Beta testers needed!

[Chicago Jake]

I'm setting up a little eCommerce store to sell some software products that I produce. Up until now, my "fulfillment" process has consisted of getting a PayPal notice of money received, and then me emailing the product. But this new method should allow the customers to "instant download" the product.

I think I have it set up properly, but I could use a few outside tests. You don't have to actually buy anything (unless you want to, of course), but just see if the products properly go into a shopping cart, and if the process seems to make sense.

One template is here:
engineeringsolutions.homestead.com/template_CBA.html

And the other is here:
engineeringsolutions.homestead.com/template_QFD.html

In both cases, it is the SWREG (Method #3 in the list of options) that I need tested.

Thanks a bunch!......Jake

PS - a free copy of the template of your choice to anyone who provides a report of how well (or badly) it works.

PPS - if anyone knows of a better eCommerce solution than this one, I'd be glad to hear about that, too.

[♥ COVID-19♥]

Did you look into the Yahoo Store?

[Chicago Jake]

No, but I did just now. I don't see that they have software instant delivery included as an option; just physical shipping.

[♥ COVID-19♥]

They do allow for downloading things like audio/video files, but I'd need to research other types.

[♥ COVID-19♥]

See if this link works. The page is titled "Selling Downloadable Goods":

help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/smallbusiness/store/manage/manage-10.html

[Chicago Jake]

That looks like it should work. I'll have to do more research to see if I like it better than my current one. Thanks!

Edited: Nope, not gonna work. A Yahoo store starts at $40/month. I'm not going to fork out that kind of dough until I know I have the business volume to justify it. My SWREG system only takes a cut of the sales (a larger cut than Yahoo), with no monthly fee to maintain the store. I'm sure there's a "break-even point" of sales volume where the Yahoo store becomes cheaper in the long run, but I'm also pretty sure I'm not there yet.

[Merlot Joe]

The both went to the shopping cart professor with no problem. Just clicked and there it was. Hope you can sell lots of them.

Joe

[Chicago Jake]

Thanks, Joseph!

[♥ COVID-19♥]

The first link seemed to work but the 2nd one took me here:

www.homestead.com/?s_cid=LINKSHARE

[♥ COVID-19♥]

I realize this might be a little out-of-scope considering what you originally asked for, but FWIW ...

I think the site isn't performing proper data validation.

Here's what I did:

a) go to the 1st link and click Instant Download from item #3
Notice: Quantity=1

b) pull down the Quantity menu and select "other"

c) enter a ridiculous Quantity

Note: I just appended 10 zeros after the 1

d) click Update Cart

Expected Result: an error message telling me that I entered a Quantity that exceeded the boundary limit (whatever that may be) and requesting I enter a number between 1 and <some_integer>.

Actual Result: A screen that says "Your Basket is Empty" with a Subtotal of $0.00; the rest of the screen is asking me how I want to pay (and since it's a total cost of nada, I might as well use AmEx)

-- BB (I'm a professional, so please don't try this at home)

[Chicago Jake]

Interesting. I'll have to try it from my office computer where the site won't recognize me.

[New Mama]

Beta testers? I got rid of my Sony Beta player in the 80's!

[Chicago Jake]

Anita, I think you need a vacation!

[♥ COVID-19♥]

Or some Italian sausage.

[New Mama]

;D ;D