How to Keep Costs Low For Your Online Store

With all the choices available for running an online store, it can be difficult to sort through everything and find out what the most cost-effective solution is for your business. Two things will greatly affect your bottom line — the time you put into your store and the money you spend getting it up and running.

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Understanding CVV2

I’d be willing to bet my next paycheck that if you’re reading this article, you’ve probably done your fair share of shopping using that small, rectangular piece of plastic that fits so snugly in your wallet. Credit cards have revolutionized our purchasing power. They are extremely simple to use- just swipe and sign or type and click. And as easy as they are to use, they can be dangerous if the information they carry ends

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The Sky’s the Limit With Wireless Processing

Business owners today understand the value of credit card processing. The more common means of acceptance generally include the traditional physical terminal for card-present transactions, and of course the widely used virtual terminal for internet sales. Now, the cellular technology that became so popular throughout the last decade is available for credit card processing. Wireless Processing is revolutionizing the credit card industry the same way cell phones revolutionized the age-old telephone industry. Wireless terminals are

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Yumiko USA – A Case Study

Frustrated by the dearth of flattering leotards on the market, dancer Yumiko Takeshima started her own line of customized dancewear in 2003 and has since developed a loyal following of fans around the world.  The company, Yumiko, has experienced double digit growth solely on Internet and phone orders.  Yumiko also owes much of its success to its network of almost two hundred YumiGirls, a community of Yumiko fans who sell the product to other dancers

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Why PayPal Falls Short When Pitted Against a Real-Time Payment Solution

From the time eBay acquired PayPal in 2002, and its subsequent gain in popularity since then, questions arose as to how it compares to a traditional merchant account. We feel that despite some of PayPal’s initial convenience it still doesn’t challenge a true card-processing solution. Here are the leading reasons why: For those of us needing to process credit cards in a brick and mortar location a Merchant Account is not only the best alternative,

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