Beamed Cart

Frequently Ask Questions

And Answers

How much does it cost to get started?
Your cost is only $9.95 per month no setup or transaction fees.

How do I bill my customers?
The Shopping Cart Creation Wizard provides a complete billing center that shows you when to bill your customers, how much to bill them, when their last payment was received, and tracks their payment history. You simply process your customers credit card with your merchant account which makes the deposit to your business account (or optional real time transactions).

How does Beamed bill me?
Your charges from Beamed are every 30 days.

Who host the shopping cart?
Your shopping carts can be hosted from your existing web site. We provide the code to copy and paste on your web pages where ever you want your shopping carts to appear.

Do you host my home page and images?
No, Beamed does not host your home page or your images. Your home page and product pictures can be store anywhere on the internet and linked to your shopping carts.

What server platform does your services run on?
Our service runs on the Linux O.S. with the Apache Server. Since the program runs from our secure host, your web site can reside on any server or platform anywhere. Your Shopping Cart Services is platform independent.

We have concerns about the data you will be storing, what is your system back up policy?
Our Secure Server backs up your data ever night. You should also back up your data on a regular basis.

Do you have a few examples of the shopping cart buttons?
Yes, here are a some example of Shopping Cart buttons. Please keep in mind these are live working buttons, but no real orders will be taken. Shopping Cart Buttons,

Does Beamed provide Web hosting services?
No, We are not in the Web hosting business. However, we work with some of the best web hosting companies on the web, if you are looking for Web hosting services we will be happy to recommend one.

What's the difference between a Shopping Cart Service and Beamed's Storefront Service?
With the Shopping Cart service you can copy the product code for each product into your HTML web pages. It stores order & payment information on our server. You can design your own product web pages and link your products directly to the shopping cart.

Beamed Storefront also includes product templates and an easy to use interface for adding and editing your product information. Product pages are dynamically generated as your customers request them and are linked directly to the Shopping Cart. This eliminates the need to update your HTML code each time you add or edit an item.

Does Beamed offer real-time payment processing?
Yes, at no extra cost we will integrate your Shopping Cart with your Payment Processing Services to provide real-time credit card authentication, processing and direct deposit.

This option is available with the Shopping Cart sevices. This is an optional service and requires a merchant account with real-time payment processing options. Click Here for more information.

Does Beamed offer Visa, Mastercard Merchant accounts?
Through our partnership we are able to offer you a Internet merchant account. We can help get you started accepting all forms of non-cash payment, including Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Diners Club, Novus and ACH check payments. Click Here for details.

How do I integrate Beamed Shopping Carts into my web sites?
Setup your shopping cart using the online setup wizard.
You can setup and customize the shopping cart to your satisfaction. Once you have configured your shopping cart and you're ready to go live, simply copy and paste shopping cart buttons on your web pages that integrate your web site to your new shopping cart.

The shopping cart services run from our host so you can create an entire web site hosted anywhere and copy and paste your shopping cart buttons anywhere on your web pages.

What if I cancel after a few days? Will I be charged for a full month?
Yes, unless we are runing a special sale or offering 30 days free which we sometime do.

Can I customize my shopping carts to follow the theme of my web site?
Yes, This service allow you to change the colors, create custom email order notifications and more.