September 2009

Website Forge Upgrades 9/24/2009

September 24th, 2009 at 10:53 am star

Google Checkout now available.... For those of you who have asked and asked and asked.... It's now here.

Some people have read or been told that using Google Checkout on their site shall increase search engine results.

Our research so far has not given us any real indication of that. Also keep in mind that Google Checkout has "terms" that might exclude your site from using it. So make sure you follow all the rules stated.

Also remember, as far as I know, Google isn't a bank. I will include a snippet that will clarify my point:

"Despite all the media attention surrounding alternative payment systems like Google Checkout™, traditional credit card transactions remain the most popular choice among customers for online purchases. According to a recent survey, only 44% of PayPal™ customers and 19% of Google Checkout customers rate their purchase experience as good or very good.*

Alternative payment systems create a middleman between you and your customers, which may hurt your business and confuse your customers. Accepting traditional credit card payments is critical to building a successful business, and all you need is a merchant account and a payment gateway account."

Please provide any feedback you can on Google Checkout -- so that we can share with all our Website Forge community.

NEED CUSTOM PROGRAMMING ADDED TO YOUR SITE?

I recently received some feedback that sparked this headline. Website Forge is designed to handle the vast majority of web site and e-commerce needs.

In fact, we find that Website Forge is a fit for about 80% of the business models out there.

HOWEVER, if you need some customization to your existing Website Forge site -- or -- require special programming for a brand new site. We can do that as well. Remember Website Forge is developed and maintained by WORLD CLASS web application developers. There is no application to big or too small.