On 10/18/01, Matt Robertson penned: >Thats a valid point. real time cc processing isn't cheap, and >generally is the wrong answer for a small business with an unproven >web business model. Most of my clients don't use it, instead doing >exactly what Paris mentions. Once they can't keep up with all of >the orders, then its time to spring the bucks for cc processing.
Well, that sort of depends. If the client already has a brick and mortar business and accepts credit cards and is able to use their existing merchant account with their new e-store, then yes, I tell them to wait until they're sure that their online business is going to fly. On the other hand, if they are establishing a new merchant account, then they are going to have to pay upwards of 400 bucks for the terminal software, then again pay another 400+ dollars setup fee to go real time. Figuring the monthly fee for most real time transaction services is only about 15 bucks per month, if they're likely to go real time in less than 2 years, then they're better off bypassing the terminal software costs. Then there are also no changes to make to their shopping cart when that happens. -- Bud Schneehagen - Tropical Web Creations _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ ColdFusion Solutions / eCommerce Development [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.twcreations.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
