January 9, 2010
How Do I Get A Merchant Account?
Matthew asked:
Need to get a merchant account setup so I can start taking credit card transactions online. What good ones are out there and are there any free ones?
Need to get a merchant account setup so I can start taking credit card transactions online. What good ones are out there and are there any free ones?
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It’s easy to get a merchant account online. All you need is to sign up and wait for the processing to complete, usually within a day or so. Here is one that gives you a free merchant account when you sign up with them, check it out
I have a merchant account with Elavon (see link). I heard about them through a visit at my local Costco. They leased me a swipe machine and I use it regularly. It was really simple to set up. I pay about $25/month to lease the machine and I also pay about 1.7% on all of my transactions.
I don’t know of any free services, but if one exists, I’d certainly be interested in hearing about it.
If you do a search on google you should be able to find a merchant account provider. It also depends on what type of transactions you intend to to use it for. Some merchant account providers are used mainly for online business while some are for offline.