Comments on: Amazon Payments now available for osCommerce http://www.ozeworks.com/2009/05/amazon-payments-now-available-for-oscommerce/ We don't just build websites, we build businesses ... Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:25:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: ozEworks http://www.ozeworks.com/2009/05/amazon-payments-now-available-for-oscommerce/#comment-235 ozEworks Thu, 07 May 2009 13:09:10 +0000 http://www.ozeworks.com/?p=466#comment-235 A few customers have asked if they should consider offering this service. Without doubt the no-fee trial period is appealing. First off Amazon Payment is two separate payment options: <ul> <li><a href="https://payments.amazon.com/sdui/sdui/business?sn=cba/o" rel="nofollow">Checkout by Amazon </a>which is similar to Google Checkout </li> <li><a href="https://payments.amazon.com/sdui/sdui/business?sn=paynow/o" rel="nofollow">Amazon Simple Pay </a>which is like PayPal</li> </ul> The answer to that depends very much on your business. Some things to consider are: 1. If you don't currently offer PayPal and would not consider Google Checkout then <a href="https://payments.amazon.com/sdui/sdui/business?sn=cba/o" rel="nofollow"> Checkout by Amazon </a> might not be for you. 2. If Amazon sells into your market then they are your competition. 3. If you process cards offline (and many people who cannot give their customers a final total do) then this kind of service is not for you. 4. If you don't have an online merchant account and don't want to get one then a service like this might be a good idea. If you don't want Checkout by Amazon then <a href="https://payments.amazon.com/sdui/sdui/business?sn=paynow/o" rel="nofollow">Amazon Simple Pay </a>might be an option. 5. Do you already offer several payment options? How many is too many before the customer gets confused and abandons cart? One fundamental question is "can Amazon Payments bring new business to your site?". We'll post more on that later ... A few customers have asked if they should consider offering this service. Without doubt the no-fee trial period is appealing.

First off Amazon Payment is two separate payment options:

The answer to that depends very much on your business. Some things to consider are:

1. If you don’t currently offer PayPal and would not consider Google Checkout then Checkout by Amazon might not be for you.

2. If Amazon sells into your market then they are your competition.

3. If you process cards offline (and many people who cannot give their customers a final total do) then this kind of service is not for you.

4. If you don’t have an online merchant account and don’t want to get one then a service like this might be a good idea. If you don’t want Checkout by Amazon then Amazon Simple Pay might be an option.

5. Do you already offer several payment options? How many is too many before the customer gets confused and abandons cart?

One fundamental question is “can Amazon Payments bring new business to your site?”. We’ll post more on that later …

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