Build Your Own Online Store In Blogger Blogs
30. Dec, 2009 
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As everyone knows that the Blogger is an online service provided by Google to publish the web-pages free of any cost. Blogger blogs are used to provide online journals, Web Portals, Web Gallery and online magazine.etc. These blogs are not only used for these tasks but also to make money online using different programs like
- Google Adsense
- Chitika
- Kontera
- Commission Junction
- Click Bank
- Affiliates Program
- Private Ads
So making money online had a wide space in the blogosphere nowadays. So apart from these task another best feature which the blogs has are the ability to sell your own goods online using some javascripts and paypal intergrated in your blog. Till last week there was a tought time to sell the online goods at blogger.com because the lack of proper shopping cart etc.. But today we had come up with an solution for selling your own goods online using blogger blogs.
I believe Blogspot is a easy and powerful platform . It can do whatever other platform can do . In Wordpress ,with plugins ,you can make a shop online . And now ,in Blogspot ,you can do the same . You can make a small online shop for selling good . It’s not a perfect solution ,in fact, it’s not good at processing and security .But anyway ,it’s still the solution you should consider if you want to stick with Blogspot .
Yesterday ,I found the script called SimpleCart . This script is based on Ajax for making a complete shopping cart ,using two payment method Google checkout and Paypal for check out .
You can find out more information on SimpleCart at This page
To make a shop like this ,you can follow some step bellow :
1, Login to your blogger account ,go to Layout tab ,continue to Page elements . Create a HTML/Javascript widget .
2,Download this file and paste it content to HTML/Javascript widget content .
Download file here
3,Save template . And see the widget in action .
How to customize this code
1,Take a look on this code :
simpleCart.email = “brett@wojodesign.com”;
simpleCart.checkoutTo = PayPal;
simpleCart.cartHeaders = [ "name", "thumb_image" , "Quantity_input" , "increment", "decrement", "Total" ];
</script>
simpleCart.checkoutTo = PayPal; mean the payment method is paypal
simpleCart.email = “brett@wojodesign.com”; is the Paypal email for making payment to .Change it to your own .
2,Here is the code of one item in my live demo shop :
<!–Notice the class names of each tag begin with item_ –>
<img src=”http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt130/metalner/simplexshop/attack-release.png” alt=”product 1″ title=”product 1″/>
<h5>Sample DVD</h5>
<p>
To create a shelf item, you create a div with a class of simpleCart_shelfItem
</p>
<span>$14.99</span>
<a id=”s1″ href=”javascript:;”>Add to Cart</a>
<span class=”item_thumb”>http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt130/metalner/simplexshop/attack-release.png</span>
</div>
To create a shelf item, you create a div with a class of “simpleCart_shelfItem” ,like this <div>
…………………
</div>
this structure : <img src=”item_image” alt=”product 1″ title=”product 1″/>
is for image of item . Image of item must contain class=”item_image” attribute .
This structure <h5>your_item_name</h5> is name of item . It must included class=”item_name” .
Description of item must included like this
<p>
your description
</p>
To set the price ,use this structure :
<span>$00.00</span>
To make ” add to cart link” ,add this line
<a href=”javascript:;”>Add to Cart</a>
To add thumbnail image for item ( thumbnail image will be showed in shopping cart ) ,use this structure :
<span>your_thumbnail</span>
Here is the code of cart :
<strong>Total: </strong><span></span>
</div>
<!–Add a div with the class of simpleCart_items to display what is in the user’s cart–>
<div></div>
<!–use a class of simpleCart_empty to empty the cart and simpleCart_checkout to checkout –>
<a href=”javascript:;”>Empty Cart</a>
<a href=”javascript:;”>Checkout</a>
to show the total ,use this statement :
<span></span>
to show shopping cart ,use this statement
<div></div>
To show “empty cart” and “checkout” button ,use this statement :
<a href=”javascript:;”>Empty Cart</a>
<a href=”javascript:;”>Checkout</a>
In this post ,I explained some important points of using Simplecart and make it a widget to add to Blogspot . If you want to customize the appearance of the shop ,you can modify the CSS section of widget .
If you want to know more about Simple Cart script and its other options such as tax rate ,shipping fee … or option for showing the quantity ,the final cost …
You can go to SimpleCart Documentation page
WOW…its a great featured
i will try it later
thanks a lot Mr.Raes…god luck always to you
Thanks for the info
thanks for the post.will try it
This is great! These online carts are a simple and easy way to open a store for even the most novice eCommerce web retailer.
I work for a company called ShopTab that you might want to check out (http://www.facebook.com/shoptabapp) as this application helps businesses build customer loyalty. We saw a huge opportunity for eCommerce business owners who wanted to leverage and monetize their Facebook presence. Facebook ShopTab App allows these business owners the ability to create a shop tab directly on their Facebook fan page.
Our application partners with online shopping cart companies by linking customers back to the company website and eCart to benefit business owners to expand their business and help build valuable customer relations through use of social media.
We feel with the use of personalization through social media sites like Facebook companies can continue to build valuable relations through various media vehicles and keep their customers involved and happy.
Thanks,
–Kevin (http://www.twitter.com/shoptab)