Criteria For Shopping Cart Software - Using PayPal for Online Payments
eCommerce solutions are basically pointless unless they have a payments feature. To the best of my knowledge I have never seen a shopping cart solution that does not accept some sort of payments. The subject of accepting payments online is not the exactly what I am shooting for in this post. However, I do want to mention the different ways people can pay on a website. Most people like to pay with a credit card, however many small mom and pop shops don’t accept credit card payments because they are unable sell enough volume to make it worth while. For these types of stores the option becomes to a) accept checks and money order by mail b) Sign up for a paypal seller’s account C) Do both checks and paypal. As you probably know many people use paypal as a payment method for ebay auctions. What a lot of folks don’t know is that paypal can be used within a shopping cart environment.
WebCart has been programmed to accept almost every payment method imaginable. It’s the webmasters choice on what to turn on or off. However, we at WebCart are most proud of our paypal payment gateway. If you have a paypal account then all that is needed is a paypal email address, and the ability to type it in to WebCart’s administration area. With paypal you open up your online store to millions of potential customers who otherwise would not have been able to purchase from you.
The downside to using paypal is the fee they charge when you receive money. In addition, many people hate paypal, and would never use them. Overall I would say it can’t hurt if signing up for verisign or other credit card services like it are not a current option for you.
