Accepting Online Payments
Start Accepting Credit Cards Online Today -- and TRIPLE Your Sales!
Credit Cards are the most popular online payment method nowadays.
If you don't accept them on your website, you are missing out on a HUGE number of sales. It is important that you accept credit cards through a secure (https) server on your website.
A whopping 90% of all online purchases are being made with credit cards!, so you must offer this payment option on your website.
There are two important things you will have to do before you can start accepting credit cards at your website:
1. Establish a secure server to process credit card transactions.
A secure server is simply a computer server that can accept and transmit confidential information such as credit card numbers without the risk of someone intercepting the transmission and "stealing" the information. The data is kept secure through encryption, which only the oldest web browsers don't support.
If you have contracted with a third-party hosting provider to operate your website, contact your provider to find out if you already have Secure Socket Layer (SSL) capabilities or if
you need to have SSL installed. Most hosting providers can activate SSL for your hosting account.
If you run your own web server, you will need to acquire and install your own SSL certificates.
The following information and resources are useful for implementing SSL.
General Information
- Installing on Apache and Microsoft IIS web servers: http://www.thawte.com/guides
- Windows Server 2003:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windowsserv/2003/all/deployguide/en-us/iisdg_mea_nfmd.asp
- Apache: http://www.apache-ssl.org and http://modssl.org
SSL Certificate Providers
- Verisign: http://www.verisign.com
- GeoTrust: http://www.geotrust.com
2. Set up a merchant account.
When getting a merchant account, you have a few different options:
- Get your own merchant credit card accounts with a local bank.
- Get merchant credit card accounts through a broker.
- Hire a fulfillment house and use their credit card accounts.
- Use a "third party" merchant account provider or Third Party Processors.
Marketing Tip:
The easiest method is to go through Third Party payment Processors. The advantage of using a third party processor is that they can get you up and running quickly, set up your order forms, and process your orders. You are only charged on those sales you make.
ClickBank - is the best way to complete a digital sale. Accept credit cards for original information that is delivered via web pages, files, or email. There are no monthly charges. Just a one-time setup charge and a fee for each sale.
ClickBank's ordering system is fast and supports all means of payment.
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PayPal - is the world's leading online money transaction service for individuals, businesses and merchants.
It enables anybody or business with a valid e-mail address to send and receive payments over the Internet affordably, securely, and quickly. Your customers can choose to pay by credit card, bank account, or PayPal balance.
Fees are only applied when you accept a payment, and there are no setup or monthly charges.
With PayPal's hassle-free setup, low costs, and security, you can offer a range of payment options starting TODAY, and your customers will be much more willing to stick around -- and open their wallets!
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