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About Currency.
The automation station can only work in USD (United States Dollars), which has been long considered the international currency for the internet.
Do not worry if you are from another country, you'll be gladly surprised when you find out that sales from your own country are only a very small percentage of the total web sales you'll be generating... You're actually doing yourself a favor and increasing your chances of online success by using USD as your default currency - This is the internet and people are used to paying in Dollars.
If you want, you can list the price for your products in your local currency and then let the customers know that the charge will happen in USD. On the other hand, if you absolutely want to use your local currency, you can skip the ecommerce features of the Automation Station and still use all the other features it offers to automate your website (like the e-zine managers and the advertising trackers).
Shipping & Taxes options.
If you plan to sell physical products from your website, you can charge taxes and calculate shipping prices for your customers automatically. Follow the steps on this page *only* if you're selling physical products, else just skip this page.
Configuring your shipping options.
Mouse over the "Setup" menu and select "Shipping" from the drop-down menu. You'll be taken to a page that has the following options for you to fill out:
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1) Ship via UPS: Our advanced system can connect in real-time to the UPS database and calculate the shipping charges on the fly. If you plan to use UPS as a shipping option, select "Yes" from the drop-down menu.
2) Shipping from ZIP code: If you selected "Yes" above, enter your zip code.
3) Continue: Before you continue setting any other shipping options press the "Continue" button to save the UPS shipping preferences you entered above.
4) Shipping name: If you decided not to use UPS (or if UPS not available in your city), then enter the name of the company you'll be using in this field.
5) Shipping basis: Select the basis on which you'll charge the shipping costs.
6) Shipping logic: Once you select the basis on which you'll charge your shipping costs, you must enter the number of increments for each shipping option. The actual prices will be entered in the next page... for now just enter the number of increments you want to have.
For example, if you charge a flat rate for shipping, select one increment. If you choose 3 increments and charge by the pound, you could charge $10.00 for 0-20 pounds, $15.00 for 21-30 pounds, and $20.00 for 31 pounds and up.
7) Continue: Click this button to enter the actual prices of your shipping options.
Configuring your taxes options.
Mouse over the "Setup" menu and select "Taxes" from the drop-down. You'll be taken to a new page where you can enter the tax options for your products. Here is what this page looks like: |
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State taxes:
The tax law says that you must charge taxes to residents of each state in which
a) The state in which you operate imposes taxes on its citizens
b) Your business maintains a physical location within that state.
Using the following fields, configure your taxing options for each state.
1) Tax state: Select the state that you need to charge taxes to its residents.
2) Tax rate: Enter the tax percentage you will charge and click "Add state".
Country taxes:
When selling physical products you may also need to charge national taxes to your customers. Use the following fields to configure your country taxing options:
1) Country: Select the country that you need to charge taxes for.
2) Tax rate: Enter the tax percentage you will charge and click "Add country".
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