DONATIONS
Make it as easy as possible for people to give you money! We
will examine charity on the Web in a separate essay.
ACCEPTING CREDIT CARDS
Merchantwarehouse
reports that many businesses increase sales up 10 to 50% just
by setting up a merchant account to do credit card processing.
There is no application fee. Transaction rates are competitive
and the monthly fees are low. Check out their tips
on setting up an account.
Top tip -- Give
yourself enough time:
"While it's true that setting up internet merchant
accounts usually takes just a few days, it does sometimes take
longer. It's a good idea to start thinking about setting
up a merchant account a few weeks before you plan on using it.
While you will probably be pleasantly surprised about how quickly
you get set up, nothing could be more nerve wracking than waiting
to get your payment gateway set up the day you plan to start
taking orders. You will have plenty of other challenges in those
last few days before you open for business."
PayPal also
accepts credit cards. One option -- Website
Payments Pro allows customers to pay by credit card stay
on your website for the entire transaction.
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