Accepting credit cards online

Selling goods and service over the web shouldn’t be the proverbial equivalent of dark magic — it should be easy enough that you can focus on your offerings, not on the technology.

While the open source initiatives like OSCommerce can help shop owners toy around with PHP and MySQL to create an expansive e-commerce storefront, lots of merchants prefer to use an outsourced “everything included” alternative.

While open source costs nothing to download and deploy on your own servers, the cost is hidden in the time it takes to set it up and keep it running. Over time, it can add up to scary figures.

SecureNetShop, on the other hand, costs money but fortunately, it’s not enough of it to be of any concern (a few hundred bucks a year, depending on your use of the service). The merchant can be operational quickly and no technical skills are required (other than basic web knowledge).

Here’s what’s included in SecureNetShop’s no up-front fee, no application fee, no annual fee and no paperwork e-commerce service:

• Toll free support, 7 days a week;
• Accept up to 9 methods of payment;
• Easy integration with your web site;
• Automatic sales tax calculations;
• UPS, USPS and FedEx shipping rates;
• Accept payments for eBay auctions;
• Sell products, digital goods or services;
• Compatible with Google Checkout.

While this kind of e-commerce service benefits to the merchant, it’s also appreciated by potential customers who will feel comfortable with the overall interface -and- the countless extensive “online shopping” features.

Bringing your future customers to your store is one thing, making sure they use it is another so it’s nice to know SecureNetShop provides a higher level of upfront credibility. The design can be customized by the merchant, mainly to fit his own colors and style but overall, the user experience will feel right.

From a merchant’s standpoint, this SecureNetShop’s service reduces operating costs, saves time while being fast, reliable and highly secure. Furthermore, merchants can control all the aspects of their online store from anywhere, over the web.

So, for all the merchants out there who are scratching their head about how to get paid for their products and services online, SecureNetShop offers a fast-track path towards higher revenues (for doing what they do best) while leaving the heavy tech lifting to the e-commerce pros.

Tags: securenetshop, e-commerce, credit cards, online payments, secure shopping