Before you begin adding merchandise to your online catalog, you need to make some decisions about your new catalog:

 

1. How will I process my orders from my catalog?

·   manually

·   credit card gateway

·   do I need export capability from my website to my existing inventory/accounting software

 

2. Which Credit Card Gateway will I use? (we recommend Authorize.net or PayFuse)

 

3. Which Credit Cards can shoppers use on my site?

 

4. How will I determine shipping costs for items purchased from my catalog?

·   by weight

·   by region

·   by item

·   by cart $ total

·   other

 

5. Which email address will receive the email notifications from the website when an order is placed?

 

6. Which catalog page type will I use?

·   Standard Item

·   Tables

 

7. How do I want to organize my items within my catalog?

 

8. What will be the names of my catalog Categories?

 

9. What catalog items will be in each Category?

 

Create an outline of your catalog on paper before you begin to add items to your online catalog(s). This can save you a lot of time in getting your catalog online!   

 

·   Catalog Category Names

·   Sub Category Names

·   Catalog Items that will go in each Category and Sub Category