eCart checkout shipping (eCommerce Series)

1. Dreamweaver CS4 or higher.
2. eCart 6 or higher installed and activated in Dreamweaver.
   
3. Site defined in Dreamweaver - Watch video tutorial: Setting up a site in Dreamweaver.
   
4. Saved PHP page with shopping cart. For assistance, view this tutorial: Add a shopping cart.
   
5. Connection in Dreamweaver to your database. For assistance, view this tutorial: Create a PHP database connection.
6. MySQL database. If you do not have one, you can download our free eCommerce MySQL database in this tutorial.
7. Set up an account with a supported payment gateway if you process credit cards. For assistance, view this tutorial: Online payment solutions.
   
8. Shipping provider account if you ship physical goods. For assistance, view this tutorial: Online shipping solutions.

The Shipping tab is where you set up shipping charges for orders through your eCommerce site.

1. Shipping Settings: Charges can be static or calculated using a shipping provider of your choosing.
   
   1. Include shipping fields on checkout page: Determines if you will collect shipping information from your customer.
      
      
   2. Base rate: Flat rate amount (in dollars) to be applied to every order.
      
      
   3. Per item rate: Flat rate amount (in dollars) to be applied to each ordered item.
      
      
      

1. Shipping Provider: Sets your chosen shipping provider service and leads to additional settings for each particular provider.
   
   1. None: Select if there are no shipping charges or in the event that flat rates will be charged.
      
      
      
      
      
   2. Australia Post: More information regarding signing up for this shipping provider can be found at the Australia Post website.
      
      
      
      
      
   3. FedEx: More information regarding signing up for this shipping provider can be found at the FedEx website.
      
      
      
      
      
   4. UPS: More information regarding signing up for United Parcel Service can be found at the UPS website.
      
      
      
      
      
   5. USPS: More information regarding signing up for United States Postal Service can be found at the USPS website.
      
      
      

For more assistance with shipping provider accounts, go to Online shipping solutions (eCommerce series).

Now that you are finished with Shipping, the third tab in the eCart Checkout Wizard, proceed to the Tax tutorial: eCart checkout tax rules (eCommerce Series).

With eCart technology as the cornerstone of the WebAssist eCommerce series, these in-depth tutorials will walk you through the steps of building an eCommerce site: product catalogs, shopping carts, product options (both static and dynamic), and checkout including payments. Completing the eCart portion of the series is help for setting up a back-end administration to manage your eCommerce business. Additionally, to be used with or without eCart, you will learn about payment gateway providers, hosting solutions, and online shipping accounts.

1. Introduction to the eCommerce series: An overview of the WebAssist eCommerce series including a detailed description of each tutorial.
   
   
2. Create a product catalog: Learn to create a dynamic product catalog for an online store.
   
   1. In Create a product catalog I, you will learn if a dynamic product catalog is appropriate for your online store and how to complete the initial set-up.
      
   2. In Create a product catalog II, you will learn how to create product administration pages, product catalog pages, and order pages for your dynamic product catalog.

   
   

3. Add a shopping cart: Learn about using eCart to create a responsive shopping cart for selling your products online.
   
   1. Create an eCart object to define the structure of your shopping cart.
      
   2. Place an Add to Cart button on a product catalog which your customers can use to select items to purchase and add them to their shopping cart.
      
   3. Design a responsive shopping cart page that holds informational details about the products a customer is purchasing.

   
   

4. Add dynamic product options I: Learn how to add dynamic product options to your website's online store using eCart's shopping cart functionality.
   
   
5. Add dynamic product options II: Learn how to add dynamic product options, which include options within themselves (for example, incremental pricing), to your website's online store using eCart's shopping cart functionality.
   
   
6. Add static product options: Learn how to add static product options to your online catalog store.
   
   
7. Add checkout and administration: Learn how to manage checkout, payments, and the back-end administration of your eCommerce site using the seven tabs in the eCart Checkout Wizard - Settings, Payments, Shipping, Tax, Orders, Email, and Form Design.
   
   1. In the Settings tab, you will choose the general settings for your site and checkout pages.
      
   2. In the Payments tab, you will set up payment provider and checkout options.
      
   3. In the Shipping tab, you will choose shipping providers and set charges.
      
   4. In the Tax tab, you will set the rules for sales tax or VAT.
      
   5. In the Orders tab, you will configure your order storage options.
      
   6. In the Email tab, you will enter your email server settings.
      
   7. In the Form Design tab, you will select your checkout form from preset designs.

   
   

8. Online payment solutions: Learn about online payment solutions including seamless checkout, remote checkout, and various PayPal checkout options.
   
   
9. Hosting provider solutions: Learn about and choose between five hosting providers, 1&1, GoDaddy, HostGator, Network Solutions, and DreamHost.
   
   
10. Online shipping solutions: Learn where and how to set up free shipping accounts with FedEx, UPS, USPS, and Australia Post.

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