A wise man once said a good merchant account won’t make your business, but a bad one will break it! We recommend you check out the five common mistakes a merchant would make in the process of acquiring a merchant account, so that you will take necessary measures in avoiding them.
1. Being distracted by attractive “discounts”
See, the thing with salespeople is that they are so good at what they do that they are able to make you focus on a particular low rate, not realizing that there are additional fees …

Following our first guide to online credit card processing providers here, we’ve listed down a good selection of payment gateway companies that include:
Authorize.net
Billions of transactions have been recorded annually so it is no wonder that Authorize.net is a household name when it comes to being a renowned credit card processing service provider. Authorize.net has the whole arsenal of tools which include a reliable shopping cart software as well as quality merchant support solutions. Cost of setup is approximately $99 whereas access fee can go up to $20. However, their transaction …

How cheap is cheap?
When a new online business owner goes shopping for merchant account providers, chances are that they will start their search online. Fire up any search engine, type in the appropriate phrases and you will be presented with hundreds of thousands, if not millions of results that will make it difficult for the merchants to decide which provider to sign up for. Of course, there ARE merchants who filter the results and try to obtain the cheapest quotes from providers, and most companies are overtly eager for the …

Online credit card processing providers are an online merchant’s best friend. They exist to direct your customers once they add items to the shopping cart and guide them to a secure payment gateway, completing the transaction in a flash and giving customers the satisfaction of doing business with you. And when your credibility is of the utmost importance, it pays to select the most reliable. Here are ideal properties of a good online credit card processing provider:
1. Reliable – Make sure the entire process is consistent or you will have …

Credit cards and you
How many times have you looked at an ad that promises “great financial freedom while working in the comfort of your own home” only to quash that belief and dismiss it as a marketing gimmick? While it is true that most of these dodgy-sounding ads are actually sneaky marketing ploys to get you to buy their e-Book or other “e-products”, attaining financial freedom can actually be done in a home office when you start your very own small e-Commerce business.
Once you have your small business up and …

A regular blog reader emailed us to ask our opinion on who offers the best merchant account service. Here’s our reply:
Searching high and low for a good merchant account provider can be a daunting task, even more so if you’ve set your mind to locate the BEST in the industry. The trick is to get several options in hand, and slowly narrow the list down to the providers whom you think are the ones that can really serve you well. In the long run, it will be quite affordable signing …

Selling beyond the store
Today’s merchants are a savvy lot. Not only are they more innovative in selling, they are also more open to new concepts to elude tough competition in their respective industries. To enhance earning opportunities and boost sales, merchants have now taken to conduct mobile sales campaign that will take them outdoor and beyond their brick and mortar establishment to gain new customers and ultimately, better profits.
Unfortunately accepting credit card payments outside the store is not as easy as most merchants think. Online merchants who have previously been …

There are merchant account providers, and there are HELPFUL merchant account providers. What the latter does, besides help and support your e-Commerce business in any way they can, is to inform you about the latest happenings in the industry that may require your attention. And the latest issue at hand is the many instances where merchants have gotten their merchant accounts canceled, thanks to trickery and deceitful business operations.
Violating the golden rules set by the powers that be will cause you to lose your merchant account or worse, being fined …

So you want to start your very own online business? Jumping out of the eBay scene and want to move up from being a mere small-time seller? The first thing you probably want to research for, before opening your web store, is to acquire a merchant account. Without a doubt, having a merchant account will allow you to accept credit cards online and immediately start seeing more profits roll in because after all, credit card-paying customers will always be there to make sure you never run out of business …

Starting an e-Commerce business may be tough at first – what with all the planning and budgeting and execution. But once you have everything up and running, you may wonder what’s so difficult about beginning your business in the first place! However, most people forget that in order to run a truly successful and profitable e-Commerce site, they need to identify these four main key points:
1. Your e-Commerce website is your online identity
How you design your website is very important. Not only must it look attractive and appealing to your …