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- | ====== | + | ====== Packages ====== |
===== What a Package is ===== | ===== What a Package is ===== | ||
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==== Main Feature Properties ==== | ==== Main Feature Properties ==== | ||
- | * **Plan** \\ Select the //Plan// that you would like to use for this Package. If you don't remember the properties of a specific //Plan//, select it and click on //Display Selected Plan's Details// to load a window that shows you details about it. If you want to create a new //Plan//, you can do so without leaving this page by clicking on the //Add Plan// link: a window will appear and allow you to enter the new Plan's details (refer to [[plans|Adding & Editing Plans]] for instructions). When you save it, the new Plan will appear in the Plan drop-down menu. | + | * **Plan** \\ Select the //Plan// that you would like to use for this Package. If you don't remember the properties of a specific //Plan//, select it and click on //Display Selected Plan's Details// to load a window that shows you details about it. If you want to create a new //Plan//, you can do so without leaving this page by clicking on the //Add Plan// link: a window will appear and allow you to enter the new Plan's details (refer to [[products#plans|Adding & Editing Plans]] for instructions). When you save it, the new Plan will appear in the Plan drop-down menu. |
* **Product** \\ Shows the //Product// based on which you are creating a //Package// | * **Product** \\ Shows the //Product// based on which you are creating a //Package// | ||
* **Store** \\ Shows the //Store// for which you are creating a //Package// | * **Store** \\ Shows the //Store// for which you are creating a //Package// | ||
- | * Price \\ Enter the //Package// price. This represents the regular subscription amount that your customers will pay when they subscribe to this product or service. | + | |
If the selected Plan includes a Trial Period, the following two fields will be displayed (the second one applies only if the Package includes a shipping product). | If the selected Plan includes a Trial Period, the following two fields will be displayed (the second one applies only if the Package includes a shipping product). | ||
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* **Trial Price** \\ Enter the price that customers will pay for this Package during the Trial Period. For example, if you want to offer a 30% discount for the first 2 months of a monthly, ongoing subscription to a certain product or service, in the Trial Price you will enter a price that is 30% off the " | * **Trial Price** \\ Enter the price that customers will pay for this Package during the Trial Period. For example, if you want to offer a 30% discount for the first 2 months of a monthly, ongoing subscription to a certain product or service, in the Trial Price you will enter a price that is 30% off the " | ||
* **Trial Shipping Is Free** \\ This feature allows you to reduce the shipping charge associated with a subscription that includes a Product that requires shipping. For example, if you wanted to provide a free trial for a certain subscription, | * **Trial Shipping Is Free** \\ This feature allows you to reduce the shipping charge associated with a subscription that includes a Product that requires shipping. For example, if you wanted to provide a free trial for a certain subscription, | ||
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==== Names & Descriptions ==== | ==== Names & Descriptions ==== | ||
- | SubscriptionBridge supports a multi-lingual front-end (the Merchant Center, instead, is only available in English at this time). Therefore, you can add //Names// & // | + | SubscriptionBridge supports a multi-lingual front-end (the Merchant Center, instead, is only available in English at this time). Therefore, you can add //Names// & // |
- | To do so, navigate to the Features | + | To do so, navigate to the Packages |
- | {{: | + | {{: |
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- | On the //Add New Name/ | + | |
* **Language** \\ Select a language from the list of active languages for the Store. Languages for which you have already entered a name/ | * **Language** \\ Select a language from the list of active languages for the Store. Languages for which you have already entered a name/ | ||
- | * **Name** \\ Enter a name for this Feature | + | * **Package |
- | * **Description** \\ Enter a description | + | * **Trial Name** \\ Enter a friendly name for the Trial Period (e.g. " |
+ | * **Trial Description** \\ Enter a short description to better explain | ||
+ | * In the SubscriptionBridge | ||
+ | * In an integrated shopping cart via the [[developer_guide: | ||
+ | * In e-mails notifications that include information on the Trial | ||
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+ | Here is an example of Trial Name and Description shown in an e-mail notification: | ||
+ | {{: | ||
Once you have added //names// and // | Once you have added //names// and // | ||
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* **Feature** \\ Select a Feature from the drop-down | * **Feature** \\ Select a Feature from the drop-down | ||
* **Price** \\ Enter a price for it. This is the amount that will be added to the Package Price to determine the total subscription amount paid by the customer. For example, if the price of a gym membership is 29.95/month and the optional " | * **Price** \\ Enter a price for it. This is the amount that will be added to the Package Price to determine the total subscription amount paid by the customer. For example, if the price of a gym membership is 29.95/month and the optional " | ||
+ | * **Trial Price** \\ The price that you charge for this additional product or service might be different during the Trial Period. If the price does not change during the Trial Period, enter the same price that you added to the Price field. | ||
{{: | {{: | ||
+ | ===== Deleting Packages ===== | ||
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+ | Packages can be deleted only until they have been subscribed to. That is: until a customer has purchased a subscription that is associated with a certain package. If a //Package// has been purchased (i.e. there is at least one subscription that is associated with that // | ||
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+ | To delete a package: | ||
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+ | * Click on //Stores// in the Merchant Center navigation | ||
+ | * Select the //Store// that you wish to work with | ||
+ | * In the // | ||
+ | * Check the checkbox in the right-side column of the // | ||
+ | * // | ||
+ | * When a //Package// is associated with one or more subscriptions, | ||
+ | * When no // | ||
+ | ===== Selling a Package ===== | ||
+ | Now that you have created one or more subscription packages, you can immediately start selling them, if you wish to do so. With SubscriptionBridge, | ||
+ | * See: [[links|Package Links]] | ||
- | ===== Related Articles ===== | + | Customers will purchase the subscription package (i.e. subscribe to the product or service that you are selling) using the SubscriptionBridge shopping cart, which is automatically personalized with your logo. This is what we refer to here as the " |
- | * [[products|Adding and Editing Products]] | + | If you wish customers to go through a separate checkout process, you will want to use the "[[: |
- | * [[plans|Adding and Editing Plans]] | + | |
- | * [[features|Adding and Editing Features]] | + |
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