1st: Establish Your Own Domain Name and Hosting Space, and Enter it into Y.E.S.!
When you are ready to take your business to the Internet, the first step is establishing a domain name for your website. A Domain Name (or URL) is the web address that enables online viewers to locate your organization on the Internet.
For example, www.yukonsoft.com is the domain name that we have registered for YukonSoft Corporation.
Develop a unique domain name that can be associated with your company, and will be easy for online customers to remember. Your business' name would be a good start, (if it's not already taken).
Fortunately, because most web site hosting providers will be happy to help you register your own domain name, as well as rent you server space to host your web site, this process is very simple for you. Simply contact your local Internet Service Provider (ISP) or a Web Hosting Provider. They will walk you through the steps to register your domain name, and setup hosting space for your web site. Traditionally, when you rent web hosting space, the hosting provider will automatically provide you with several email accounts for your use. We recommend that you establish TWO (2) separate email accounts, one for "Contact" and one for "Online Orders". Although only one (1) email account is required for Y.E.S.! which holds both your online orders and regular email, keeping your orders separate from your regular emails ensures simplicity.
If you do not already have a web hosting account, you can apply for one by clicking on the "Apply for an Account" button on the "Account Settings" screen.
Depending on the providers capabilities, the entire process usually takes 2 to 5 business days to complete. Once established, they will provide you with the specific information necessary for you to enter into Y.E.S.! You will only need to enter this information once.
The following is a list of the Key Information you will need to obtain from your provider. Enter this information into the appropriate Y.E.S.! screens as shown below:
General Website Information:
Website URL: (User defined) such as "www.sample.com"
Contact Email Address: (User defined) such as "me@sample.com"
FTP Account Information: This information is pertinent to sending your web site to the Internet.
User Name: (User defined) such as "sample5214"
Password: (User defined) such as "MYNEWSITE123"
Server Address/Domain Name: such as "sample.com" (essentially your domain name without the WWW at the beginning)
Default Startup File: (Provider defined) such as "index.html"
Public HTML Directory: (Provider defined) such as "pubdir"
"Apply for an Account" button - (optional) Clicking this button will open your Internet browser, and take you to our Partner's web site. From this web site, you will be able to review details and actually sign up for hosting space for your web site.
POP3 Account Information: This information is pertinent to your email accounts.
Full Email Address (Online Order Email Address): (User defined) such as "orders @ sample.com" (recommended)
Host Name: (Provider defined) such as "sample.com"
User Name: (Provider defined) such as "NEWSITE-6742"
Password: (User defined) such as "SECRET123"
Mail Port: Y.E.S.! default is "110", because this is the most common setting. Simply verify with the Provider that this is correct.
Once you have registered your domain name, established the web hosting space, and entered the information into Y.E.S.!, you are truly ready to upload your website. As your website stands at this point, online customers will be able to purchase your products via EMAIL ONLY. Your will be required to invoice the customer for payment. If you desire to accept credit cards online, you must add SECURE ECOMMERCE to your website.
2nd: Adding Secure eCommerce to Your Website
Out of the box, Y.E.S.! is ready to process secure transactions through your web site. In order to use the Secure Online Transaction features, you will need to have the following accounts established:
A Secure Site Account - In order to accept credit cards online, your online orders must be sent through a secure online payment gateway between the online customer's credit card account and your merchant account via the Internet. Y.E.S.! is pre-configured to work with the secure, real-time credit card services to provide a safe way for your Customers to purchase your products online using credit cards and/or checks.
A Merchant Account - a commercial account with your bank or other financial institution that is able to accept credit card payments. You can contact your current bank to provide you with a merchant account, or click the following link and YukonSoft's eCommerce Partner can provide you with one. This will launch your Internet browser, and take you to YukonSoft's eCommerce Partner's web site. From this site you can apply for a merchant account as well as a secure payment gateway account:
YukonSoft has done the work for you to quickly and easily add secure eCommerce to your website. Clicking on the "Apply for a Secure Site Account" button will open your Internet browser and take you to our Partner's web site, where you can review and sign up to receive credit cards and checks online from your web site, as well as apply for a Merchant Account. All information regarding setting up the necessary accounts is available on this site.
Once you have established a Secure Site account, simply enter the required information into the appropriate fields.
To enable secure transactions check the "Use Secured Site" check box. When using the Secure Site verification system, you can choose to accept payment by credit card, check, or both by simply checking the appropriate boxes.
NOTE: Merchant ID field - The Merchant ID field IS NOT the same as your Merchant Account Number provided by your bank. The Merchant ID field refers to the five-digit number provided to you by our Service Partner for your Online Payment account, which is different from your Merchant Account number.
If you accept payment by check, then you can take advantage of RediCheck service. RediCheck verifies the users identity before processing the sale. The "Allow Pre-registered Customer to Pay with Check" check box allows users who have registered with the Secure Site Service to quickly, easily, and safely buy from your store without the hassle of entering all their account information for every sale. Check Guarantee offers added security by checking the users name against the Social Security database and drivers license database for verification. If you want to use this feature, check the box labeled "Are you set up with Check Guarantee."
IMPORTANT!: Once you have signed up for your Secure Site, you must go to the on-line Control Panel to configure your Secure Site processing options.
The Secure Site Service allows a personalized message to appear at the bottom of the form that is used to collect your customers information. Enter the text that you would like to appear on the form in the text box labeled Message that will appear on the bottom of form.
If you check the "Allow non-secured purchases (via Email)," your customers may still submit purchase orders to you via unsecured email. This is the process used if you do not have a Secure Site account , and you will be able to invoice the customer for the appropriate amount.
Once you have signed up for your Secure Site, you must go to the on-line Control Panel to configure your Secure Site processing options.
If you are using iTransact
From this Control Panel, click on the button labeled "Card Setup", which will open a new window. Select the Credit Card Network that your Merchant Account utilizes. (Contact your Merchant Account Provider if you are not sure which network they are using.) Each Credit Card network has a slightly different setup screen. Follow the on-screen instructions on your applicable screen.
If you are using Plug'n Pay
Once you have completed selecting the appropriate options, and entering the specific information, you are ready to accept credit card payment with encryption and verification over the Internet.
In order for the new secure payment features to be enabled, you must now upload your web site. When future customers elected to use credit cards as methods of payment for an online order, The Secure Site service will process the transfer of funds into your Merchant Account, and the orders will be retrieved when you click the "Check Email for Sales" button from the Internet Sales screen. Orders placed using this Secure online payment gateway (credit cards) will be identified when processed by the following statement appearing at the top of the Process Sale screen:
Congratulations! You are now in business (SECURELY) online.