Comments on: What is the best Merchant account for my needs? http://findyourmerchantaccount.com/157 The Best Merchant Account Reviewed Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:11:38 +0000 hourly 1 By: stymiee73 http://findyourmerchantaccount.com/157#comment-192 stymiee73 Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:12:52 +0000 http://findyourmerchantaccount.com/157#comment-192 If you are looking for a seamless integration (i.e. your customers stay on your website when making payment) using Paypal is not your best option. Although they do offer that service is not cheaper then a true merchant account and is much more difficult to implement then most true payment gateways. A true merchant account from any provider will work well for you. The key is what payment gateway you choose. Each one will have a different API to use with some being easier to use then others. The Authorize.Net payment gateway is almost certainly the easiest to work with. Their Advanced API (don't be intimidated by the name) is very easy to use and can provide a seamless checkout for your customers. They have an excellent installation guide and even give away free working code for you to use. As far as handling sending your customers an email to let them know how long it will take for their item to arrive, that would require working with UPS's API. Their API is free if you have a UPS account with them. Your website will need to send the email but all of the information you will need for that email can be obtained from their API. If you are looking for a seamless integration (i.e. your customers stay on your website when making payment) using Paypal is not your best option. Although they do offer that service is not cheaper then a true merchant account and is much more difficult to implement then most true payment gateways.

A true merchant account from any provider will work well for you. The key is what payment gateway you choose. Each one will have a different API to use with some being easier to use then others. The Authorize.Net payment gateway is almost certainly the easiest to work with. Their Advanced API (don’t be intimidated by the name) is very easy to use and can provide a seamless checkout for your customers. They have an excellent installation guide and even give away free working code for you to use.

As far as handling sending your customers an email to let them know how long it will take for their item to arrive, that would require working with UPS’s API. Their API is free if you have a UPS account with them. Your website will need to send the email but all of the information you will need for that email can be obtained from their API.

]]> By: Dave http://findyourmerchantaccount.com/157#comment-191 Dave Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:57:01 +0000 http://findyourmerchantaccount.com/157#comment-191 You definitely want to look into a company that offers you great discount rates as well as cheap set up fees. Most credit card processing companies tend to steer clear of offering a shopping cart to use and they let you choose one on your own, or with your developer. Take a look around and then give these guys (http://www.imsofpa.com) a call, they don't hard sell you and they can explain it all in detail, they are who I use. Hope this helps or at least gets you started. You definitely want to look into a company that offers you great discount rates as well as cheap set up fees. Most credit card processing companies tend to steer clear of offering a shopping cart to use and they let you choose one on your own, or with your developer. Take a look around and then give these guys (http://www.imsofpa.com) a call, they don’t hard sell you and they can explain it all in detail, they are who I use.

Hope this helps or at least gets you started.

]]> By: PrivateLove http://findyourmerchantaccount.com/157#comment-190 PrivateLove Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:10:28 +0000 http://findyourmerchantaccount.com/157#comment-190 PayPal is the best! It is so easy for people to use too! This is my third year using paypal. PayPal is the best! It is so easy for people to use too! This is my third year using paypal.

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