Sometimes, instead of creating or deleting products, you will simply want to edit an existing product in your 2Checkout account. This article describes the necessary steps and options you will encounter while doing so.
Editing an Exisiting Product
July 14th, 2009, by: ricks 2CO StaffTutorial: Charging Shipping by Order Weight
May 27th, 2009, by: ricks 2CO StaffThe new Shipping Wizard in the Vendors Administration Area (VA) provides suppliers with more options for setting up shipping charges. One of these options is the ability to charge shipping based on the order weight. When shipping charges are based on order weight, suppliers may set charges based on exact order weight, or they may set charges based on weight ranges. This tutorial will explain how to create a shipping method in your account that will be based on the order weight.
Tutorial: Charging shipping by order total
May 4th, 2009, by: ricks 2CO StaffThe new Shipping Wizard in the Vendors Administration Area(VA) provides suppliers with more options for setting up shipping charges. One of the new options is the ability to charge shipping based on the order total. This tutorial will explain how to create a shipping method in your account that will be based on the order total.
To begin, you will first need to log in to your account and then click the Shipping tab to be redirected to the Shipping Methods page in your account.
Step 1: Click the blue plus sign “+” next to Add New Shipping Method on the right side of the Shipping page. A new Shipping Wizard window will open in your browser.
TUTORIAL: Creating Products in the New Vendors Administration Area
March 30th, 2009, by: ricks 2CO StaffThis tutorial will explain how to create products in the new Vendors Administration Area(VA).
TUTORIAL: Tracking Funds For Credit Card Orders
April 30th, 2008, by: ricks 2CO StaffThis step-by-step tutorial offers a simplified description of the order process and introductory instructions on how suppliers can track their orders paid via credit card.
Step 1: The customer places an order. Both the customer and the supplier receive a confirmation of the order via email and the order details can now be viewed in the supplier’s 2Checkout.com account. An authorization hold for the funds will be placed on the customer’s account. On the order details page, the Status field will display as approved, and the Date Paid field will display as Not Yet Paid. Continue reading…
TUTORIAL: Adding Products to the Affiliate Program
April 4th, 2008, by: simba 2CO StaffAdding a product to the affiliate listing can be very beneficial to the promotion of your merchandise and/or services. Before reading this tutorial, make sure you have established at least one product under your 2Checkout account. You can get instruction on how to do this by following the tutorial regarding the creation of products here.
To add an established product to the affiliate program, first locate the product in the listing by logging into the Vendor Administration area and clicking on the Products main tab. Find the product in the listing and click the Edit icon next to that specific product under the Actions column.
TUTORIAL: Finding Affiliate Opportunities
April 4th, 2008, by: joel 2CO StaffThis tutorial will explain how to search/browse affiliate resale opportunities, obtain the HTML for addition to your site and view your affiliate commission information. To participate in our affiliate program you must first sign up for a free affiliate account at the following url: https://www.2checkout.com/va/signup. These free accounts are only for individuals who wish to offer current vendors products to customers and earn a commission. If you wish to be a part of the affiliate program and offer your own products for others to sell then you must sign up for a full 2Checkout account. Affiliates can then sign into the account at https://www.2checkout.com/va/
Once you have logged into your account you can browse our affiliate opportunities by clicking on the ‘Affiliates’ tab on your account homepage. Here you may search affiliate resale opportunities by keyword. You can also browse the affiliate resale opportunities by product category.
TUTORIAL: Creating Shipping Methods
March 24th, 2008, by: beau 2CO StaffIf you plan to offer tangible products via 2Checkout you will need to create at least one shipping method.This tutorial will explain how you can create a shipping method using the new vendor administration section of your 2Checkout account.
Once you have logged in please click on the ‘Shipping’ tab.
From the shipping screen click the icon labeled ‘Add New Shipping Method’ to open the Shipping Wizard. The first screen has three sections, as described below.
TUTORIAL: Creating an Invoice
March 3rd, 2008, by: craig 2CO StaffThe Request Invoice feature exists primarily for invoicing purposes where it may be necessary to bill for a product or service that does not have a static price, or the final sales price is unknown.
Request Invoice can also be utilized for billing for excessive server time for web hosts, or for services that need to be billed in addition to the product/pricing structure hard-coded via 2Checkout’s product listing.
You can use our Request Invoice feature to have an invoice emailed to your customer. The email will have a link to a payment form where the buyer can make payment to you. This tutorial will walk you through the invoicing process so you can successfully request a payment from a client and can be followed by logging into our new vendor administration area here.
To issue a payment request please follow these steps:
- Click on the Sales tab near the top of your account homepage.
- Click on the Request Invoice tab in the sales menu.
- Fill out each field on the Request For Payment page as they are listed below.
- Your Invoice Number- number you will use to identify the invoice.
- Relevant Web Site- The website that is providing the product or service. (optional)
- Product- You must use the drop down menu to select the product that is being ordered. (Invoices cannot be sent for recurring products so they will not display on this menu)
- Payment Amount- The total price of the invoice.
- Payor Name- The customers name.
- Payor Email- The customers email.
- Subject of Email- Message in the subject line of the email. (optional)
- Use the comment box to add any additional comments you wish to include in the invoice such a list of products being ordered or description of the payment. (optional)
- Click on the Submit Request button to send the invoice.
That’s all there is to it. Once the customer completes the order with their payment information, the sale will be logged to your account and email notification sent to you and the customer. Please note that the order will be treated as intangible and will deposit automatically. The order will not show in your mark shipping report. If the order is tangible you may send the shipping information to the customers by adding a comment to the order.
TUTORIAL: How to Refund A Sale
February 25th, 2008, by: craig 2CO StaffThis tutorial will cover basic sale maintenance and will include issuing refunds and instructions on stopping/starting recurring orders. This tutorial is based on the new vendor administration area which is accessible here. Orders can either be canceled or refunded based on the status they are in. For more information on order status please visit the article “What is Order Status”.
If an order or recurring installment is in approved status it can still be canceled without the customer being charged or 2Checkout fees applied to the suppliers account. If an order is in pending or deposited status a total or partial refund can be issued to the customer. If the order was passed in using our plug and play parameters individual products and shipping charges can also be refunded by using our line item refund feature.
Continue reading…