Re: accepting online payments

For the customer, PayPal works like most other shopping carts, fill out name
address email etc and then the CC.  Instant gratification.  I think under
the circumstances you could understand the verification process.

Paul Wilson
 webguroo(at)tampabay.rr.com


> I have dissuaded clients from using PayPal because the process of getting
> your checking account verified is lengthy.  Curious what all of your think
> about it.  Also, I have never had the opportunity to use PayPal for credit
> card purchases.  Does that work in the same way that other online merchant
> accounts work?
> TIA!
> Blue
>
>
> Blue Tapp
> Blue's ArtHouse Graphics & Web Design
> 705 North Florissant Road
> Ferguson, MO 63135
> (314) 839-0634
> fax: (314) 839-1557
> www.bluesarthouse.com
> blue(at)bluesarthouse.com
>
> "Time to get a web site!"
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim" <jimb(at)aci.on.ca>
> To: "Paul Wilson" <webguroo(at)tampabay.rr.com>; "HWG Basics"
> <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 7:56 PM
> Subject: Re: accepting online payments
>
>
> > Paypal, after some close investigation, does seem like the right tool
> > for the limited amount of transactions we foresee on our site.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Paul Wilson" <webguroo(at)tampabay.rr.com>
> > To: "Jim" <jimb(at)aci.on.ca>; "HWG Basics" <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
> > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 8:08 PM
> > Subject: Re: accepting online payments
> >
> >
> > > > Could someone please let me know how to go about simply accepting
> credit
> > > > card payments through a form on our site?
> > >
> > >   Paypal.com does this quite well for simple items.  You are not
> required
> > to
> > > have a merchant account.  If you have a bank account and a credit card
> its
> > > fast and painless to sign up.  It's also very affordable.
> > >
> > >  After you have signed up, you go to the sell area and select shopping
> > cart.
> > > Then you fill out some simple info on your product and it gives you
the
> > > cut-and-paste code for your webpage.  Paypal uses a secure server and
is
> > the
> > > largest payee service of its type on the net.
> > >
> > >  When a customer buys, you get an email telling you to ship the
product
> > and
> > > the money is placed in your Paypal account.
> > >
> > >  Paypal's suitable for simple "buy me" buttons only.  If you need more
> > than
> > > that like color and size drop downs and radio buttons for accessories,
> you
> > > will need to use someone elses software to work with paypal.
> Coolcart.com
> > > offers a great cart that can dovetail with Paypal nicely.
> > >
> > > Paul Wilson
> > > webguroo(at)tampabay.rr.com
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>

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