http://www.merchant-account-services.org/articles/ Articles about the Merchant Services industry. en-us Copyright 2006 Thu, 15 Jun 2006 02:51:54 -0500 ME! Building and running an online store entails much more then getting a shopping cart, throwing in some products, and telling your friends and family to come by and make a purchase. But there is so much more involved and it is these finer details that can make or break an online store before it even launches. http://www.merchant-account-services.org/article/ecommerce-checklist Fri, 14 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0500 Articles One of the most important decisions you'll face is to choose a gateway to handle your credit card payments. The well-known Authorize.net may spring to mind, but is it really the best option for your business? http://www.merchant-account-services.org/article/payment-gateways-reviewed Sun, 19 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0600 Articles Payer Authentication is the newest and most powerful tool available to ecommerce merchants today. Payer Authentication provides merchants with the electronic equivalent of a signed sales receipt. Under the umbrella of Visa's 3-D Secure initiative, internet merchants can participate in Payer Authentication. http://www.merchant-account-services.org/article/secure-payer-authentication Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0600 Articles Nobody goes into business to lose money. You work hard for every penny, and every penny counts. To have that taken away from you months after a sale was completed is not only bad for business but extremely frustrating. Too many chargebacks usually spells doom for an online merchant. http://www.merchant-account-services.org/article/chargeback-challenge Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0600 Articles