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    I am going to start a new website and I have looked at so many sitebuilder programs - my head is swimming. Can you tell me on this one when the site and shopping cart are set up can you automatically send orders from the cart directly to your dropship vendors. I really don't want to send orders manually - I would love everything to be automated.

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    Anything is possible, waht kind of API does your dropship vendor use.
    How does he accept orders?
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    I am not sure what API is - what I do know is that orders for a particular product go to a particular vendor via email. My current site has many products and many vendors and when one product is ordered, the pertinent order information goes to that vendor only. On this site that I want to create, to start I will only have one vendor, but I want that vendor to get an order notification (with all the pertinent shipping information) automatically. I also want to make sure that if in the future if I add other vendors to this site they too can get the order automatically. I also want to make sure that that feature - sends the right order to the right vendor.

    Gosh I hope this make sense, but this is one of the most important features I am looking for - I don't want to be tied to my computer all day sending orders to factories, I want them to receive the order whether I am in the office or on vacation or sick or whatever.

    By the way thank you for trying to help me find this answer.

    Julie

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    Anyhing is possible, waht kind of API does your dropship vendor use.
    How does he accept orders?

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    Short for Application Program Interface, API is a set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications. A good API makes it easier to develop a program by providing all the building blocks. A programmer puts the blocks together. Most operating environments, such as MS-Windows, provide an API so that programmers can write applications consistent with the operating environment. Although APIs are designed for programmers, they are ultimately good for users because they guarantee that all programs using a common API will have similar interfaces. This makes it easier for users to learn new programs.
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    You still need to find out how your dropship company accepts automated orders.
    I'm sure you will not be a slave to your computer at first. You can proccess orders
    once or twice a day. We offer oscommerce as a shopiing cart. Very high satisfaction
    rating. Oscommerce is one of the best ones around.

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    Does a shopping cart and ordering facilities automatically come with the set up on Voda Host? What type of paument does it allow and how is it process? How would I receive payment of a product purchased?

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    In your control panel panel...

    Click fanatastico ( Big Blue Smily Face) Bottom of page.

    Here you will find oscommerce. it is completely self installing and is free
    as part of your web hosting package. You can proccess any type of
    cc payment.

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    Hi, I have a question concerning the osCommerce shopping cart..
    I have looked at the on line help files but not found them to be very useful for someone just starting out. I did some searching and found a place selling a manual that also contains extra CRE, My question is do you provide it with the hosting account... here it is incase you don't know what I'm talking about.
    COMPLETE INSTALLATION or UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS
    FOR CRE LOADED 6.1x OSCOMMERCE

    With these CRE Loaded 6.15 PRE-INSTALLED ADD-ON CONTRIBUTIONS you can :
    • Easily set up Meta Tags to attract Search Engines
    • Upload dozens, hundreds or even thousands of products at once with EasyPopulate
    • Get your store listed with FROOGLE Product Search Engine
    • Offer Specials, Volume Discounts
    • Take orders by phone and add them to your stores database
    • Accept banner advertising
    • Non-Profit sites can accept Donations
    • Establish an Affiliate Program, have dozens of others sell your products for a commission!
    • Manage Content: Use easy HTML Editor to edit Home, FAQ's, NewsDesk, Information Pages, and create new pages
    • Give Discounts and Coupons
    • Change the look and feel of your site with a click of a Template!
    • Exchange links with other websites automatically
    • Customers can purchase without creating an account
    • Automatic password protection for your Admin
    • Suggest related items: Customers who bought this also bought that
    • Get monthly revenue and sales tax reports, save to spreadsheet
    • Control product downloads
    • Make extra $$ with Google AdSense ads
    • Let customers view multiple product pictures and views
    • Customers can have Wish Lists
    • Manage Email campaigns, newsletters, use photos and special fonts
    • Automatic install of credit card payments
    • Customers can choose FedEx, UPS, USPS, more.
    As you can see from this list there are plenty of useful extra's

    Also do you have any Video tutorials on how to customize the shopping cart?

    Thanks,

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    Quote Originally Posted by stkeys
    Hi, I have a question concerning the osCommerce shopping cart..
    I have looked at the on line help files but not found them to be very useful for someone just starting out. I did some searching and found a place selling a manual that also contains extra CRE, My question is do you provide it with the hosting account... here it is incase you don't know what I'm talking about.
    COMPLETE INSTALLATION or UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS
    FOR CRE LOADED 6.1x OSCOMMERCE

    With these CRE Loaded 6.15 PRE-INSTALLED ADD-ON CONTRIBUTIONS you can :
    • Easily set up Meta Tags to attract Search Engines
    • Upload dozens, hundreds or even thousands of products at once with EasyPopulate
    • Get your store listed with FROOGLE Product Search Engine
    • Offer Specials, Volume Discounts
    • Take orders by phone and add them to your stores database
    • Accept banner advertising
    • Non-Profit sites can accept Donations
    • Establish an Affiliate Program, have dozens of others sell your products for a commission!
    • Manage Content: Use easy HTML Editor to edit Home, FAQ's, NewsDesk, Information Pages, and create new pages
    • Give Discounts and Coupons
    • Change the look and feel of your site with a click of a Template!
    • Exchange links with other websites automatically
    • Customers can purchase without creating an account
    • Automatic password protection for your Admin
    • Suggest related items: Customers who bought this also bought that
    • Get monthly revenue and sales tax reports, save to spreadsheet
    • Control product downloads
    • Make extra $$ with Google AdSense ads
    • Let customers view multiple product pictures and views
    • Customers can have Wish Lists
    • Manage Email campaigns, newsletters, use photos and special fonts
    • Automatic install of credit card payments
    • Customers can choose FedEx, UPS, USPS, more.
    As you can see from this list there are plenty of useful extra's

    Also do you have any Video tutorials on how to customize the shopping cart?

    Thanks,

    Yes, Oscommerce comes Pre-loaded in your members control panel and
    takes about 10 seconds to activate. It is very easy to use. If you are
    looking for Oscommerce tutorials. Please click the below....


    http://www.demodemo.com/tutorials_osc.html

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    Hi, thanks for your reply and the tutorial link.... but that doesn't answer my question about if you already have CRE LOADED 6.1x OSCOMMERCE this has far more functions than the standard osCommerce such as

    Easily set up Meta Tags to attract Search Engines
    Upload dozens, hundreds or even thousands of products at once with EasyPopulate
    Does your shopping cart come with EasyPopulate installed?
    and all the rest of the items in the above list?

    Or is that something I would have to purchase seperately and install myself?

    Regards,

    Steve

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    We have the latest and most updated version of oScommerce.

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