subject: Paypal Is One Way Of Making Secure Payments [print this page] Accepting an online payment can be pretty complicated, depending on how you set up your payment process. It doesn't have to be however; it is possible to set up a reliable and secure online payment system in just a few minutes. What is this easy way of getting paid online, you ask? It is called PayPal.
PayPal is great for personal transactions between friends and family. It's stress-free, you use your e-mail, and literally only takes a couple minutes. It is as simple as typing in the sum you want to send or receive and sending it to the other person. Having a PayPal account is pretty commonplace nowadays, but even people who don't have PayPal can save you money via your PayPal account with their credit cards.
Businesses can use PayPal too! PayPal has a merchant center on their website where you can set up shopping carts and one-click-purchase buttons, as well as other tools to streamline your sales processes.
You have particularly good solution for small businesses. If your business is primarily conducted over eBay, then customers will have an even easier time using PayPal, since it is owned by eBay.
If you are large business owner with several hundred business transactions made every day, PayPal may not be as feasible for you. Those fees become quite high as your number of transactions increases. This is lame you should consider opening a merchant account with PayPal. The fees are lower, but it requires some technical work to be done on your website.
It is best to pay a professional to work out these technical issues or, if you insist on doing it yourself, do extensive research. Setting up a payment, can be complicated and hard work; messing it up can cost you a lot of money.
If your website goes down because you made an error in the setup process, it can cost you a lot of money. Pay a little extra to make sure your site is running smoothly and your merchant account is successfully integrated with it. It will save you from losing sales and customers in the future.
