Starting your own Handy Shop

Starting your own Handy Shop is easy. We will guide you through the process, and you can ask us anything, anytime. The process to setup a Handy Shop is outlined below.

1. Send an email to service@handyshop.co.nz including:

  • Your name and contact phone number(s)
  • The email address you want orders to be sent to
  • The pricing plan you prefer
  • The name of your bank if you intend to accept credit card transactions
  • Your business name and address so we can invoice you for the setup cost
  • The type of products you plan to sell
  • The address of your current website if you have one
  • The name of your current website designer if you have one
  • Any questions you may have

2. We will send you:

  • The answers to your questions
  • An invoice for the setup cost and first 3 months of your plan
  • Instructions for how to open the required merchant account with your bank (if required)
  • An application form and Terms and Conditions for Paystation - the payment gateway Handy Shop uses.

3. You do the following:

  • Complete the Paystation Application form and return it to us
  • Contact your bank to open the merchant account. Complete and return the forms they send you
  • Pay our setup invoice
  • Ask us any new questions you have

4. We will:

  • Answer your questions
  • Set up your shop for you so you can start listing your products
  • Ensure everything's in order for the merchant account and paystation accounts to be approved
  • Provide you or your web designer with instructions on how to change the design of your Handy Shop

5. Once your merchant account is approved we will:

  • Configure your shop to allow credit card transactions
  • List your Handy Shop on our "Real Shops" page
  • Help you and your web designer when you need assistance
  • Celebrate with you when your first transaction comes through

Timeframes

After Pricing Plans, the next question we always get asked is when will it be ready. The work that we do to set up your Handy Shop can be completed in less than a week. It can take up to 2 - 4 weeks for a bank to approve a merchant account. If you have a web designer skinning your shop, you should ask them for a time estimate for their portion - but hopefully they'll be quicker than the bank.