The article is available here: http://www.runrev.com/newsletter/august/issue76/newsletter2.php?=NW0076S36140
I have 2 concerns though about using PayPal's Buy Now buttons... 1. The initial ordering interface can be daunting for first time users. The option to purchase *without* setting up a PalPal account is a little buried, and I don't like the idea of my customers thinking they need to setup a PayPal account just to buy my program. I sat my Mom and my Dad in front of the order screen and said "try to order my program with this credit card number." My Mom, bless her heart, wouldn't stop asking me where to click and what to type, and my Dad got it, but said it was a bit complicated and that he liked my old ordering page better. 2. The process is more or less dependent on whether or not the user clicks the "Return to So-And-So's Web Site" button on the order successful page. If they don't click it then the user will wait, often for days, wondering where their license number is. I'm not sure how often this happens, but I'm sure it does. In the end I think I'm going to forgo this idea and stick with what I have. It may take a little longer to process orders, but it still passed the "Mom Test". Thanks! Derek Bump Dreamscape Software http://www.dreamscapesoftware.com ___________________________________________________________________ Compress your photos quickly and easily with JPEGCompress 2.9! http://www.dreamscapesoftware.com/products/jpegcompress/ SparkOut wrote: > You wouldn't mind pointing to the tutorial itself? I'd be interested to look, > and I can't seem to track it down. > Thanks > > > Derek Bump - Dreamscape Software wrote: >> Did anyone attempt the "PayPal Integration with On-Rev" tutorial by Mark >> Wieder? Was anyone able to get it to work with PayPal Sandbox? >> >> I attempted to do the same thing with PHP, using Mark's wonderful >> article as a guide. I setup a Sandbox account and a PHP script that >> would spit out all of the posted variables for testing, and after >> running a test order, nothing seems to be posted to the script. Here's >> my PHP: >> >> <? >> $fName = $_POST["first_name"]; >> $lName = $_POST["last_name"]; >> $pEmail = $_POST["payer_email"]; >> >> echo "First: $fName <br> Last: $lName <br> Email: $pEmail"; >> ?> >> >> This code results in a Web page that looks like this: >> >> >> First: >> Last: >> Email: >> >> >> Any ideas, or am I completely off track? >> >> >> Derek Bump >> Dreamscape Software >> http://www.dreamscapesoftware.com >> >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> Compress your photos quickly and easily with JPEGCompress 2.9! >> http://www.dreamscapesoftware.com/products/jpegcompress/ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-revolution mailing list >> [email protected] >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution >> >> > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
