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General Store Builder FAQs
Getting Started
Charges, Fees
Online Store
General
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What
kind of products am I allowed to sell? |
You can sell any
products that do not violate our Acceptable Use Policy. You
cannot sell the products listed below under our services:
- Pornography & Adult Content
- You can NOT sell Adult subscription services, chat, or any
pornography (pictures, videos, DVDs, magazines). Sites may NOT
contain web cams or links to pornographic sites.
- Firearms, ammunition, high
capacity magazines, tasers, air guns
- Fireworks or pyrotechnic
devices or supplies
- Alcoholic beverages
- Tobacco products or tobacco
substitutes
- Drug paraphernalia
- Donations
- Prescription drugs, controlled
substances, unapproved drugs
- Hazardous materials,
combustibles, corrosives
- E-Mail advertising, opt-in or
any commercial messaging services
- Gambling transactions or
sports gambling prognostication
- Securities trading, insurance,
currency exchange, licensed sales
- Pre-Adult Content - pictures,
videos, etc. of individuals under the Age of 18 Years
- Hotel, airfare,
accommodations, car rental, travel services
- IRC chat hosting, game server
hosting, shell accounts
- Online games
- Stores with a lottery,
raffle, or contest
- Credit card protection, credit
repair services, applications for financial services or loans,
collection services
- "Money making schemes", e.g.
matrix, multi-level marketing, get-paid-for-surveys, home
mailing, secret shopper services, ect.
- Phone chat lines
- Phone cards, long distance, VoIP or PC-to-Phone Service, SMS
- Psychic readings
- Material that promotes hatred,
racism or religious persecution
- Degrees or diplomas (unless
accredited by an association recognized by CHEA, ASPA, or U.S.
Secretary of Education)
- Services offering deposits or
credits using credit card transactions
- Dating/ Marriage sites
- Any product or service
enabling consumers to circumvent locks, programming codes or
security features, or to gain access to features or services for
which they have not expressly paid.
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Can
I update my store or do I have you to do it for me? |
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You
make the changes to your store. Our online store builder provides
the versatility and power for you need to easily update your store,
set prices, change product photos, add or change descriptions, etc.,
with a couple of clicks with the mouse. |
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Can
I use my own domain name? |
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Yes,
you can use your own domain name for your online store. If you do
not currently have a domain name, you can register one during the
signup process. |
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How
long have you been in business? |
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We are
a division of the Advanced Commerce Solutions, Inc. We are directly
owned and operated by Advanced Commerce Solutions, Inc., an
nine
year business enterprise providing Internet hosting, electronic
commerce, and professional consulting services. |
Getting Started
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How
quickly can I get started? |
| You can get started
building your store immediately! Once you signup online, your
account is created instantly by our automation software and you can
begin building your store. |
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Do
I need to know HTML or web programming? |
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No. CubeCart setup
and store management is performed through a web browser. It is
specifically designed for novices, so you do not need to know HTML,
programming or database management. |
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Do
I need a merchant bank account? |
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It
depends on which payment processor you select for your clients. Some
payment processors require you to have a merchant account to accept
online payments, others do not. Our software provides support for
multiple payment processors, PayPal, Authorize.net, etc. You should refer to the vendor's site to
identify the specific requirements. |
Charges, Fees
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How
much does it cost? |
| Only
$19.95/month when you signup for a
monthly account. The fee is reduced to 5%
when you signup for a 6 month account and 10% for a
1 year account. |
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Are
there any setup fees? |
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Setup
is free. We have automated the account signup and creation
processes so there are no charges for activating a new account or
for future account upgrades or downgrades to a new plan. |
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Do
you charge a percentage of my transactions? |
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No. We do not charge
a percentage of your sales transactions. |
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Are
there any hidden costs? |
| There are
no hidden
fees. We include everything you need to build and host your store
for one monthly charge. Note, the company (e.g., PayPal,
Authorize.Net, etc.) you select for processing your
clients online credit card payment bills you directly for their
services. |
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Is
CubeCart free? |
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Yes. CubeCart is free with
your account. However, if you want to remove the CubeCart
copyright link at the bottom of your store, you will need to
purchase CubeCart for $69.00. |
Online Store
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What
online store solutions do you offer? |
| Our primary online
store solution is CubeCart is a
simple to use, but powerful online store solution for stores of all
sizes. |
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Is
CubeCart just a shopping cart? |
| CubeCart is a
full e-commerce solution, with an embedded shopping cart, store
database, and store administration tools. You get complete
control of your storefront, so you can tailor it to your needs.
CubeCart is a professional, high performance, fully customizable
solution for novices and professional developers. |
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What
kind of stores does CubeCart support? |
| CubeCart supports
a wide range of store types including: general merchandise,
clothing, music, software, food products, automotive products,
books, computer products, etc. CubeCart is specifically designed
for the small to mid-size merchant, looking to sell their
products online. |
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Can
I accept credit cards online? |
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Yes. CubeCart allows
you to accept credit cards online. You may process them manually
or automatically online via a payment gateway. |
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Can
I have multiple pictures per product? |
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Yes. CubeCart allows you to add
multiple images for shoppers to view when looking at a product’s
details. For example, if you want to add images to display a
product from different perspectives or to show the product in
available colors, you can. |
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Does
CubeCart support promotions/discount coupon? |
| There currently
is not a method of doing promotions and discounts in the basic
software. However, a number of vendors have created commercial
add-ons to add this type of support to CubeCart for a modest
fee. |
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