So you want to sell software online?
You've done the research, written the code, debugged and trialled with your users and now you're ready to sell your software online.
Here's some of what we've learnt while we've been doing just that.
Online Sales Processing
How to get paid for your software licenses
Or you can go for the straight payment processing where you pay for the customer to be processed. There will normally be a fully customised page to look like you are still on your own site.
And, since you're selling software, you have another option of joining the big affiliate groups and selling your software through them - and through any of the affiliates who choose to sell your product too. You have to pay fees for the processing and fees to the affiliates but you're selling product and that's a good thing, right?
Both online options will come with delayed payments to you, fees for each payment and a threshold for when payments are made. Refunds will be managed by them and your right to object may be severely curtailed - and you have to pay back the full amount, while still incurring fees - you end up out of pocket. In 6 years we've only had problems from a handful of customers, so hopefully it won't be a big problem.
Check the lists below for some of the options...
I just want to get paid!
- WorldPay are expensive and the paperwork to get started is daunting. However the support we received from their Singapore office was fantastic.
- 2checkout
- Ccavenue
- regsoft
- Yahoo Store has a monthly fee and is pricey but you'd have to figure that it would be secure and stable.
Get me a sales team!
Elsewhere at Squidoo
- Merchant Accounts
- Another look at payment processing.
Other Sites
Check out my del.icio.us eCommerce bookmarks
eCommerce Titles from Amazon
Ultimate Guide to Google AdWords (Ultimate Guide to Google Adwords)
Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 10/07/2008)
E-Commerce: Business,Technology, Society (4th Edition)
Amazon Price: $133.33 (as of 10/07/2008)
Business Law: The Ethical, Global, and E-Commerce Environment, 12th Edition (Irwin/McGraw-Hill Legal Studies in Business Series)
Amazon Price: $149.40 (as of 10/07/2008)
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