Store at Facebook

3 April 2012

The Store at Facebook tool will add a new tab in your Facebook Page. When fans click on the “Online Store” tab, they will be able to surf your online store within your Facebook Page. They can add to cart and checkout without leaving Facebook.

As the tools is meant to integrate with Facebook, you need not spend extra time setting up the design and layout of your store at Facebook. Simply login to link your account and everything will be ready.

All products information are same as the information uploaded in Yourowncart for your online store. To make work easier for you, you will be able to manage the orders in Yourowncart.

Just picture this as a second branch for your shop, while you can manage and run your online store as usual at Yourowncart.

This tool is also compatible with the new Facebook Timeline.

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Setting up your new store

1 December 2010

Congratulation on getting a new store.

Setting up online store is not simple task. Traditionally, owners have to look for companies to help install and set up their online store. Then they have to add the products to their store one by one. The whole process can take from few weeks to months to start getting their first order.

Yourowncart has taken care of all the dirty jobs. We made e-commerce solution readily available for everyone. Simply register and you will see your online store up and running. Just complete the simple 3 steps set up processes and you’re ready to receive your first order.

Check list:
- Activate your account
- Set up your store settings: default currency, payment and shipment options.
- Add new products to your store.
- Customizing your store appearance (optional).

If you have completed the above checklist, you can now start marketing and wait for your first business!

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Store settings

1 December 2010

All the settings of your store can be access by clicking on “Settings” from the menu at the top.

The settings are further categorized into 4 groups:
- General Settings: Your store name, description, and store logo.
- Operations Settings: Store’s default currency, the shipment and payment options, and other checkout options.
- Display Settings: The arrangement and options of the products displayed at your shopfront.
- Layout Settings: Your store theme and appearance.

The important settings that require your verification for your business to run are housed in the Operations Settings.

Default currency

A default currency is the base currency for your store. The base currency is referenced by the system at your shopfront and the control panel. Before you start your business, it is important to define your base currency.

The “Currency ISO-3″ field is the currency code used to identify the currency. Especially important for checkout using PayPal, the ISO-3 is required to identify the currency of the checkout amount. If you are not sure of currency code you should use, check this table prepared by PayPal.

If you wish to support more than 1 currency at your store, you will need to subscribe to “Currency Plus” tool from the Toolbox.

Payment Options

During checkout, your customer will be able to choose how they want to pay for the order.

To add a new option, click on “Add New Payment Option” button.
To edit an existing option, click on the option name from the table.

After clicking on the “Add New Payment Option” button, you will see the types of payment processors.

Manual Payment – Your customer will manually perform the transaction by following the instructions provided. Commonly used for cash on delivery or ATM transfer.

PayPal Standard Checkout – Customer simply click on a link and he/she will be brought to the payment page at PayPal directly.

You can charge a processing fee for each payment option.

Shipment Options

This will allow your customer to choose how the order will be sent to them.

To add a new option, click on “Add New Shipment Option” button.
To edit an existing option, click on the option name from the table.

Click on the “Add New Shipment Option” and a list of buttons will appear. Shipment options are differentiated by how the shipping fee will be calculated.

Free Shipment – No shipping fee will be charged.
Fixed amount – A flat amount of shipping fee is charged.

Other options require “Shipment Plus” tool subscription. You can find more information on the various options from the Toolbox Guides.

You can re-arrange options using the “up” button beside the option name.

Optional Settings

Additional options and Checkout options are not a requirement for your store’s basic operation. You can find more information about the settings from the User Guides.


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Add new products

1 December 2010

Click on “Products” in the menu at top of the control panel and you will be brought to the Products management page.

Before you can add a product, you must have a category to start with.

Category

To create a new category:
1. Click on the “Create Category” button.
2. Enter the category name and select a category type.
3. Click on “Submit” to create the new category.

Parent category: If you want to create a category nested under the main category.
Sort order: If you want to customize the arrangement of the categories. Smaller number will be arrange from the top.

Products

To add a new product:
1.  Click on the “Add New Product” button.
2. Enter the product name, price and description.
3. Choose a category for the new product.

Code (SKU): Product code for your own reference when handling the order.
Usual price: If the product wants to display like a discounted item.
Stock on hand: The product will be active as long as it has more than 0 in quantity.

Images

To add product image to the new product, browse to the image file and click on “Add”. Remember to click on “Save Information” button after adding the images.

You may also add the product images later.

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Create a template

30 November 2010

All newly set up stores are installed with the default template.

The appearance of the default template can be customized easily at the Layout Settings page. Click on “Settings” from the menu and click on “Layout” tab.

The most effective way to change the appearance of a website is to change the background image. You can upload your background image to free image hosts (e.g. TinyPic) and link them to your store at the “Background Image’ field.

Besides changing the background image, you can also make changes to the colors used at your store by updating the color theme settings. Mix and match 3 of your favorite colors and use it at your store.

You can see the changes directly at your shopfront.

Template HTML Editor

If you have basic HTML knowledge, you can further enhance your store appearance by tweaking the HTML template of your store. Click on the “Template HTML Editor” and you be brought to the HTML editor.

Besides composing the HTML from scratch at the editor, you can also do it using your preferred software and import the file to the system. For owners that got their template from BlogSkins, we have prepared the Converter for your use.

If you are looking for professional design firms to help you with the design, contact our development team for some recommendations.

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