Comments on: Evaluating What Makes a Shopping Cart Work Best

By: Lorelle VanFossen

Lorelle VanFossen — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 05:19:32 +0000

This is true, and rare in many shopping carts. Good point. Thanks.

By: Sally Dorian

Sally Dorian — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:24:39 +0000

I think a really important checkout feature is to allow customers to checkout without actually registering. People fear forms, so sometimes click away at the last momenent.

By: Marilyn Hudson Tucker

Marilyn Hudson Tucker — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:14:53 +0000

Excellent. Also, please delete my later message to you (today) about WordPress kicking me off. It was actually my aol account that was messing up. So sorry I complained. What a dummy I am.

By: Lorelle VanFossen

Lorelle VanFossen — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:11:41 +0000

Sorry for the delay in responding. I was doing a workshop presentation yesterday.

Your site appears to be on WordPress.com, which means you are on the hosted version of WordPress. If you were using WordPress.org, the self-hosted version of WordPress, you would be paying fees to a web host like GoDaddy, Dreamhost, etc. Your comments show WordPress.com, and I find a site there with current content, so I believe you are on WordPress.com.

You can buy a domain name fro anywhere, including WordPress.com, and have it direct to your WordPress.com site for a small fee.

I hope that helps explain things.

By: Marilyn Hudson Tucker

Marilyn Hudson Tucker — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 01:04:17 +0000

Thanks for the link. The info looks very helpful.

By: Marilyn Hudson Tucker

Marilyn Hudson Tucker — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 20:52:34 +0000

Lorelle, I said “love, love, love” because DP said he/she was thinking about moving to WordPress or something else. It was just a compliment for WP.

By: Marilyn Hudson Tucker

Marilyn Hudson Tucker — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 20:29:24 +0000

Lorelle, thanks so much for the explanation. I am on WordPress, but I can’t remember if I am self-hosted. I did buy my own domain name, MarilynHudsonTucker.com.
Does that mean I am self-hosted?

By: Lorelle VanFossen

Lorelle VanFossen — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 20:28:48 +0000

As stated in the article, Plugins are not permitted on WordPress.com. You cannot directly sell things or have affiliate links on WordPress.com unless you are part of one of their paid programs. This is one of many sites I have on WordPress, both WordPress.com and the self-hosted version of WordPress. Thanks.

By: Lorelle VanFossen

Lorelle VanFossen — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 20:27:25 +0000

First, congrats! Good for you. Sounds like a book I need to read. If you are on WordPress.com, you can add a donate button through PayPal which could easily result in the donation form resulting in a link to your audiobook download link. If you are on the self-hosted version of WordPress, get the PayPal download feature an embed the code on an "order" page or wherever you wish the people to click to pay and then download. Check Learn WordPress for help on the PayPal feature for WordPress.com. Good luck with it!

By: Marilyn Hudson Tucker

Marilyn Hudson Tucker — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 16:48:59 +0000

I am in the process of finishing my memoir entitled IF I SURVIVED THIRTY YEARS OF TEACHING, SO CAN YOU. I plan to distribute it as an audiobook only. Is there a simple way for me to put something on my WordPress site that would allow someone to pay for the audiobook and then access it through my site? Thanks for your time (from someone who is a technical moron).