RightCart

Sometimes something comes along that looks really obvious and simple and good - but you just can't get a handle on how to use it.
RightCart, a widget based shop for your blog, starts off very well. To sign up, you just enter your email address, and they email you a link and the code for your site. So far, so simple.
But then the fun starts. So they sent me this code, so I will insert it in my site. Here.

   

What's it doing? Well, it appears to have two items in it and a total price. It's like a Checkout box from a store. Why? Well, I went to their site and clicked on a few items, which it added to my account. And now it's displaying my items in my store. As if all my visitors want to buy what I've clicked on. It makes no sense to me at all. So I investigate further. I guess I need to learn, so I read their site:

Now that you have copied the RightCode you can easily add RightCart to any web page. Don't worry we emailed you your code and it is always available at the bottom of this page. To learn how to turn any web page into a store read the installation articles on our blog (State of the Cart) or view the screencast.

Well, I recommend that screencast. It's hilarious. It's like watching Buster Keaton do a web presentation. Without a soundtrack, you watch an arrow cursor dart around the screen, open a new Blogger account, set up a blog, find the right place in the Template and insert some code. Or does it? Without a soundtrack, and with the screencast jumping back and forth between Blogger and RightCart, you don't really know if you are watching a loop or something worth watching. After a while, give up and read the Blog - State of the Cart. Well, at least it's got a good name. But where are the installation articles? The only available links are these:

So which one is the Installation Articles? Don't bother, every single one of them is a broken link.

Before you launch you new store you can always begin by setting up your inventory by creating new products. Upload images, set your price and even add tags to it is easy for other people to find.

OK, so I can create my own items. But I have to upload an image and verify my account before they go live. And it doesn't tell me how to verify my account. Or why I would need to upload an image to sell 'Best of Luck'. Also, you have to give a 'best guess' of how much the item will cost including shipping. At this point my eyes began to swivel and I broke out in a cold sweat. I retreat, defeated.

Comments

[jeff]

dude, you don't get it. the rightcart follows each _individual_. it's only showing what you clicked on/added to your cart to you. other users who've used it have their items...