First, you will need a website where you can setup your online store on.
You must sign up for either the BASIC, DELUXE or CORPORATE web hosting. Click here to sign up for a webhosting account with us.

Once you have your website setup, you're ready for step 2.

Once you have setup your new webspace, you will need a shopping cart system. We offer CartXpress and CargoCart as excellent shopping cart tools that enable you to easily manage your inventory and produce sales.

However, you may install any shopping cart system you wish pending they fit our server specifications. Click here for our server specs or contact us.

Click here to view the list of acceptable shopping cart programs.

If you are just simply accepting cheques, money orders or cash, you are done.

If you plan to accept credit cards, follow steps 3 and 4 or consider setting up a PayPal merchant account.

If you are to process the credit cards yourself or through a third-party merchant service that is not PayPal, you will need a SSL (Secure Socket Layer) certificate for your customers to feel comfortable giving their credit card information through your website.

A SSL certificate securely encrypts sensitive information passed from your customer's browser to you or a third-party merchant company (see step 4).

New Winnipeg Web Hosting offers free SSL with all accounts,
but you can also purchase your own SSL here.

If you wish to accept credit card payments, you will need to sign up for a merchant account.

A merchant account is offered by a third-party financial company such as PSiGate who will process your credit card information and make deposits to your bank account. Click here for a list of merchant companies.