How to Get a Merchant Account in Canada Part 2 by Tawnya Sutherland
There are alternatives to the Bank: PayPal This is the easiest way to get a merchant account online and most likely the cheapest if you just have a small product line. They will even let you sell in Canadian funds and deposit right into your Canadian bank account. They’ve been around for years and you [...]
How to Accept Credit Cards Online By David Goodale
You may have already discovered there are more steps to running a successful online business than some would have you think. Selling online is a process that does not happen by accident. You must work to drive traffic to your website. With traffic you must then capture your visitors attention. Once you have the attention [...]
Credit Card Articles Merchant Accounts, Fees and Processing
Bad Online Merchant Accounts Bad credit card merchant account experiences seem fairly common. In my case, the provider insisted the $89 set-up fee was non-refundable, even though the application and 45-page merchant account agreement (which contained an undisclosed $295 fee) were available only upon payment of the set-up fee. Credit Card Processing Fees Accepting credit [...]
Domain Registration Sites: Marketing Opportunity
Most small business owners know that positioning their companies as providing the same products or services in the same way as the industry giant can lead to disaster. Kind of like a Chihuahua waving a red flag in front of a bull; one twitch from the giant and they’re dead. Studying the competition and acting [...]
Ecommerce Web Site Design and Hosting
Deciding how you will get your ecommerce Web site designed can be daunting. There are several approaches available, each with different advantages and disadvantages. Online Storefronts If you have a small business, you may want to consider a storefront or an online mall. For a fee, these services help you design an Ecommerce Web site. [...]
Internet Merchant Accounts. Advantages and disadvantages of online payment systems
Typically, Internet merchant accounts are provided through an acquiring bank (or acquirer) that lets you accept credit cards, and sometimes other types of payments, online. As is the case with any business decision, there are advantages and disadvantages to online payment systems and other types of credit card processors. In general, advantages tend to revolve [...]
The Credit Card Processing Fee
The credit card merchant fee is actually a series of fees that vary depending on individual merchant agreements. When you are ready to begin shopping for a merchant account, it’s clear that accepting credit cards online (over telephone, at retail, etc.) via a merchant account puts you in control and limits your reliance on outside [...]
Online Merchant Account Pitfalls by Bobette Kyle
Recently, I went looking for an online merchant account. My mission was two-fold: Open a merchant account for myself and research options for my new ecommerce Web site solutions information section of websitemarketingplan.com After some research, I thought I’d found an attractive online merchant account offered through a reputable reseller. I learned the hard way [...]
7 Questions to Ask a Potential ECommerce Merchant Account Provider
Recently I went looking for an online merchant account, with disastrous results. I made the mistake of taking information at face value and relying on the ecommerce merchant account provider’s good reputation in other areas. Fortunately, I came out of the experience with a list of recommended questions to ask a potential ecommerce merchant account [...]
How to Get a Merchant Account in Canada Part 1 by Tawnya Sutherland
So today’s the day! You have decided to phone your local bank in Canada to setup a merchant account to sell your $5.00 homemade candles on the Internet. Hopefully you can be all setup by the end of the evening and candle orders will be filling your email box from around the world by morning. [...]
