| In order to accept credit cards from your customers, you need to have a Merchant Account. This is, you need to establish an account with a company who authorizes and processes credit card transactions. | |
| You don't. That is, unless you want to increase your business by a reported 40% over people who do not take credit cards! A huge number of people today use credit cards to make purchases because of the convenience and ease of use. Also, you're likely to get a lot more "impulse" sales if you are able to accept credit cards. | |
| Through SMC and eMerchantClub! We've negotiated excellent rates that allow you to obtain a Merchant Account with a prestigious credit card service company. You'll enjoy dramatic savings on set-up and processing fees. | |
| The fees for a Merchant Account include an initial Applicaiton/Set-up Fee, a small monthly Customer Service fee, a low-percentage and per transaction fee and a minimum processing fee. | |
| Using your Merchant Account to accept credit card payment is easy. You can use a keypad/swipe terminal (not available through eMerchantClub), a manual impression machine (not available through eMerchantClub), or a touch-tone phone, or process payment automatically over your Internet web site, using what's known as a "Gateway." | |
| An account executive will be happy to fill you in on all the details of each of these services and how they can help you run your business more efficiently and profitably. |
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| If you're interested in doing business over the Internet and would like "hands-off," automatic credit card processing, you'll need "Gateway Access." "Gateway Access" is the name for the technology and systems which can automatically credit card payments for orders taken over the Internet. The payment is placed into your bank account without any action required on your part. | |
| No. If you prefer, you can simply key in or phone in credit card orders received on your web site, using your Merchant Account as described earlier (some merchant account providers may have restrictions on web-based orders). However... If you want credit card processing to be a "hands-off" process, you'll need Gateway Access. | |
| SMC and eMerchantClub offer tremendous savings on Gateway Access for members who purchase SMC eCommerce Web Sites. | |
| One-Stop Information CALL (888) 919-7627 |
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