PayPal offers a wide range of payment technologies, but it’s not always clear which is the best choice for a website. This book gets under the hood to show you how the different technologies work, how to choose the right solution, and how to implement it - complete with real-world examples. The book shows developers how to integrate PayPal directly into websites to make use of its payment technologies. This allows developers, no matter what language they program in, to build shopping carts or similar channel products with PayPal as a payment option. The book is written by a PayPal employee with great knowledge of the technology.

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Protocols for Secure Electronic Commerce, Third Edition presents a compendium of protocols for securing electronic commerce, or e-commerce, in consumer- and business-to-business applications. Attending to a variety of electronic payment systems currently in use around the globe, this edition: Updates all chapters to reflect the latest technical advances and developments in areas such as mobile commerce Adds a new chapter on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies that did not exist at the time of the previous edition's publication Increases the coverage of PayPal in accordance with PayPal’s amplified role for consumers and businesses Expands the discussion of bank cards, dedicating a full chapter to magnetic stripe cards and a full chapter to chip-and-PIN technology Protocols for Secure Electronic Commerce, Third Edition offers a state-of-the-art overview of best practices for the security of e-commerce, complete with end-of-chapter review questions and an extensive bibliography of specialized references. A Solutions Manual and PowerPoint slides are available with qualifying course adoption.

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* Learn with the experts by building an ecommerce site with expert programmers. * Practical guide to the specific task of building an e-commerce site. * Phased tutorial style delivers early website results, and shows how this site can evolve over time to something more complex if the reader needs that. * Proven authoring team. * Updated for .NET 1.1 and Visual Studio .NET 2003.

Guide to Setting up an E-Commerce Website, SEO, and Digital Marketing Strategies 2022 • How to set up an e-Commerce website • Website configuration and management for Google search engine optimization (SEO) • Driving more traffic through social media and other digital marketing techniques • Measuring performance with Google Analytics • Running pay-per-click advertising campaigns • E-Commerce business models, including dropshipping and the sale of digital products. • Passive income ideas, such as affiliate marketing and Google AdSense • The elements of good web design Who is the Book for? This book is intended for small businesses, start-ups and individual entrepreneurs who want to manage their own online business effectively for Google search engine optimization, to familiarize themselves with common content management system (CMS) features, track their business metrics, and manage their digital marketing and pay-per-click campaigns. What Topics are Covered in this Book and Where Should I Start? The topics in this book involve managing your website on the client - that is from the administration dashboard of your content management system (CMS). It also offers advice for small changes you might want to make to the code files. You will learn to write the sort of content that generates shares and follows, how to work with influencers, grow your brand, retain your followers, write great captions and titles, integrate your social media accounts with your blog, understand the psychology that drives online engagement, and much more. In addition, you will learn about some of the more popular e-commerce business models, as well as social media marketing, managing pay-per-click (PPC) advertising campaigns with Google Ads and Facebook. We will take a look at social media marketing best practices, pros and cons for the most popular platforms: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn, YouTube, Reddit, and Twitter. In terms of SEO, we will focus on optimizing for Google's search engine. We will also discuss how to set up and add products to an online shop and cover some common technical issues. You will often hear digital marketing specialists say that there is no proven method for online success. It is easy to get caught in a frenzy of trying every single marketing strategy out there, in the hope that it will catapult your business to instant success. What often happens is that you cannot see the results of your digital labour or anyone else's because you do not know enough about what's under the hood, or how to track your website's performance. As a result, you waste time and money. This is your business. Do not be ignorant. You will need to teach yourself about the digital landscape before launching any online business. I am not saying you need a diploma, but you should understand the fundamentals.

Unlike traditional gift shops, online shops can be immediately profitable with minimal startup investment. This book provides several, unique business ideas within today's hottest specialities: food, pets, hobbies, home goods and holidays.

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