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Does your Web store feature a fast checkout option? If it doesn't then it is something to consider.
Adding features to your Website that will allow users to buy faster can be a big benefit. Yet, few
do it despite the fact that it is so simple.
Lets look at a fast checkout service.
When checking out, the user must select where the item will ship to. This is often the same address
as the billing address. We add a link on the store that says "Fast Checkout". We tell the user
that they can use fast checkout if the billing and shipping address are the same. Otherwise, we provide
them to a link for the traditional checkout.
To use fast checkout we actually need to do two steps. First, we need to know what State the user is in and their zip code.
This will be needed to apply tax and calculate shipping options. Once we have this information we can calculate the tax
(if applicable) and add the shipping options as a drop down menu on the fast checkout screen. This works really slick
with the USPS or UPS APIs.
Now all the user has to do is enter their credit card information minus the State which we collected
above. That's it. We're done.
I told you it was fast!
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