Compete :  Refining Your Ecommerce Business

Think about your Web site for a moment. How do people interact with it? What types of transactions occur? If you're providing information for people to read and encouraging membership, you may be capturing contact information, phone numbers, and email addresses. Perhaps you have some type of user name or log-in with password requirements. Perhaps...

If you have an ecommerce site or are contemplating creating one you need to be aware of an important new regulation that went into effect recently. As of Oct 1, 2008, a merchant account company cannot support a merchant that is using a payment application that may be vulnerable to fraud, hackers, and thieves. That's because, if they do, they may...

What is a mobile web site? By 2010, it's expected that half of the planet's population will have access to the Internet through a mobile device (Informa Telecoms & Media 2007). To support this growth, and because mobile devices have smaller screens than computers, a new domain extension, “.mobi” was launched in 2006 along with...

The cost of selling online is undoubtedly increasing, and greater competition online means you have to work harder than ever to convert sales. What’s one way to beat your competition? Go after them with targeted pay per click (PPC) ads and highly-focused landing pages! Here are some tips to create the best-possible landing pages to improve your...

A chargeback can also be related to a fraud or similar dispute that the cardholder is claiming to the merchant. Other possible causes include double charging, charging an incorrect amount, credit card expiration or bank errors. In some cases they can cost you money because even if the chargeback is resolved in your favor and the charge is reinstated...

What does it mean to accept real time credit card transactions? What advantages does this merchant account feature offer? Real time credit card transactions simply means that your Web site can authorize or decline a credit card as soon as the customer tries to purchase. This type of integration involves what is called a payment gateway service. A real...

Do you accept credit cards? This is a common question for online store owners. If you accept credit cards, you have earned a new customer. If you don't accept credit cards, it's highly possible a potential customer just clicked to a competitor's shop. Is choosing a credit card merchant account provider the right design for your e-business? Is Accepting...

Extended Validation (EV) Certificates represent the first major update of the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificate validation process in over a decade. This process offers a new level of security and assurance for SSL Certificates. Obtaining an EV Certificate requires a far more detailed application and validation process since there were substantial...