The Easiest Way to Accept Credit Cards
E-commerce businesses have the opportunity to reap large profits due to the unbounded reach of the Internet. These businesses have tools in place to accept credit cards, allowing them to complete sales transactions 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Make your products and services easily accessible to customers by establishing a system for accepting credit cards. You may find that many direct merchant accounts require approval based on your business credit score and sales history. When you are just starting out, the easiest way to accept credit cards online is using a third-party merchant account.
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Instructions
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Visit an online third-party merchant such as PayPal or AlertPay.
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Select your country and click "Continue." Start building a PayPal profile by filling in your personal information in the fields. Choose to open a Premier or Business account.
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Activate your account via your in-box. Once you have completed and sent the sign-up form, you will be sent an email to verify your email address and account. Click the link, then log in to your account.
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Add a bank account to your merchant account. To receive money from credit card transactions, you must add a bank account, and to confirm you are the bank account's owner, you must go through a verification process. The service provider can make a deposit into your bank account and allow you to confirm the amount within two to three business days. Alternatively, you can choose immediate verification when a dialog box appears prompting you to enter your online-banking user name and password. Once the correct information is entered, you can begin receiving money.
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Add buttons to your website by copying and pasting the code provided by the merchant service. You will have access to shopping cart management and "Pay Now" buttons.
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Tips & Warnings
You also have the option to request money from a person by email. The person can sign up for a PayPal account to pay you through a bank account or immediately by email.
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