Your website sells through your own PayPal account. These are the questions artists ask most often. The steps for each task are in the tutorials this article links to.
Do I need a PayPal account?
Yes. Customers pay into your PayPal account, so you need one before your website can sell. ArtSites does not open it for you: you set it up on PayPal's own website, where its Help section explains how. Then you type its email address on the Shop page. Set Up Your Website for Shopping shows how.
Where do I set shipping costs?
In your PayPal account, not on your website. PayPal works out shipping and sales tax for you, but only on a Business or Premier account. You can also tick Ask for shipping address on the Shop page so PayPal collects an address at checkout.
Can ArtSites make and ship prints for me?
No. ArtSites does not make or ship prints. You arrange the prints yourself and sell them through your website. If you sell the same work in several sizes, add them as pricing options on the Shop page, and visitors choose a size from a list beside the purchase button. Configure a Work for Sale shows how a work uses them.
How do I sell a book or something that is not a work in a gallery?
Put a purchase button on a page, such as your Bio or a page you add for the item. Add a Purchase Button to a Page shows how.
Why does a work show a Buy Now button?
A work shows the button you chose on the Shop page, Buy Now or Add to Cart, when all of these are true:
- Enable PayPal is ticked on the Shop page.
- The work has Available ticked on its Edit Image page.
- The work has a price, or Add Pricing Options is ticked.
If one is missing, the work shows its price without a button, or nothing at all. To change the button's words, use Buy Now Button Label on the Shop page. To choose Add to Cart instead, select it under PayPal Button.
How do I mark a work as sold?
Untick Available on its Edit Image page. Visitors then see a red dot and the word "Unavailable" instead of the price and button. Mark a Work as Sold shows how, and how to change the word or hide the dot.
Can I show only the works that are for sale?
Your website does not build a gallery of works that are for sale on its own. A sold work keeps its place in its galleries, marked with the red dot. To show only available works, make a gallery for them and include in it only the works you still offer; a work can be in more than one gallery. The Include in Galleries box on a work's Edit Image page chooses its galleries.