Main Page > Step 5.) Merchant Accounts

Where Do I Start?

Now you have a good idea about what to sell, who can help you, how to inspire trust...the next question is, how do you actually make money from all of this? The answer can lie in several areas - affiliate programs, or becoming a merchant yourself with the possibility of accepting credit cards online and processing customer orders.

To Sell Your Own Products

If you decide you simply want to sell ebooks and not go through the hassle of opening your own personal merchant account, you can visit sites like ClickBank - they give to individuals like you and me the ability not only to sell our products, but also to set up affiliate programs as well.

If you'd like to go all the way, you can consider becoming a merchant yourself.

How To Choose Merchant Accounts

Always exercise great care when deciding to become a merchant who can take credit cards over the Internet. Many factors go into this - the comissoin percentages, the rates, chargebacks, fees and more. A great FAQ for criteria for choosing a Merchant Account can be found here - I urge you to check it out.

I've been a merchant now for 4 years and use EMS 2000. Their customer service and rates are superb

Beyond

Being able to process orders online is a great ability - it will increase your own income over the months to come (after all, you don't have to wait for checks to be mailed!) I've been a merchant now since 1998 and have found the ability to process credit cards to be a great boon to my business. Remember that link above that reveals to you the ins and outs about choosing a merchant account? I was able to uncover it by using the techniques I teach in The Hidden Internet Marketing Edge ; you'll be able to zoom to such targeted business-critical information too!

Continue to enjoy your visit! The next section will give you some pinters on using the Internet to broadcast your appeal, wide and far, without SPAM. In other words, targeted email marketing.

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