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Quickstart Guide For Facebook An Important Message To All Merchants Using Netcarnation Marketplace Step 1 - Get a netcarnation.com account Click on the Login link on the top right corner of this page. One the new page, click on the Register link and fill the form with a valid email. Once you register on netcarnation.com, we will send you an email with a verification link to the email address you have provided. Click on the link to verify your email address. Step 2 - Login to netcarnation.com Once you have verified your email, use your username and password to login to netcarnation.com Step 3 - Create a storefront Click on the Storefront Tab. Enter a name for your storefront and then select a venue. When you select a venue, netcarnation will ask you details specific to that venue. If you provide us with the right details, we pull out your listings from your venue. Here is what you need to enter for each venue. Ebay Enter your ebay user id. This is the id you use to login to your Ebay account Bonanza Enter your bonanza login name or booth name. For example, if the link to your booth is http://www.bonanza.com/booths/MY_BOOTH , you need to enter MY_BOOTH Etsy Enter your Etsy username Zazzle Enter your Zazzle userid Ecrater Enter your Ecrater loginname Quick Tip 1: If you do not have any listings, Netcarnation will not allow you to proceed. In this case, you can create a temporary listing on your venue and later delete it. Quick Tip 2: To learn about how each venue works on Netcarnation, go here: Venues/Carts Step 4 - Upload a Logo Once you have created a storefront, you need to upload a logo. A logo is not compulsory but is highly recommended. Your logo image must be no larger than 500px wide and 100 pixels tall. Only files with the following extensions are valid: .jpg, .gif, .png, .jpeg To upload a logo, click on the "Edit Storefront" button and then click on the "Upload New Logo" button. Step 5 - Install the new Netcarnation Storefront application on Facebook At this point, you must have setup your storefront with a logo on netcarnation.com. Now, login to Facebook and visit our new application called Netcarnation Storefront: http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=131275320221448 When you visit the application for the very first time, you will be asked by Facebook to give it permissions. You will also be asked to enter your Netcarnation username and password. Once you provide us with the right username and password, you are logged in. You will be able to see all your products in the Quick Promote section. The Quick Promote tool helps you promote your recent products on Facebook with a single click. Step 6 - Add storefront to a Facebook Page Go to the Facebook Pages section and click on the "Add Storefront to Facebook Page" button. We will list all the Facebook Pages that you currently own. Select the name of the Facebook Page that you would like to add your storefront to. Facebook will now launch a popup. Select the appropriate Page and click on the "Add Netcarnation Storefront" button. Once you add the storefront to a page, you will be able to see the storefront when you visit the Page. The storefront is available in a tab named "Shop". Facebook Basic If you have use our free Facebook Basic service, you can add your storefront to only one Facebook Page. Most Internet Merchants have a single Facebook Page for their business and this option works well for them. If you added a wrong page, just remove the storefront from the wrong page by clicking on the "Remove Storefront" from page button and add the right page again. Facebook Pro You can add your storefront to an unlimited number of Facebook Pages. You can configure settings (like Themes mentioned in the next section) for each Facebook Page. Step 7 - Themes and Auto Publish Settings This section is applicable to Facebook Pro subscribers only. If you are have the Facebook Pro service you can configure each page with the following settings: Themes You can use any of the 5 preset themes that we currently offer to spice up your storefront. Each time you change the theme, we will open your Facebook Page in a new browser after applying the new theme. The popup might not open due to your browser's setting (they may be configured to block popups). In that case, just open a new browser window and open your Facebook page in it.Each time you change the theme, reload your Facebook page to see the new theme in action. Auto Publish The Auto Publish feature is an automated marketing tool that can do some marketing on your behalf, even when you are not logged in to Facebook. This is an ideal option for merchants who do not have the time to login to Facebook often. The Auto Publish tool will periodically detect new product listings on your online venue and publish it to your Facebook Page's Wall.That means all your Page Fans (ie. people who liked your page) will get to see information about your new listings, with links that lead them back to your venue. The Auto Publish tools runs every 4 hours. It publishes only 1 product at a time (to avoid spam) and does not publish duplicates (i.e once a product is posted to your Wall, that same product will not be posted again). Step 8 - Add Your 3D storefront This section is applicable to Facebook Pro subscribers only. The 3D storefront is in addition to the Storefront that you already have on your Facebook Page. The 3-D storefront has lesser number of features than the regular storefront but provides a more exciting user experience. We recommend that you keep both storefronts on your Facebook Page to gain maximum exposure. To try the 3D storefront, visit this application: http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=162078820477797 Now, click on the "Add to my Page" link found on the right side. Choose the Facebook Page that already has the Netcarnation Storefront added to it and click on "Add To Page". The application create a new tab called "3D Shop". Note:You can add this app only after you have added the regular Netcarnation Storefront to your Facebook Page. |