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The reason for using paypal was the cost and simple to use.
Is there any other alternative that is easy to use but also give the professional feel.
thanks in advance
ps this is a UK site if that makes any difference
Depending on your site's design, you may want to add something that says "we accept PayPal" or credit card logos with PayPal. You could find some PayPal/credit card logo images in the Logo Center on PayPal - go to the PayPal website, click on Merchant Tools, and click on "Online Logo Center" in the left navigation column. The "Solution Graphics" are probably most appropriate for your site if you are using PayPal to process all of your payments.
You could also add text informing your customers that they don't need a PayPal account to complete the payment.
1) card-present swiped
2) mail order/phone
3) internet orders
Shopping carts like Mal's eCommerce will allow you to record credit card details on a secure server. You retrieve it manually and you can process it through your merchant account. Or you can wait until Paypal publically releases their Virtual Terminal feature. Then you can accept any credit card and process it through the Virtual Terminal screen.
Unfortunately, the cost involved with a merchant account tend to be higher.
don't worry about the costs of a merchant account - it's a cost of making the sale so you build it into the product pricing, just the same as any other cost of making the sale.
almost everyone (teens / adults) with internet access has a credit / debit card so can buy online through a standard merchant account. not everyone has paypal.
not everyone has paypal.
You are not required to have a PayPal account to make a payment. PayPal's Account Optional checkout allows you to accept credit/debit card payments from customers without a PayPal account.
You are not required to have a PayPal account to make a payment.
that's what i hear, but there's a public perception that you *do* need a paypal account to pay with paypal ..........
i've just taken over an ecommerce store that was using paypal - we got the site owners computer with all his emails for the last year or so. loads of emails saying "i don't have a paypal account".
(we've changed payment system to use worldpay, same as our other sites - looks like sales are up considerably, but it's only been a couple of weeks so will see how it goes)
Perhaps it is because I show the generic logo of all credit cards.
It may be the way my site is worded so that customers understand where PayPal fits into the mix.
I suggest you look at your site from a customers point of view and see of you can spot confusing areas.
some things are best sold on ebay where people pay with paypal
some things are best sold on websites with pro designs where people pay by credit card through a merchant account
I think I can put my question here.
I am planning to launch a site that sells digital files (templates). Each file costs only 50 cents. Any buyer can purchase a single file.
What would be the best shopping cart option here. Paypal charges 30 cents apart from 2.9 % on every order which will not be feasible for a 50 cents order. PLease help.
thanks in advance.
-alex.
try offering them as giftware - people can download and use them free of charge on the promise that they send you a gift. you *could* end up with lots of interesting junk!
will also save you the hassle of setting up the payment system, handling billing enquiries etc, paying tax, dealing with unhappy customers who want their money back etc etc etc
has anyone else offered stuff as giftware?
