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How do I create a Google Checkout Account

Step By Step Instructions

  1. To set up your account, click on the link (http://checkout.google.com/sell/?hl=en_GB)
  2. Click on Sign up now
  3. You will be asked if you already have a Google Account for services like Adwords or Google Mail. If you do, click Yes. Otherwise click No (we will assume you clicked No).
  4. You will be taken to the Google Checkout set up page.
  5. Enter your email address in the box provided.
  6. Create a password (one that you can remember but not one that anyone else can guess).
  7. Re-enter that password.
  8. Enter the alphanumeric code you see presented by Google in the box provided (a security measure).
  9. Click Create Account.
  10. You will now be taken to the Tell Us About Your Business page.
  11. Complete all the details. In particular, where it says “Public Business Website”, enter: http://www.mywebsite.co.uk/
  12. Where “mywebsite.co.uk” is your CTC-aspire domain name.
  13. When you have completed adding your account details, click I agree to the Terms of Service and click Complete Sign up.
  14. You will now have completed the first stage of your account set up.
     

Account Integration

  1. Click on Integrate via the API.
  2. You will be taken to your Settings page, where you will see your Google Merchant ID. Make a note of this for future reference (You will need it to complete the integration with your CTC-aspire website).
  3. Untick the box which says: “For extra security, my company will only post digitally signed XML shopping carts”.
  4. Where it says API call-back URL enter the following information in the box provided (this is the page that Google must give control to after a transaction is completed): https://subdomain.accessportal.co.uk/gco-in.php
  5. Where “subdomain” is your CTC-aspire microsite name.
  6. Click the radio button next to HTML and then click Save.
     

Specifying a Bank Account

  1. At the top of the page, you will see a red box with the text “bank account information required”.
  2. Click on Specify a bank account.
  3. The Bank account setup page will be displayed.
  4. Enter the name of your bank, the sort code and your account number in the boxes provided. Read the instructions for verification of your account.
  5. Click Save account.
  6. Close the browser window.
     

Email Verification

  1. By now you should have received an email from Google. In it you will see a link to Google Checkout. Click on this link to validate your email address.
  2. Initial Set up is now complete.
     

Verifying Your Bank Account

  1. To verify your bank account, you must first check that a payment from Google has been made into your specified bank account. Then click on the link: http://checkout.google.com/sell/?hl=en_GB
  2. Enter your username and password.
  3. Click Sign in and continue.
  4. Click on Settings in the menu top left.
  5. You will now see the text “Bank account verification required”. Click on verify bank account.
  6. You will be asked to enter the amount transferred in pence. When you have done this, click verify deposit.
  7. Your Google Account is ready to use.