Shopping Carts
CyberSource comes pre-installed within many popular Shopping Cart programs. They provide your Web store with a few key pieces or a complete package that includes a hosted e-commerce storefront, site administration, and payment processing in one package.
What does a Shopping Cart do? A Shopping Cart for your Web store serves the same primary function as a shopping cart in a grocery store. It is a means for the customer to gather products until ready for check out.
Most Shopping Carts have integrated related features into their product such as a database for storing your product and order information, a storefront that displays your product pages, search capability, and administration pages to allow you to manage your store (process orders, add products, define shipping and payment options).
How does a Shopping Cart work? A Shopping Cart can be software that you integrate to create your own custom solution or a service that allows your Web store to start making sales very quickly.
A Shopping Cart bundles the key Web store features that you need to create your own online store and perform the administration behind it. For convenience, it is frequently offered as an add-on service by hosting providers.
With CyberSource pre-installed as part of your Shopping Cart package, when your customer is ready to purchase, their order data is automatically forwarded from your Web store to CyberSource for processing.
After your order comes to us, we process the data to your payment processor in real time. You can then view the order in the Business Center, a central location for managing your online payment transactions.
What are the main advantages of connecting with a Shopping Cart?
The main services you need are bundled to work together
You can have a store generating revenue very quickly
Cart providers maintain the software and add feature enhancements
Carts are programmed to enhance your availability in search engines
What technical skills are required? The degree of technical skill depends upon the Shopping Cart software you choose. Setting up a basic Shopping Cart couldn't be easier. It requires no scripting or language skills. You simply fill in your information and the cart takes care of the rest. More advanced cart software requires at least moderate technical skills to do customization within your Web store environment.