If you've ever looked into getting your own merchant account, you already know how expensive it can be. Application fees, setup fees, standard monthly fees, transaction fees... they all add up fast! http://website101.com/shopping_ecommerce/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Fri, 29 Sep 2006 01:33:16 -0700 Fri, 29 Sep 2006 01:26:02 -0700 FeedForAll Mac v2.0 (2.0.0.3) unlicensed version; http://www.FeedForAll.com/ eCommerce platforms are being commoditized. Enterprise level solutions are coming down in price and new open source solutions are being made available to anyone with an internet connection for free. The most robust of these open source solutions is OS Commerce (OSC) a community driven eCommerce solution that is flexible, scalable, and user friendly. http://website101.com/shopping_ecommerce/open-source-oscommerce.html Fri, 29 Sep 2006 01:24:59 -0700 Online, both of your products are simply bits and bytes and the shopping cart is complex software hosted on a remote web server somewhere off in cyberspace. So whether you'll be buying that shopping cart software and having it installed on your own web server or simply using an existing cart hosted on some other secure server, you will be using shopping cart software to sell your products or services online. http://website101.com/shopping_ecommerce/shopping_cart_report.html Fri, 29 Sep 2006 01:23:26 -0700 If you've ever looked into getting your own merchant account, you already know how expensive it can be. Application fees, setup fees, standard monthly fees, transaction fees... they all add up fast! It can be too much for a business that's just getting started. http://website101.com/shopping_ecommerce/payment_processor_merchant.html Fri, 29 Sep 2006 01:21:55 -0700 A major issue for small business is finding a reasonably priced option for an online Merchant Account so that they can accept credit cards for instant "real-time" approval of online payments http://website101.com/shopping_ecommerce/credit_cards_processors.html Fri, 29 Sep 2006 01:20:45 -0700 Using PayPal as a gateway for accepting online payments has just become much more attractive. PayPal, owned by eBay, has always been considered one of the best, most secure choices of payment for auctions, whether by check or credit card. But one of the biggest drawbacks to it has been the restriction that the buyer also had to have a PayPal account in order make that payment. http://website101.com/shopping_ecommerce/paypal-checkout-process.html Fri, 29 Sep 2006 01:19:30 -0700 ALBANY, New York (AP) -- The nation's largest online payment service, PayPal, is paying New York $150,000 in penalties after misrepresenting to consumers its policy on repayment when merchandise doesn't arrive, the state attorney general said Monday. PayPal, which claims 40 million customers worldwide, had specifically stated that it provided the same rights and protections of a traditional credit card transaction, said Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. But consumers were often denied those rights, he said. http://website101.com/shopping_ecommerce/paypal-merchant-accounts.html Fri, 29 Sep 2006 01:18:30 -0700 Using ACH processing allows you to accept payment from a checking or savings account electronically. Funds are debited from the customer and credited to the business owner. Issues such as bounced checks or closed accounts can be addressed through a combination of fraud screening and collection tools. http://website101.com/shopping_ecommerce/ACH_processing.html Fri, 29 Sep 2006 01:17:17 -0700 What is a Merchant Account? A merchant account is a commercial bank account established by contractual agreement between your business and the banks represented by your processor. A merchant account enables your business to accept credit card payments from your customers. http://website101.com/shopping_ecommerce/merchant-account-cards.html Fri, 29 Sep 2006 01:16:01 -0700 A chargeback is a transaction that an Issuer returns to a merchant bank and most often, to the merchant - as a financial liability. In essence, it reverses a sales transaction http://website101.com/shopping_ecommerce/merchant-chargebacks.html Fri, 29 Sep 2006 01:14:28 -0700 Swipe through Verifone Terms Defined http://website101.com/shopping_ecommerce/merchant-account-terms4.html Fri, 29 Sep 2006 01:13:22 -0700 Issuing Bank through SIC Codes - Terms Defined http://website101.com/shopping_ecommerce/merchant-account-terms3.html Fri, 29 Sep 2006 01:12:04 -0700 Credit Report through Internet Merchant Defined http://website101.com/shopping_ecommerce/merchant-account-terms2.html Fri, 29 Sep 2006 01:10:46 -0700 Merchant Account Glossary of Credit Card Terms - ABA to Corporate Resolution http://website101.com/shopping_ecommerce/merchant-account-terms.html Fri, 29 Sep 2006 01:09:11 -0700 A merchant account is a special account with a bank that is a member of the Visa and MasterCard associations. Such a bank has been certified by Visa and MasterCard associations and can provide you, the merchant, with all of the services related to your merchant account. http://website101.com/shopping_ecommerce/merchant-account-basics.html Fri, 29 Sep 2006 01:07:45 -0700 If you plan to do business online, then your website will need to accept credit cards. For many, the idea of applying for a merchant account sounds like a daunting task, but the truth is that building an online store is incredibly easy these days. http://website101.com/shopping_ecommerce/merchant-credit-cards.html Fri, 29 Sep 2006 01:06:36 -0700 The chief criteria for judging an ecommerce shopping cart are the number of credit card processors and shipping services it supports, and the number of people that support *it*. http://website101.com/shopping_ecommerce/shopping-carts-ecommerce.html Fri, 29 Sep 2006 01:05:26 -0700 After months of "buzz" online about Google's proposed "PayPal Killer," they've finally launched their new service, "Google Checkout." After all the hype that was floating around, you'd have thought this new creation would be the death of Paypal, but I don't see that happening anytime soon. http://website101.com/shopping_ecommerce/Google-checkout-gbuy.html Fri, 29 Sep 2006 01:03:58 -0700