Comments on: Effects of the GoogleCheckout badge on clickthroughs http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/05/25/effects-of-the-googlecheckout-badge-on-clickthroughs/ Successful software requires more than just good programming. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:48:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Andy Brice http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/05/25/effects-of-the-googlecheckout-badge-on-clickthroughs/#comment-1236 Andy Brice Thu, 05 Jul 2007 10:11:46 +0000 http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/05/25/effects-of-the-googlecheckout-badge-on-clickthroughs/#comment-1236 For the rest of this year GoogleCheckout is effectively free if you are paying for Google Adwords (they are offsetting processing fees against adwords fees). For the rest of this year GoogleCheckout is effectively free if you are paying for Google Adwords (they are offsetting processing fees against adwords fees).

]]> By: Matt West http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/05/25/effects-of-the-googlecheckout-badge-on-clickthroughs/#comment-1230 Matt West Thu, 05 Jul 2007 09:02:01 +0000 http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/05/25/effects-of-the-googlecheckout-badge-on-clickthroughs/#comment-1230 I think it should be possible to use Google Checkout with an open source reg-handling Rails project called Potion Store. http://www.potionfactory.com/potionstore If I ever get around to completing my little app, I was thinking of doing this. Also, there is a comparison of payment fees here: http://www.c6software.com/articles/ecommercefees.aspx It seems like Google Checkout is by far the lowest (58 cents for a sale priced at 19 dollars), with PayPal second (85 cents for a 19 dollar sale). Hope this helps. Matt West. I think it should be possible to use Google Checkout with an open source reg-handling Rails project called Potion Store. http://www.potionfactory.com/potionstore

If I ever get around to completing my little app, I was thinking of doing this.

Also, there is a comparison of payment fees here: http://www.c6software.com/articles/ecommercefees.aspx

It seems like Google Checkout is by far the lowest (58 cents for a sale priced at 19 dollars), with PayPal second (85 cents for a 19 dollar sale).

Hope this helps.
Matt West.

]]> By: Andy Brice http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/05/25/effects-of-the-googlecheckout-badge-on-clickthroughs/#comment-334 Andy Brice Sun, 27 May 2007 22:49:56 +0000 http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/05/25/effects-of-the-googlecheckout-badge-on-clickthroughs/#comment-334 James, You can automate GoogleCheckout through their API by writing a script (or you can use a third party such as e-junkie). But even if you automate that, don't you check your support emails regularly? James,

You can automate GoogleCheckout through their API by writing a script (or you can use a third party such as e-junkie).

But even if you automate that, don’t you check your support emails regularly?

]]> By: James http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/05/25/effects-of-the-googlecheckout-badge-on-clickthroughs/#comment-305 James Sat, 26 May 2007 15:04:21 +0000 http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/05/25/effects-of-the-googlecheckout-badge-on-clickthroughs/#comment-305 Interesting, hopefully more people will publish their data on this! I'd like to implement it, but am held back by the fact that it would be a separate ecommerce system as opposed to the integrate "leave it and forget it" setup I have with RegNow. For instance I would have to be monitering emails constantly and manually sending license keys when I made a sale. This may or may not be worth it, I sell 3 products a day. But I like being able to go walking in the mountains for days at a time, knowing that my business is running itself! Interesting, hopefully more people will publish their data on this!

I’d like to implement it, but am held back by the fact that it would be a separate ecommerce system as opposed to the integrate “leave it and forget it” setup I have with RegNow. For instance I would have to be monitering emails constantly and manually sending license keys when I made a sale.

This may or may not be worth it, I sell 3 products a day. But I like being able to go walking in the mountains for days at a time, knowing that my business is running itself!

]]> By: Andy Brice http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/05/25/effects-of-the-googlecheckout-badge-on-clickthroughs/#comment-300 Andy Brice Sat, 26 May 2007 09:39:47 +0000 http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/05/25/effects-of-the-googlecheckout-badge-on-clickthroughs/#comment-300 Tony, Note that Google will check up that you are offering GoogleCheckout. If not they will remove the badge. Tony,

Note that Google will check up that you are offering GoogleCheckout. If not they will remove the badge.

]]> By: Tony Edgecombe http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/05/25/effects-of-the-googlecheckout-badge-on-clickthroughs/#comment-298 Tony Edgecombe Sat, 26 May 2007 08:17:13 +0000 http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/05/25/effects-of-the-googlecheckout-badge-on-clickthroughs/#comment-298 I've been wondering whether it's worth signing up for Google Checkout just to get the icon by my adverts. Seems like it might. I’ve been wondering whether it’s worth signing up for Google Checkout just to get the icon by my adverts. Seems like it might.

]]> By: Andy Brice http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/05/25/effects-of-the-googlecheckout-badge-on-clickthroughs/#comment-291 Andy Brice Fri, 25 May 2007 23:24:54 +0000 http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/05/25/effects-of-the-googlecheckout-badge-on-clickthroughs/#comment-291 Revenue (and profit) per impression are up. Revenue (and profit) per impression are up.

]]> By: Jeff Lewis http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/05/25/effects-of-the-googlecheckout-badge-on-clickthroughs/#comment-289 Jeff Lewis Fri, 25 May 2007 22:42:35 +0000 http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/05/25/effects-of-the-googlecheckout-badge-on-clickthroughs/#comment-289 So revenue up or down? So revenue up or down?

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