Tips for Creating an Online Store

For those of you that use Google Checkout, you can now offer coupons to your customers! Google allows you to create coupons for a percentage off the order total or for a specific dollar value discount.

Here’s how you set up a coupon in Google Checkout:

1. Log in to your Google Checkout account and go to “My Sales”.
2. Click on the “Tools” tab at the top, then click on “Coupons” on the left side.
3. Click on “Create a new coupon”.
4. Fill out steps 1-3 to create your coupon and click “Create”.

When customers make a purchase with Google Checkout in your store, they will see a place on the order page to enter the coupon code. The discount will be applied right there and the person can pay as usual.

The coupon code and the discount will be shown on the order page in Flying Cart.

You can mail out your coupon codes to customers with a fan mailing or offer them to all shoppers by posting the code on your site. You could even mail a special coupon code in your shipping notifications to try to get repeat business. You can get pretty creative with your promotions.

You have to use Google Checkout for this, as the service is not offered for PayPal users.  Here are some directions on how to switch to Google Checkout.

Tags: coupons, google, Google Checkout

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