johnmc Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 Hi, all! This has been bugging me all day... just can't find the correct question to ask the search engine, so... I'm brand new, wet-behind-the-ears with OSC. Playing with an initial install. The index states "No purchases will be charged etc...", yeah? So, I can do "test" purchases when checking ssl setup and stuff. What I wanna know is, at what point does the shop actually start to function fully? Is there a magic button I push that changes it all to "Click and be charged!!! We're tradin'!!!"? Or a specific series of financial setup steps I need to complete? I'm so dumb... John Mc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 The shop is live right from the beginning. All you need to do is change that text (if you read the text it will tell you where to go to change it). Add whatever shipping and payment modules you want and you're ready to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnmc Posted April 4, 2004 Author Share Posted April 4, 2004 Thanks, Zaq! I appreciate the reply. Yeah, I figured that if it's on-screen, it's LIVE! I guess what I really mean is, what's to stop a horde of dummies clickin' and orderin' while I'm still building the shop? How exactly does that "any products purchased will not be delivered nor will the customer be billed" thing work? Do I just ignore any orders until the date/time of my choosing? Is it as simple as installing/switching on the payment module LAST and BINGO! Your shop can trade? Or should the shop really be developed locally, then finally uploaded when good-to-go? Sorry for all the questions ;) Cheers, John Mc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighHobbies.com Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 Just ignore all orders... Until you actually "open" and are ready to go. Change the index to say grand opening sale or something to get people's attention and there you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kngrnr Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 Is it as simple as installing/switching on the payment module LAST and BINGO! Your shop can trade? yup its that simple! K Groner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizardsandwars Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 what's to stop a horde of dummies clickin' and orderin' while I'm still building the shop? If you have a 'horde of dummies' trying to order form you now, my advice is to turn on your payment module of choice, start filling orders, and give me the email address to your distibutor. Better to make the money now, and worry about developing later. However, I suspect you won't get any orders until you do some heavy advertising, or get your pages listed high in the search engines indexes, which could take a few months. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: As of Oct 2006, I'm not as active in this forum as I used to be, but I still work with osC quite a bit. If you have a question about any of my posts here, your best bet is to contact me though either Email or PM in my profile, and I'll be happy to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnmc Posted April 4, 2004 Author Share Posted April 4, 2004 Thanks all! :D I guess I'm just a bit paranoid... been reading about fraud... chargebacks... etc etc. I appreciate the support. John Mc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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