If you have a business or even if you just have stuff to sell, sell it online. If you use amazon.com or eBay to sell your things, don't. Google has developed their own application for selling products and services online; Google Base. Google Base is the newest, most innovative online selling point on the internet.
Google Base utilizes Google Checkout for secure transactions. Many businesses use Google Checkout to secure online transactions and protect against fraud. Of course other options of payment are available with Google Base such as the use of Visa, Master card, American Express, Cash, Wire Transfer, etc. However, Google Checkout is incredibly secure with the Google team analyzing potential fraudulent transactions. Couple Base with Checkout and incredibly user friendly, FREE applications come to life. Yes-- I said Free. Google Base is free until 2008 as reported by Google. Google has realized what a great product they have (Google Base) and decided to capitalize from it.
How much does it cost?
Beginning early 2008, Google will reportedly start charging, in some fashion, for the innovative shopping platform. So sell sell sell while you can. Transaction processing is free until the end of 2007. Starting January 1, 2008, sellers who accept payments through Google Checkout will be charged 2.0% of the total sale, including taxes and shipping. If you incur a chargeback, you'll be charged $10. No additional setup or monthly fees are in the plan.
One of the best features of Google Base: you can use your own website to promote your products for sale and create another advertising platform for your products or services. Google Base allows you to create individualized web pages customized to your content. By utilizing the Google website development system built into Google Base, your products become more visible in the Google index and are crawled almost instantly. This means your information get out in the market, quicker, safer, and more efficiently.
