Chapter 3: Adding E-Commerce to Your Site
In This Chapter
Choosing a server
Comparing secure and shared servers
Using PayPal to accept payments
Using PayPal Pro
Creating a user-friendly e-commerce site
Adding a shopping cart
Working with customers
Selling merchandise and services online has become commonplace. People can do comparison shopping in the comfort of their own homes and order almost any (legal) nonperishable item from online stores. And in many cases, the prices are less than purchasing items from a brick-and-mortar store.
So how can you cash in on this online bonanza with your website? Set up an e-commerce site. You can use a secure server and integrate the site with an online payment package, but that can be rather costly to set up. Another option is to set up the site ...