Working with products
Products are individual items you offer on your Quick Shopping Cart® storefront which may include physical goods, digital downloads, and groups of products (called bundles).
Defining your products is the single most important part of creating your online store. Using the Product Editor, you can quickly add products to your catalog and then return to configure advanced product information at any time. You can also copy, edit, and delete existing products.
Adding Products
You can quickly add products to your catalog using the basic information required to start selling.
To Add a Product
- Log in to your HostingDude.com account.
- Click Quick Shopping Cart.
- In the Quick Shopping Cart list, click Manage next to the Quick Shopping Cart account you want to use.
- From the Manage menu, in the Catalog section, click Add Product.
- If the Product Type message window displays, select Don't show this message again, and then click OK.
- Next to Title, enter a name for your product.
- From the Product type drop-down menu, select one of the following:
- Standalone — Contains basic product functionality and fits most products.
- Downloadable — Lets you sell digital files as products.
- Configurable — Lets you configure products with multiple variations and options. (For example, selling T-shirts in multiple colors and sizes.)
- Bundle — Lets you bundle your product with other products in your catalog.
- To add images to your product, click either of the following:
- Select an image — Lets you select images uploaded to the Media Gallery.
- Select One-Image or Multi-Image, drag and drop images on top of the Click & drag image here thumbnails, and then click OK.
- Upload New — Lets you upload new images from your computer.
- Select an image file to upload, and then click Open.
- Select an image — Lets you select images uploaded to the Media Gallery.
- Next to Price ($), enter the price you want to charge customers for your product.
- Next to Item #/SKU, enter an item number for your product which will identify it for inventory and invoices.
- If you want to charge taxes on your product, select Item is taxable.
- Next to Full Description, enter a description for your product.
- If you want the description you entered to display as your product's short description on your storefront, select Use this description as short description.
- Optional: If you selected Downloadable for your Product Type, do the following:
- In the Downloadable Settings section, click Upload New, select a file to upload, and then click Open.
- If you want to limit the number times customers can download your product and the period of time it's available for download, select Limit download number and Limit download time.
- Optional: If you selected Configurable for your Product Type, do the following:
- Click the Options tab.
- In the Configurable Options section, from the Available Options drop-down menu, select an option, and then click Add.
- After selecting option choices, click Generate Grid, and then click OK. For more information, see Managing Product Options in Quick Shopping Cart.
- Optional: If you selected Bundle for your Product Type, do the following:
- In the Bundled Products section, click Add.
- Select the products you want to bundle with this product, and then click OK.
- Click OK.
Configuring Advanced Product Information
You can configure advanced product information at any time. Advanced product information includes features such as discounting your products, setting up inventory, and setting up Google Shopping.
To Configure Advanced Product Information
- Log in to your HostingDude.com account.
- Click Quick Shopping Cart.
- In the Quick Shopping Cart list, click Manage next to the Quick Shopping Cart account you want to use.
- From the Manage menu, in the Catalog section, click Products.
- Click one of your product names to edit, and then select any of the following tabs:
- Images — Lets you update product images.
- If you want to update your product images, click Media Gallery, and then do the following:
- Select One-Image or Multi-Image, drag and drop images on top of the Click & drag image here thumbnails, and then click OK.
- If you want to display text when customers mouse over your images, next to Image Alternate Text, enter the text you want to display.
- If you're finished configuring your product, click OK.
- If you want to update your product images, click Media Gallery, and then do the following:
- Advanced Pricing — Lets you set up limited time discounts on products or discounts for customers buying in bulk.
- If you want to set up discounts for a limited time, in the Sales Prices section, click Add, and then do the following:
- Enter either a Sale Price or Percentage Discount amount, and then enter a Start Date and End Date.
- If you want to set up discounts for customers buying in bulk, in the Tiered Pricing section, click Add, and the do the following:
- Enter the Minimum Quantity amount, and then enter the discounted Price you want to charge customers.
- If you're finished configuring your product, click OK.
- If you want to set up discounts for a limited time, in the Sales Prices section, click Add, and then do the following:
- Advanced Info/Display — Lets you specify the condition of your product, add a manufacturer name, and change your product display.
- Next to Condition, select the type of condition your product is currently in.
- If you want to add a manufacturer name to your product, next to Manufacturer, click Add, and then do the following:
- Enter a manufacturer name, and then click OK.
- If you want to enter an item number for the manufacturer, next to Manufacturer's #, enter the manufacturer's item number.
- If you want to list your product in the Featured Items sidebar on your storefront, in the Display section, select Featured product.
- If you want to remove your product from your storefront, in the Display section, select Hide.
- If you want to display your product in Google Shopping, in the Display section, select Show in Google Shopping. For more information, see Setting up Google Shopping with Quick Shopping Cart.
- If you want to enter the barcode identification numbers for any retail merchandise you sell, in the Identification numbers section, enter UPC, ISBN, or EAN numbers.
- If you're finished configuring your product, click OK.
- Shipping/Inventory — Lets you specify shipping preferences for your product and configure its inventory.
- If you want to charge customers for shipping your product to them, select Charge for shipping.
- In the Shipping Type section, select whether you want to ship your product via Package or Freight.
- Enter the Weight (pounds), Length (inches), Width (inches), and Height (inches) for your product.
- If you don't want to box your product with other items, select Ships in separate box.
- If you sell media items such as CDs, DVDs, and diskettes, select Can ship as media mail.
- If you want to enable international shipping for your product, click Enable international shipping. For more information, see Enabling International Shipping with Quick Shopping Cart.
- If you want to enable inventory tracking for your product, in the Inventory tracking section, select Yes, and then do the following:
- To let customers order your product when it's out-of-stock, select Allow backorder.
- Next to Qty. available, enter the amount of your product you have available.
- Next to Email if less than, enter the minimum inventory amount you want to have before you receive an email notifying it's low.
- If you want to add a warehouse for drop shipping, next to Warehouse, click Add. For more information, see Managing Drop Ship Warehouses.
Warehouse only displays if you select Package for your Shipping Type.
- If you're finished configuring your product, click OK.
- Options — Lets you add options to your product. (For example, you can add different size options.)
- If you want to add options to your product, do one of the following:
- In the Available Options section, select an existing option from the drop-down menu, and then click Add.
- Click Add Option.
Note: For more information about product options and configurable product options, see Managing Product Options in Quick Shopping Cart.
- If you're finished configuring your product, click OK.
- If you want to add options to your product, do one of the following:
- Categories — Lets you organize products on your storefront by category.
- Either click New Category to add a new category, or select existing categories to assign your product to. For more information, see Working with categories .
- If you're finished configuring your product, click OK.
- Attributes — Lets you add descriptive labels to your product.
- If you want to add attributes to your product, click Add. For more information, see Working with attributes .
- If you're finished configuring your product, click OK.
- Related Items — Lets you cross-sell your product with other products in your catalog.
- Best Values — Lets you up-sell your product with other products in your catalog.
- Search Optimization — Lets you add meta data to your product for search engine optimization.
- Images — Lets you update product images.
- Click OK.
Copying Products
You can copy existing products at any time.
To Copy Products
- Log in to your HostingDude.com account.
- Click Quick Shopping Cart.
- In the Quick Shopping Cart list, click Manage next to the Quick Shopping Cart account you want to use.
- From the Manage menu, in the Catalog section, click Products.
- Next to the product you want to copy, click the Copy icon.
- Next to Item #/SKU, add a new item number to the product information.
- Make any other changes to the product information.
- Click OK.
Editing Products
You can edit existing products at any time.
To Edit Products
- Log in to your HostingDude.com account.
- Click Quick Shopping Cart.
- In the Quick Shopping Cart list, click Manage next to the Quick Shopping Cart account you want to use.
- From the Manage menu, in the Catalog section, click Products.
- Next to the product you want to edit, click the Edit icon.
- Make any necessary changes to the product information.
- Click OK.
Deleting Products
You can delete existing products at any time.
To Delete Products
- Log in to your HostingDude.com account.
- Click Quick Shopping Cart.
- In the Quick Shopping Cart list, click Manage next to the Quick Shopping Cart account you want to use.
- From the Manage menu, in the Catalog section, click Products.
- Next to the product you want to remove, click the Delete icon.
- A confirmation message opens, verifying that you want to delete the selected product.
- Click OK.
Do you want to import multiple products? see Using templates to update your product catalog .