From now on, as well as being able to create extra pages, embed videos and get detailed information about your visitors, you can now even sell products and services through your clever little site.
We’re doing this through Google Checkout, which is another one of Google’s great new services. A whole bunch of online sellers have already chosen Google Checkout over various other e-commerce providers such as PayPal due to Google’s straightforward, simple approach, great support and up-to-date information.
Sounds brilliant, so how do I use it?
- If you don’t already have one, you’ll need to create an account with Google and then sign up for the Google Checkout service. You can do this by going to http://www.google.com/checkout and clicking the “Sign Up Now” link under the Sell with Google Checkout heading.
- Use your Google Checkout account to generate your Google Checkout code for each product. You should see something like this:
Choose your options...
Followed by this:
... and generate your Google Checkout code
- Now you’ve got the code you need, log in to your clever little site, and go to the page you want to put the product button onto, and click the “Google Checkout” button on the toolbar.
- In the window that pops up, simply paste in the code from Google and then click “Insert”. When you go to do this again for another product, the second piece of code will already be there for you, as this part should always be the same anyway.
- You’ll see a placeholder appear on your page, which represents your new Google Checkout button. You can move this around the page in the same way you would an image, or delete it again in the same way you would with any text or images.
If you save your changes and click “View Changes” to view your site normally, you’ll see the new buttons appear on your page, ready to be used.
Your Google Checkout placeholder...
... and it's equivalent button on your site
Okay, cool. So what can I do now?
Well, here’s a few ideas: You could create an online art gallery and sell one-off items you’ve created, like paintings or sculptures. Or, you could utilise all those extra pages and create a full blown online e-commerce shop. You could even use your website as an online box office and sell event tickets through it.
The possibilities are endless!
