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General Questions
- What is Sell Online?
- What are the differences between the Sell Online Store Set-up, the Sell Online Shopping Cart, and the Sell Online Shipping Module?
- Can Sell Online be integrated into all shopping carts?
- How does the Shipping Module work, and what do I have to do in order to have one?
- What is a Shipping Profile?
- I don't currently have a Web site, what do you suggest?
- Does Canada Post actually provide all of these Internet services?
- Is it really free to create a Web site, attach a shopping cart, and have a shipping module… there must be a catch somewhere.
- What is Sell Online?
In a nutshell, Sell Online is a trade mark name given to the Canada Post service that is specifically designed to support a merchants business on the Internet. It is what it says: selling online.
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What are the differences between the Sell Online Store Set-up, the Sell Online Shopping Cart, and the Sell Online Shipping Module?
Sell Online Store Set-up is a template based application that allows you to quickly and easily create your own secure online store. Explore your options by visiting the Sell Online Store Set-up webpage and compare Small Business to Medium to Large Business and decide which options suites your needs best.
Sell Online Shopping Cart can quickly turn an existing Web site into an online store and includes many of the benefits of Sell Online Store Set-up. Explore your options by visiting the Sell Online Shopping Cart webpage and compare Small Business to Medium to Large Business and decide which options suites your needs best.
Sell Online Shipping Module integrates simply with your eCommerce store. Once integrated, your customers will be able to select the cost and delivery speed of their purchases from your site. For full details on the Shipping Module visit the
Sell Online Shipping Module section of the Sell Online site. And did we mention that it's FREE!
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- Can the shipping module be integrated into all shopping carts?
Almost all. In order to perform the integration, you must be able to modify the shopping cart software. This is NOT a plug-and-play application. A high level of technical knowledge is required to perform the integration.
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- How does the Shipping Module work, and what do I have to do in order to have one?
The Sell Online Shipping Module is designed to integrate with an etailer's Web site to provide online shipping options. The shipping module, integrated into an eCommerce Web site, gives your customer full control over the shipping speed and cost of their order.
The Sell Online Shipping Module requires a working knowledge of HTML. Therefore, unless you are very comfortable with HTML, you should have your software technician attach the Shipping Module to your shopping cart.
Knowledge of XML is required, and XSL knowledge would definitely be helpful for all Microsoft installations.
Flexible Delivery™ is available with the shipping Module, however you must ask for it by sending a request to sellonline@canadapost.ca.
For a complete demonstration of how the Sell Online Shipping Module works, along with information on how to set up your Sell Online Shipping Module, go to the Sell Online Shipping Module section of the Sell Online Web site.
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- What is a Shipping Profile?
You are assigned a Shipping Profile when you register with Sell Online. The Shipping Profile is set up with default values. To ensure that your shipping costs are optimized, you must have your technician, log on to your Shipping Profile on the Sell Online Shipping Module page of the Sell Online Web site. Here the default values can be updated with your company information. This profile can be updated whenever a change in your inventory makes it necessary.
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- I don't currently have a Web site, what do you suggest?
Take a tour of the Sell Online site. This will give you a clear idea of what you will need to do in order to either build a store, or have a store built.
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- Does Canada Post actually provide all of these Internet services?
No. Canada Post is in business to provide shipping solutions. Canada Post has however created strategic alliances with a number of organizations whose core competencies match the needs of online retailers. Visit the Sell Online Partners page for a list of Canada Post's Sell Online partners.
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- Is it really free to create a Web site, attach a shopping cart, and have a shipping module… there must be a catch somewhere?
The initial offer is free (as usual, some conditions do apply). However, as with anything in life, the more bells and whistles you want to have on your site, the more it can cost you. Visit Sell Online Store Set-up, Sell Online Shopping Cart and Sell Online Shipping Module for more comprehensive information.
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