Members Z-Mann Posted November 3, 2010 Members Posted November 3, 2010 I'm about to release a CD in conjunction with several t-shirts and am looking for the best way to take payments and pre-orders. I use bandzoogle for my website, but their default store uses paypal which I find mildly annoying. I think PayPal may even drive possible buyers away. Ideally, buying should be a straight-forward and simple and people should be able to complete their order in a couple of minutes. I've considered using Nimbit's service for creating a store-front. They also have some apps/widgets for selling on your website and Facebook fan page. I have no idea if their service is worth the price (around $13 a month) or how much of a fee gets taken from each order. I'd love to hear anyone's success stories. I'm ready to get something into place ASAP. Thanks!
Members Ronan Murphy Posted November 3, 2010 Members Posted November 3, 2010 Its very easy to set up as a paypal merchant. They make it super easy to create icons and drop down menus for any kind of pricing or packages you want. You can see an example at the bottom of this page where people can use paypal to pay for phone consulting with me.http://homerecordingbootcamp.com/bootcamps-consulting/proffesional-and-home-recording-studio-consulting-by-phone/ Beyond that you could do the old, "send me a check" mail order. If you want to take credit cards be prepared to pay a 3rd party a good chunk of money, or absorb all the costs of being a credit card merchant yourself (we are currently setting that up now for a few of my businesses and the cost is a bit high).
Moderators daddymack Posted November 3, 2010 Moderators Posted November 3, 2010 Ronan is correct...paypal exists and thrives because the alternatives are much more involved and potentially expensive. Even as a 'merchant' direct with a cc company, they will suck up to 9 cents per dollar from every transaction, depending on your relationship and volume (AmEx is the worst, btw)...maybe more now (I have not dealt with this recently under the new economic paradigm...)...you pay for the 'convenience' of their 'service'...if you are big enough to have a business banker, they can usually negotiate you a better rate per transaction (3-4% was the old target)
Members Z-Mann Posted November 4, 2010 Author Members Posted November 4, 2010 The more I look into it, the easier PayPal seems to be. However the Nimbit platform is looking enticing because you can create store-front widgets for Facebook/Myspace/etc.
Moderators daddymack Posted November 4, 2010 Moderators Posted November 4, 2010 Our webmonkeys recently set up a storefront for one of our premium lines, I will ask them what they used...ah.. http://www.aspdotnetstorefront.com/ probably a bit more than the average musician would need...
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