MyStoreSpace Quick Start Guide
Before you get started
To setup your store and process transactions you will need the following:
- Google Checkout account
- Image hosting service, such as Picasa, PhotoBucket, Google Page Creator, or your ISP
Adding items and categories
After you have logged in to your store as an administrator please use this QuickStart Guide procedure to add merchandise, add/modify categories and to manage your store.
Linking to your store
Linking to Store URL:
You may decide to keep the store as a standalone web site, accessible from a URL such as
http://mystorespace.com/storefront/YourStoreName/, or you may link your store to another domain.
Embedding your store into your existing site:
Alternatively, if your business already has a website, you may embed your store right into it by inserting a snippet of HTML code. This sample code fragment below will plug our demo store into any website.
Alternatively, if your business already has a website, you may embed your store right into it by inserting a snippet of HTML code. This sample code fragment below will plug our demo store into any website.
To see an example, please visit http://recordmax.googlepages.com. If you have a custom domain name registered for your store, please let us know by email so that we could set it up for you.
Uploading Pictures
Using Picasa
MyStoreSpace integrates with Picasa to simplify image management, storage and formatting. We recommend
using Picasa Desktop application to format images on your computer and then upload them to Picasa Web Albums.
To get started with Picasa please do the following:
- Go to http://picasa.google.com and follow the link to install the desktop application After you install Picasa on your computer, go to http://picasaweb.google.com to setup Picasa Web Albums Create a new photo album and make it public. This is where you will store all MyStoreSpace merchandise images.
Login to Web Albums from your desktop application and start uploading images
Other Options for Image Hosting
To add photos to your merchandise, you will need to upload them to the Web. You can use an image hosting service, your own Web site or your ISP (Internet Service Provider).
PhotoBucket.com
Once you upload your photos to PhotoBucket(http://www.photobucket.com), you will see three different codes under
the photo. The URL Link is the absolute URL for your photo. If you copy and paste this into your browsers address bar you should be able to view your photo. Similarly, you can paste this link into a “Choose an Image text box on MyStoreSpace.
Google Page Creator
Once you upload your photos to Google Page Creator (http:// pages.google.com), you will see them in the “Uploaded Stuff window. To get the URL link, right click on the file name in your browser and select “Copy Shortcut. You are now ready to paste this link into a “Choose an Image text box on MyStoreSpace.
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