Overwhelmed - Setup Questions

Discussion in 'eCommerce' started by Khaos05, May 27, 2010.

  1. #1
    Hey everyone,

    I've spent the better part of the day trying to get things set up and my brain is starting to not work anymore. I'm trying to set up a zen cart website that will allow me to post products from a drop shipping provider and accept paypal (paypal and debit/credit cards).

    So far:
    - I have my website all set up (hosting, domain, zen car INSTALLED). However, even though I have set up some of it (basic settings) there is A LOT left to setting up zen cart.

    - I have a business paypal account. I have API credentials integrated with zen cart site to accept paypal. However, I'm confused on how to finish setting up my business account - paypal acts like I haven't finished setting it up because it has a "My Business Setup" link that wants to walk me through payment solutions, bank accounts, shipping and tax settings, and bookkeeping.

    I just want to make sure that before I really launch my eStore, that paypal is FULLY set up and ready to go and that my zen cart site is FULLY set up and ready to go (can post products and accept paypal).
     
    Khaos05, May 27, 2010 IP
  2. jestep

    jestep Prominent Member

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    Paypal's not going to know if you're integrated properly. Make sure you look at each step they are recommending, but most likely those are just default steps for a new account. Make sure you customize your paypal checkout page with your logo and business name.

    Add a $1 item and have a friend test the checkout through Paypal a few times. You can also setup a Paypal sandbox account (https://developer.paypal.com/devscr?cmd=_signup-run) to test the checkout process which wont require you to actually make a purchase. I'm not positive, but your cart should have a way to use the sandbox instead of the actual paypal checkout for testing.
     
    jestep, May 28, 2010 IP