Getting Started Guide
Introduction
This guide will give you a step-by-step process on how to go live with your online store. Once you have finished this process you will be ready to start selling.
Fill out the Setup Wizard
Setup your Logo
Once you have your logo login to your store's admin to upload or change your logo. We recommend 120px height by 350px wide, but they can range in size from 60px in height to 500px wide. For more information on changing to uploading your logo, please see the Change My Logo Guide.
Setup your Merchant Account/Online Payment Gateway
Setting up online payment methods will allow you to accept payment credit cards. The advantage to this is that you do not have to process your payments manually, however, you do need to have an account with a payment gateway. Click here for details on setting up you a payment gateway.
Setup Payment Methods
Setting up payments methods will allow you to accept credit cards types like Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express as well as Net Terms customers. For more detailed information on setting up your Payment methods, see the Set up Payment Methods.
Setup Shipping Methods
To begin adding a shipping method, login to your store's Admin and from the left navigation menu, go to Settings ->Shipping Manager. Fill out the main "General Shipping Settings" before adding UPS, FedEx, ...Etc.
Now setup each shipping method you would like to offer (we recommend not using more than 2 one is best).
For more information on setting up the different shipping options, please see the Shipping Help.
Setup Sales Tax
To begin adding a shipping method, login to your store's Admin and from the left navigation menu, go to Settings ->Sales Tax Manager. There are two options here "Tax Tables" and "TaxCloud" select the method you want to use. For more information on setting up the Tax Options options, please see the Tax Options Guide.
Place a Test Order
Once all of your options have been set up, you are ready to place a test order through your online store to make sure everything is functioning properly. Make sure to test out all payment methods and shipping options, just as a customer would.
Point your Domain Name
This process will point your domain name (www.mystorename.com) to our servers where your store is located. After your domain name is pointed to Power-eCommerce 's name servers, be sure to change your store URL to reflect the newly pointed domain name. This can be done at the bottom of the "Store Settings" page found by going to Settings ->General ->Store Settings. For more information on pointing your domain, please see the How to point my domain.
Your site is ready to take orders now.