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This post is part 2 of a 3 part series on how to create your own online store and own your own website without any technical experience required.
The main point of these articles and videos is to convince you that you don’t need to rely on the Ebays, the Etsys or the Amazons of the world to sell goods online. There’s no reason to pay hefty selling fees when you can own your own online shop and keep all of the profits for yourself.
In part 1, I showed you how to create your own fully featured online store website with just a few clicks of the mouse. Today, I’m going to show you how to make your website transactions secure with SSL and how to install credit card processing on your online shop.
No Technical Experience Necessary
In an informal poll that I conducted with my newsletter readers a while back, most entrepreneurs want to start an online store but don’t want to be bogged down with technical details. They just want to start selling right away which is precisely why sites like Ebay and Etsy continue to prosper.
But what most people don’t know is that there are many open source options out there that are completely free. And the best part is that all of these carts support SSL and a plethora of credit card gateways out of the box.
What this means is that everything you need to run a fully functional shop that accepts credit cards and other forms of payment has already been created for you. You just need to know how to set things up and I’m going to show you exactly how to do it.
Video Tutorial
Today’s video is double the length of the last one at 28 minutes. However, I promise you that it is extremely detailed and shows you every single step that is required to start selling including…
- How to get a dedicated IP address for your website
- How to setup and purchase an SSL certificate
- How to enable SSL with Open Cart
- How to setup your merchant account and gateway
- How to setup Open Cart to accept credit cards
Enjoy the video!
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Wow, long video but I finally got through it all. Of course, I’ve forgotten everything already:) I’ll have to try this live at some point but it’s good to know that I have this step by step I can follow along the way. Thanks again. I may mess around with it this weekend. We’ll see
Hey David
Yeah, sorry for the length. It’s the type of video that you watch and do everything alongside at the same time.
Do these instructions work anywhere? I have a website already and I want to process credit cards online. How much of this will apply to me?
Hi Loretta
It depends on how you have your website setup and who your webhost is. Who is your webhost and what platform are you using? Does it support Authorize.net?
Great tutorial Steve! I like how you did a time lapse to show how long it takes for the webhost to install SSL. Should be helpful to anyone looking to start their own shop.
The power of the internet… is truly remarkable!
The tutorial is great! Very detailed and easy to comprehend. Although the video is quite long but it is definitely a good resource for this matter.
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Steve,
The pricing is outdated. Go Daddy is now charging $69.99 per year for standard SSL.
You can always find a coupon for much less. But you are right they have raised the default pricing.
If you need assistance getting a merchant account or a shopping cart, you can sign up with eWAY. We have helped more than 11,000 merchants get online and start taking payments through our seamless, secure gateway.
Kind regards,
The eWAY Team
Hi Steve,
Thank you for the informative videos. They have been very helpful.
I am setting up a website (hosted by Bluehost, using OpenCart) in Taiwan. Do you have any advice or information regarding setting up credit card processing when the website is doing business internationally and has a business address that’s not in the USA?
Thanks again.
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