Why You Need An Ecommerce Merchant Account


by Trevor Sadowski - Date: 2006-12-01 - Word Count: 286 Share This!

You must obtain an ecommerce merchant account in order for your web site to be able to take payment from online customers.

Payments taken by ecommerce merchant accounts range from debit cards and online checks through to the many credit and charge cards.

Some merchant account providers restrict the number or type of credit cards they will process. You need to watch out for this as it will in turn, restrict the number of sales you could potentially make.

Ecommerce merchant accounts are available from a variety of sources but most people start with their bank.

In the same way that there are providers specializing in offering credit to many risk profiles for loans and other financial products, you will be able to find ecommerce merchant account packages available even if your own credit rating is not top notch.

It pays to do some research though as you can often find good deals on the internet. Many people opt for the solutions offered by 2Checkout, Clickbank and Paypal. You will have to compare charges though as these can be quite high.

In the case of 2Checkout you will find the process easy to handle. All you need to do is to place a piece of code onto your ecommerce web site and they will do the rest.

Your customer will experience a seamless process whereby they leave your web site temporarily to make their payment. They are then redirected to a page of your choosing once the payment process is complete.

The customer will receive their goods and a receipt and you will receive payment directly into your bank account courtesy of your ecommerce merchant account provider.

In several easy steps your site will be able to take payment from a large selection of methods.


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Trevor Sadowski has learnt about ecommerce merchant account selection through hard experience and publishes a free step by step guide to ecommerce site creation at his own web site.

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