F.A.Q.
 What is ShopCartUSA?
ShopCartUSA is the online comparison-shopping search engine.
Shoppers come to ShopCartUSA to find the online stores that are selling the products they want to buy.
When they find the item they want, they click out to the merchant's Web site to make the purchase.
ShopCartUSA is not a store - we don't sell anything. We link shoppers to the places that do.
 How does the Merchant Program work?
You sign up and pay up front with a credit card for a set number of clicks.
ShopCartUSA collects your entire inventory and pricing information from your Web site via a data feed and puts it into ShopCartUSA's price database.
Your listings appear in thousands of search results and you only pay after a shopper clicks from the search results to your site.
It's as simple as that. There is very little work for the merchant to do.
 Why should I join the ShopCartUSA Merchant Program?
Drive qualified shoppers to your site.
Expose your brand to qualified buyers
With ShopCartUSA, you are buying clicks, not impressions, thus you only pay for performance.
Obtaining highly directed shoppers on a cost per click basis will lower your customer acquisition costs.
 How much does joining the ShopCartUSA Merchant program cost?
We do not charge a set-up fee to become a ShopCartUSA merchant.
 How do I pay for the ShopCartUSA Merchant Program?
You pay up front with a credit card for a set number of clicks.
The program ends as soon as you use up your allotted clicks, unless you've chosen to auto-replenish your account.
 What is the Cost-Per-Click Pricing System?
The Cost-Per-Click Pricing System allows you to decide how much you want to pay for every click you receive from ShopCartUSA. You decide the amount you want to pay, by subcategory (or by individual products), and submit your "bid" to our system. You can change your bid at any time. The more you bid, the better your placement on the ShopCartUSA search result pages.
 How do I manage my Account?
Once you are enrolled in the ShopCartUSA Merchant Program, you will have access to the Merchant Center where you will be able to see how many clicks you received on a given day, view your billing history, change your bids and make other adjustments to your account.
 Which Merchants use the ShopCartUSA Merchant Program?
ShopCartUSA merchants include many of the biggest names, such as Amazon, as well as small merchants.
 How quickly do the changes I make to my account take effect?
Changes to your bids take affect within minutes. Other changes, like adjustments to your cap amount or changes of your payment plan may only take effect for your next payment period.
Special requests can be made directly through your Sales Manager.
 How often do I need to update my bids?
You can change your bids as often or as little as you like. You are in complete control of the amount you spend.
 What is a click?
A click is a user clicking on a link in the ShopCartUSA shopping search results that links to your site's product "buy" page.
 When is my credit card charged?
We charge your card immediately upon enrollment.
 What happens once all my clicks are delivered?
You will be notified and your site will be removed from the ShopCartUSA search engine.
If you use the "auto-replenish" plan, we will automatically re-charge your credit card and keep your site up on ShopCartUSA without interruption.
 What is the "auto-replenish" plan?
The " auto-replenish" plan allows you to get continuous traffic from ShopCartUSA.
When you deplete your allotted "clicks", we charge your credit card again to give you more.
You can cancel " auto-replenish" at any time by logging into the Merchant Control Center or by contacting your Sales Manager.
 If I have a problem, who do I contact?
Once you sign up for the ShopCartUSA Merchant Program you will be contacted by a representative from our Merchant Services department who will provide phone and email contact information should you have any problems.
 Once I've signed up, how long will it take until my listings appear on ShopCartUSA?
It takes about a week for your listings to appear.
During that week we obtain your data feed, test it and get you fully integrated into the ShopCartUSA system.
 How can I get the most possible traffic to my site?
Be the highest bidder, and sign up for the Always On program to have uninterrupted service.
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