| Processing credit cards for your
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| | merchant account can have a significant
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| customers' purchases can easily comprise
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| | effect on your profit margin. Most
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| the bulk of your online store's sales
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| | merchant accounts require a minimum sales
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| volume. Without having the means to
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| | volume. If that minimum is not met, a
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| charge credit cards, the majority of your
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| | monthly charge may be incurred. If your
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| customers will simply leave your website.
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| | sales volume is low, you may find that
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| Fortunately, there are several options
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| | the merchant account is actually a drain
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| for processing payments. Business owners
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| | on your profits. Using a third party
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| can choose between using their own
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| | credit card processor can be a
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| merchant account or using a third party
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| | less-costly alternative.
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| payment processor. There are reasons that
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| | Less Maintenance
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| support both cases. In this article,
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| | Processing credit cards through a
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| we'll discuss some of the reasons you may
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| | merchant account requires that you use a
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| want to use a third party to process your
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| | payment gateway, a shopping cart and an
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| credit card transactions.
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| | API. While many business owners hire
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| Not Eligible For A Merchant Account
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| | programmers to handle these details,
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| Even though merchant accounts are easier
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| | doing so can become expensive. Small
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| to secure than they were years ago, many
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| | business owners may not have that option.
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| business owners are still ineligible.
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| | If you don't have the budget to hire
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| There may be a number of reasons why this
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| | capable programmers, you may have to do
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| is the case. For example, the major
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| | the job yourself. If your own programming
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| credit card companies (Visa, Mastercard,
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| | skills aren't sufficient, getting started
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| etc.) only extend merchant accounts to
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| | with a merchant account may be difficult.
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| registered businesses. If your business
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| | You can effectively outsource many of the
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| is not legally registered, you'll find it
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| | programming chores by using a third party
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| difficult to get a merchant account.
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| | to process credit card transactions.
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| Other potential issues include being
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| | They'll take care of any coding issues
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| considered a high credit risk (due to
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| | and problems when they occur.
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| credit history or the type of products
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| | Potential Drawbacks
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| offered) or being blacklisted as a
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| | There are, of course, drawbacks to using
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| "terminated merchant." In each of these
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| | a third party payment processor. First,
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| cases, using a third party payment
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| | you'll pay higher transaction fees (often
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| processor may be necessary.
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| | up to 15% of the transaction amount).
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| Small Number Of Products
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| | Second, you'll have to comply with the
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| If the number of different products that
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| | third party's rules (which can often seem
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| your business sells online is limited, a
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| | inflexible). Third, using a merchant
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| merchant account may be more trouble than
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| | account looks more professional than
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| it's worth. The extra fees for each
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| | using a third party payment processor.
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| transaction along with the myriad of
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| | And lastly, you won't be able to build a
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| other expenses attached to a merchant
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| | credit history while using a third party.
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| account might make using a third party
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| | In the end, there isn't a clear cut
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| payment processor appealing. Plus, the
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| | solution for every business.
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| effort of finding a payment gateway,
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| | Circumstances will dictate which solution
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| setting up a shopping cart and resolving
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| | is most appropriate. When you're
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| any programming issues may require too
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| | searching for a way to process credit
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| much effort for your limited catalog of
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| | card transactions, keep the above factors
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| products.
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| | in mind while you weigh your options.
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| Low Sales Volume
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| | That's the best way to find the solution
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| If your business processes a low monthly
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| | that meets your needs.
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| sales volume, the costs of maintaining a
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