February 2008

Save time by using “Clone” Product

Posted by rishi

Entering in products that are very similar?   Now you can “Clone” any existing product and save time listing similar products.

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TheFind.com indexes all Flying Cart stores

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TheFind.com now crawls all Flying Cart stores!  You can view all Flying Cart store products here.

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Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Week

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I am excited to be involved in Wisconsin Entrepreneurship week this year. I will be speaking with high school students all across Wisconsin about starting and running a business. Feel free to tune in online.

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Bulk Upload is Here!

Posted by rishi

Have a ton of products? Want to make quick updates? Have an eBay store and want to make a quick transition to Flying Cart.

Well now you can! All you need to do is upload an Excel CSV file with your product details and you are good to go. You can find the Bulk Upload feature under the products tab.

Bulk Upload was whipped up by our brilliant Tech Arch Brian Beermann. If you love this feature all the credit goes to him.

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Google Trends - Maybe you should be marketing in New Zealand?

Posted by rishi

Ever wonder where your products would be most in demand? Google Trends shows you search volume on each city.

Based on Google Trends:

Persian Rugs are popular in New Zealand

Hair Bows are popular in Baton Rouge, LA

Soy Candles are really popular in the United States

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How do I get PayPal setup on my store?

Posted by rishi

You can charge customers by credit card or PayPal by integrating your store with your PayPal Business Account.

If you don’t have a PayPal Business Account, follow these steps to get one:

  1. Go to PayPal.com.
  2. Click “Sign Up Today” at the bottom on the page.
  3. Click on “Start Now” under Business Account. (If you already have a PayPal account, click “Upgrade” on the right side of the page.)
  4. Select “Website Payments Standard” from the drop down menu.
  5. Follow the three PayPal steps listed on the PayPal website.

Once you have your PayPal business account. Follow these steps:

  1. Login to your store
  2. Click on the “Store” tab
  3. Click on the “Settings” sub tab
  4. Enter in the email you use to login to your PayPal business account

  1. Click on the “Update Settings” button located at the bottom of the page to save your changes

Your customers will now be able to purchase your products with a credit card or PayPal account!

NOTE: You will need to verify your bank account and email information with PayPal in order to successfully place an order in your store. It takes 3-5 business days after signing up for a PayPal business account to start accepting payments via PayPal standard (with a credit card). If your cart still doesn’t work after 3 days call PayPal Tech Services directly at 1-800-852-1973 to see whats going on with your account.

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Slide widgets on Flying Cart Stores

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Check out Charms By CJ’s. They have a cool product slide show on their homepage using a slide.com widget.

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Join our Customer Panel - Help us make Flying Cart even better

Posted by rishi

We are forming a 10 person customer panel that we can ask questions and gain feedback from before making big decisions.  Send us an e-mail letting us know why you would want to join.

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