About this feature

The Google Checkout feature allows shoppers to check out from your site more easily.

Introduction

If a shopper already has a Google Checkout account, they do not have to enter payment and billing information to purchase from your site.  An easier checkout process encourages purchases, and you want every tool you can use to aid the online side of your business.

All eMerchantClub version 10 eCommerce Web sites come with Google Checkout functionality.

Instructions

If you do not already have a Google Checkout Merchant account created on your eMerchantClub eCommerce e-mail address, then create a Google Checkout account now.

The first question asks if you have a Google account.

It really wants to know if you have a Google account associated with the eMerchantClub e-mail address associated with your eCommerce site.

If you have not already signed up for Google service with your eCommerce e-mail address, click No.

If you have already signed up for Google services with your eCommerce e-mail address, click Yes, sign in at the prompt, and then skip the Create a new Google Account section of this manual.

Create a new Google Account for use with Google Checkout

Enter the e-mail address associated with your eCommerce site.

Fill out the rest of the screen, read Google’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, and then click Create Account >>.

Fill out the screens to create your Google Checkout Merchant Account.

Copy Google Code

In your Google Checkout merchant account, click Settings.

Click Integration on the left menu.

Copy and paste the Google merchant ID and the Google merchant key from the Account information section of the Google checkout screen to the Google Checkout tab of the My Account screen in your Site Manager.

Find the My Account screen in the Support column of your version 10 Site Manager.

Use the Google Checkout tab in your Site Manager to enter the Google merchant ID and Google merchant key.

Select Enable Google Checkout.

When using a “live” Google checkout merchant account (as opposed to a Sandbox account, see below), select the Google checkout mode called Production.

Copy the API callback URL from your Site Manager and paste it into the API callback URL box on the Google checkout screen.

After you paste the API callback URL, make sure the XML tag is selected.

Do not select HTML.

After you verify all of the settings are correct, click Apply in your Site Manager.

On the Google checkout screen, click Advanced settings, select the checkbox next to each advanced setting, and then click Save.

Sandbox

You can create a sandbox account on Google checkout, and run your site in Sandbox mode, which you use only for testing purposes.  Google does not process purchases made through a Sandbox account, so you can run test purchases with your site in this mode without spending any money.

To create a sandbox account, first sign out of Google services, and then visit the Google checkout sandbox page.  Use a different e-mail address for this account than you use for other accounts.  You can create an e-mail alias in your eCommerce e-mail tool.

Click Mailbox in the Support column in your Site Manager to access your mailbox.

See the WebMail Manager section in the manual for information on creating new mail boxes.

To activate SandBox mode, first change the Google checkout mode to Sandbox.  Next, paste the Google checkout Sandbox merchant ID and Sandbox merchant key into those boxes, and then click Apply.

When you finish running tests, return it to Production mode, and make sure that your production merchant ID and merchant key codes are correct, and then click Apply.

Google Checkout Overview

When a shopper purchases from your site using Google Checkout, they do not have to create a separate account on your site.  This means there are less accounts and passwords for them to remember.  They also do not have to worry about whether or not the site they shop on is secure; since Google handles the financial part of the transaction, they can shop from any Google Checkout site with total security.

Google does not charge any monthly fees to accept payments through Google Checkout, making it an inexpensive method of accepting payments on the Internet.  With Google Checkout, you only pay transaction fees when you make a sale.  Starting in May 2009, Google set new transaction fees:

Transaction processing fees
When you use Google Checkout to process your sales, you'll be charged rates as low as 1.9% + $0.30 per transaction.  With Google Checkout, there are no monthly, setup, or gateway service fees.

The transaction processing rates you'll be charged each month will be determined by your sales volume during the prior calendar month. Learn more

See Google’s current transaction fees:  http://checkout.google.com/seller/fees.html

Google Checkout accepts major credit and debit cards, including VISA, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover.  Buyers enter their credit or debit card information when they first sign up for Google Checkout and can select their preferred payment type during checkout.

Google Checkout is available to U.S. and U.K. merchants. U.S. Google Checkout merchants must have a U.S. bank account and U.S. address, plus either of the following:

• A Social Security number (optional) and a valid credit card
• A Federal Tax ID/Employer Identification Number (EIN)

When shoppers browse your site, Google Checkout's streamlined checkout process helps lower cart abandonment and persuades shoppers to buy.

If shoppers have used Google Checkout in the past, they can simply enter their Google Checkout login emails and passwords to complete purchases from you.  They will not have to enter their payment and shipping information each time they buy.  Shoppers who have not used Google Checkout before can sign up for Google Checkout as part of the purchasing process.

This fast, secure checkout process helps persuade even casual shoppers to buy.

Google Checkout has prevention tools help stop invalid orders from reaching you.  You will also enjoychargeback protection.

Overview for Buyers

If a shopper already has a Google Checkout account, they do not have to enter payment and billing information to purchase from your site.  An easier checkout process encourages purchases, and you want every tool you can use to aid the online side of your business.

Google Checkout is a free service that allows buyers to use a single username and password (instead of manually entering billing and shipping information) to complete purchases on stores across the web. Buyers can easily sign up for Google Checkout as part of the purchase process and must do so in order to take advantage of all the service's benefits -- like being able to make fast, safe, and convenient purchases with a single username and password.

Google Checkout accepts major credit and debit cards, including VISA, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover.  Buyers enter their credit or debit card information when they first sign up for Google Checkout and can select their preferred payment type during checkout.

How buyers use Google Checkout on your site
Shoppers browse your site and select items they would like to purchase.

During checkout, they can select Google Checkout.  This option is available to your shoppers as long as you activate the feature on your version 10 eMerchantClub eCommerce Web site, and you enter your Google Checkout account information in your Site Manager.

When the shopper chooses the Google Checkout option, your site will bring them to a Google-hosted page to complete their purchases by entering their usernames and passwords.

Shoppers can easily return to your site by clicking a link on the Google Checkout order confirmation page.