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Get an extra layer of protection with the PayPal Security Key – it’s easy to use and portable, so you can access your account with confidence from just about anywhere.

Link: https://www.paypal.com/…

Flattr is a social micropayment platform. Help support the people you like – and enable them to continue to do what they do! And add your own things to Flattr and receive support from others.

Link: http://flattr.com/

Imagine you’re selling at a market or expo and want to take credit cards. Rather than hassle with cash, you can use the new Android Payment Extension for the Google Checkout Store Gadget on your laptop to allow Checkout customers to purchase from their phones.

This extension helps merchants quickly set up a store and accept payments via Google Checkout and Android…

Link: http://googlecheckout.blogspot.com/…

WordPress is a popular blogging platform and content management system, but it can also be used for powering e-commerce websites. Although its primary purpose is not e-commerce, there are a number of plugins and themes available that will allow you to use WordPress for your online store (some are free and some are premium).

Link: http://designm.ag/…

Ubercart is an exciting open source e-commerce package that fully integrates your online store with Drupal, the leading open source content management system. This is a killer combination for anyone looking to build a community around a product, sell access to premium content, offer paid file downloads, and much much more!

Link: http://www.ubercart.org/

This article responds to some questions you should be asking of your client before putting together a proposal for the development of an e-commerce website. I’ll explain the most important things to think about in terms of taking payments and credit card security. It should give you enough information to be able to guide your client and to look up more detailed information about the aspects that apply to your particular situation.

Link: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/…

Accept payment cards on any device with an audio input jack, including your mobile phone. After signing up for Square, provide your address on the web and we’ll send you a free card reader and Square sticker.

Swipe the card right using the Square hardware and your mobile device. Right now it just works with the iPad but the company says that an iPhone and Android version will be coming.

Link: http://squareup.com/

Volusion: Starting an online business has never been easier. The experts at Volusion have done the work for you by compiling all of the tools you need to sell online into one search engine friendly shopping cart software solution. Volusion’s user-friendly ecommerce software gives you the power to start, grow and manage your online business with ease.

Yahoo Merchant Services: Create a store with easy-to-use tools.

Selling online can open up huge new markets for many businesses. When your store can be open 24/7 and you can reach a global market without the costs of mailings and call centers, it can be a huge boon to your business. But there are plenty of things to consider when designing an ecommerce site. It’s not as simple as throwing up some shopping cart software and plopping products into a database.

There are tons of mistakes that online retailers make every day, all of them avoidable with a little careful planning. And even if you’re already committing some of these mistakes, most of them are easy enough to fix. Avoiding them will greatly improve the experience of your customers.

Link:
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/…

1. Getting an eCommerce site in WordPress running in 5 minutes - Using WP e-commerce you can setup a simple, but effective in some cases, ecommerce solution in WordPress. If you have a blog and are looking to test the waters of selling some products than this plugin will get you going faster than any other solution.

2. How to Create an Online Store with Google Checkout in 5 Minutes - With the recent release of the Google Checkout store widget Google has made it easier to add Google Checkout into your website. This means you can get a Google based store up and running in minutes, or 5 minutes, as the title states.

3. VirtueMart for Joomla or Mamabo - I don’t know too much about this shopping cart but at first look it definitely is an option I will consider for anyone running Joomla. The only downside I can see is that the resulting interface is *very* Joomla like and not the prettiest thing I have seen. Still it’s an option.

4. Magento - An up and coming leader in the open-source, PHP based, full-features, shopping cart solution. A little tricky to install but the feature rich application makes it something worth the effort. Add to that all the great information on Magento that’s around and you won’t be left alone to struggle through it. warning: Read the Magento requirements as some hosts will not meet them.

5. Paypal - Probably one of the most common names in payment gateways. PayPal’s Website Payment Pro gives you a payment gateway and merchant account all-in-one. This makes it one of the easiest methods to take credit cards on your website.

Magento is the eCommerce software platform for growth that promises to revolutionize the industry. Its modular architecture and unprecedented flexibility

Magento:
http://www.magentocommerce.com/

Magento Demo:
http://www.magentocommerce.com/demo

Magento Wiki:
http://www.magentocommerce.com/wiki/

Getting Started with Magento
http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/…

Easy E-Commerce With Magento:
http://net.tutsplus.com/videos/…

Magento: Beginner’s Guide (Paperback) – Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1847195946/…

25+ Magento Templates For Your E-Commerce Business:
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/…

30 High Quality Magento Templates To Spice Up Your E-commerce Projects:
http://www.webdesignbooth.com/…