Under the Sell Online tab of your Business Control Panel, choose the Store Settings link to customize your online store. Or, from anywhere in your Business Control Panel other than the Dashboard, click the cog-wheel icon below the navigation bar next to “Now editing {your business name}.

  • To activate the Fixed Price/Add to Cart option for selling catalog items online, enter the email address affiliated with your PayPal account in the PayPal Email field. If you do not have a PayPal account, click the Learn how to set up a PayPal account link to the right of the PayPal Email field for instructions and access to the PayPal account setup wizard

  • To accept Bitcoin as a payment method, enter your Bitcoin Wallet in the Bitcoin Wallet field. If you don’t have a Bitcoin Wallet, click the Setup a Bitcoin wallet link to the right of the field for instructions and access to the Bitcoin Wallet setup wizard

  • You can change the name of the Catalog tab in your Business Profile by editing it in the Store Name field. This can help users and search engines understand what you sell. For example, change to Chiropractic ServicesMenswear, or Shop Pool Supplies where appropriate

  • If you’ve entered a PayPal email address, you can activate and name an online bill payment tab by entering a name for the tab (such as “Pay Your Bill” or “Make a Payment”) in the Online Payment Link field and unchecking the Hide Payment Link box beside it

  • Select a Store Icon from the images by clicking the dot beside the image. This will select the icon that appears next to your Store Name in your listing summary in a directory search result.

  • From the Sort by menu, you can choose to present your catalog:

    • From newest to oldest

    • From oldest to newest

    • By title (alphabetically)

    • Most expensive to least

    • Least expensive to most

    • Custom order (not available at this time)

  • In the Store Source field you can enter the listing number of another business to automatically copy its catalog as your catalog. All edits and changes made to the source catalog will affect your catalog, and you will not be able to edit your catalog except by editing the source catalog. Your Listing ID number is available from your City Manager, sales representative or by calling 1-8888-430-SHOP (7467)

  • Select the currency of your pricing in the Currency menu

  • Set tax rules and available discounts by entering the name of the tax or discount in the Tax/Discount Name field, the dollar amount or percentage in the Amount field, then select from the Type menu whether you’ve indicated a percentage or Flat Fee (dollar amount). If you have entered a Discount, remember to indicate the percentage or amount as a negative amount, eg -10.00. If the Tax or discount applies to the shipping fee, be sure to check the Applies to Shipping box at right

  • Use the Local Delivery Radius to define how far from your business you consider Local. By changing the setting in a Marketplace Item, you an offer free local shipping, or set delivery prices per item defining a Local, National and International shipping rate, which will be applied when shipping addresses are within the Local Delivery Radius you set here

  • If you wish to apply a universal rule to determining shipping rates for all items, check the Apply shipping rules to orders box and set rules in the fields below:

    • To set a range of shipping fees by percentage, enter a whole number in the Shipping Change Rate field, and (optionally) provide a minimum and maximum dollar figure in the corresponding fields

    • To set a flat rate for all shipping and delivery, enter the same number for minimum and maximum, and leave the Shipping Charge Rate field blank

    • Optionally, you can check the Free Local Delivery box (remember to set your Local delivery radius above

  • You can use the default messages and store policies, or click in the appropriate fields to edit them to suit your business:

    • The Thank You Message is sent by email automatically to the customer upon the placement of an order

    • The Payment Policies and Shipping Policies appear in the Additional Info tab of each Marketplace Item in your Catalog


Remember to press the Save Changes button at the bottom of the page any time you update a Store Setting