping cart store in minutes!

In just five easy steps, you can build and publish a stand-alone store or add one to an existing
Web site - no matter where it's hosted. You caneven make it easy to reach millions of eBay® and
Froogle™ shoppers! No technical expertise required.

You can use the Wizard to build an attractive, online store in just minutes...choose from a number
of professionally designed templates and layouts!

View Sample Store

- Build your product catalog. Add photos and graphics, multiple purchase options, special
pricing, and more to each product listing. Offer shipping services like USPS® and UPS®

- Select from a variety of payment choices for your shoppers. Select from a variety of
payment choices for your shoppers. Accept credit cards online-using either a merchant account or
PayPal®-or offline through your own credit card swipe machine. Quick Shopping Cart includes full
support for PayPal wallet and credit card transactions.

- Publish and manage your online business. Simple one-click publishing lets you take your
Web site "live" on the Internet. You can even monitor changes to your Web site in real-time and
manage your growing business with a customer database, order fulfillment and sales reporting
tools.

- Set up eBay® auctions and include your products in the Froogle™ search engine! List
your products on eBay using the new and easy-to-use eBay® listing tool and automatically submit
your products to the new Froogle™ search engine!

Quick Shopping Cart makes it easy to create your own online store in just minutes! Build your
store with the easy-to-use Wizard; customize it with your own product photos and images; increase
sales by accepting all major credit cards, as well as PayPal; launch your store in a snap with one-
click publishing and MUCH MORE!

6) Purchase SSL (128-bit Secure Sockets Layer) for your website.  

What is SSL?

Short for Secure Sockets Layer, a protocol developed by Netscape for transmitting private
documents via the Internet. SSL uses a cryptographic system that uses two keys to encrypt data
− a public key known to everyone and a private or secret key known only to the recipient of the
message. Both Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer support SSL, and many Web sites use
the protocol to obtain confidential user information, such as credit card numbers. Normally you will
see URLs that require an SSL connection start with https: instead of http:.  

Why do you need it?  

Your visitors, prospects, and customers are on their guard. These savvy Internet users are wary
of Web sites and online businesses that aren't what they claim to be, and worried that their
personal and financial information might fall into the wrong hands. Turn your customers' concerns
into a competitive advantage.  

A Secure Certificate verifies that:  - You met the thorough approval it takes to be issued the
certificate.  - Transactions with your site (like information exchange, or purchases) are secure. All
certificates support both industry-standard 128-bit encryption and high grade 256-bit encryption.  
- Most importantly, it tells them they can do business with you safely because their sensitive
information is encrypted and remains private.  
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