One Shopping Cart to Unite Them All

Traditional merchant account, PayPal™, Google Checkout™, 2Checkout™... siteZen's built-in shopping cart works the same with all of them and lets hosts collect affiliate fees when users sign up for them.

Traditional merchant accounts are the gold standard of e-commerce, and siteZen supports virtually all traditional processors using CartManager™ as a gateway. Unfortunately, the fees, security requirements and lengthy commitments are deal-breakers for smaller startups or sites with volume under $1000 - 2000. A local amateur soccer team's site might sell only a team t-shirt to local fans, generating $100/month in sales.

These are the very same customers that low- to medium-level hosting accounts typically target with site builders. Fortunately, no-commitment processors are now more popular than ever, have competetive fees, and have very user-friendly security requirements. Each has its unique strengths:

	Affiliate Program	Setup	Monthly Fees	Transaction Fees	Commitment	lnt'l Coverage
CartManager™  w/built-in Merchant Account	Yes	$0	$10 + $15 Gateway	$0.20 + 2.29% ($15 minimum)	1 month	+
CartManager™  + your own Merchant Account	Yes	$0 + Merchant	$10 + Merchant Account	Merchant Account's	1 month + Merchant Account	++++
PayPal™	Yes	$0	$0	$0.30 + 2.9%	None	++
Google Checkout™	Yes	$0	$0	$0.20 + 2.0%	None	+
2checkout™	Yes	$45	$0	$0.45 + 5.5%	None	+++

Easier for Newcomers to Personal E-Commerce

siteZen integrates shopping with the regular content of the site. For most users, this is more intuitive than a "catalog" approach and grants more flexibility in laying out the descriptions of products. All of the product information is contained in the "Add to Cart" button which is automatically created by siteZen.

• Start with a pre-fab shopping page in choice of layouts to help get started with the formatting of products. Users choose their card processor from a drop-down list.
• Enter text and pictures for each item with our regular rich text editing capability. There are no limitations on formatting or size.
• Double click on the Add to Cart button and use the form wizard displayed here to enter the details of the product.
• All of the account setup information is kept in one place so that it can be changed at any time without updating the Add to cart links.
• When the site is published it will link with the actual shopping cart and visitors may purchase the items.

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