Hi, Malcolm! - - ------ - -- - --- -- -- On Dec 15, 2008, at 4:08 PM, Malcolm Greene wrote:
> 1. Find a payment processor (gateway) that is Authorize.net > compatible. Hmmm... nobody is using that phrase, as far as I have seen. That might be outdated. > 2. A reasonable priced choice should cost no more than $30/month > for all > reports, features, etc. plus a % transaction fee and a fixed charge > per > transaction. Example, $30/month + 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction.... A % transaction fee is going to be a deal-killer for this. Our transactions are relatively big and relatively few, so a per- transaction fee would be to our advantage. > 3. Find a vendor offering a month-to-month plan. Do not sign a > multi-year plan. Also note that many vendors waive a setup fee. Good to know. > 4. You do not need to lease hardware for an ecommerce site. Stay away > from vendors pitching this option. No need/no option for us. > 5. Many (most?) payment processors are rip-off artists. ***READ ALL > PAPERWORK VERY CAREFULLY.*** Good to know. > PayPal has its own liabilities (see paypalsucks.com), but they do > offer > a reasonably priced credit card payment service from a known entity. I don't think PayPal is a good fit for this outfit. > Another alternative is 2checkout.com.... if you're not sure > how big your revenue stream will be. This is a well-established business, predictable revenue (though I'm sure my application will increase business). > Finally, you will need a decent shopping cart solution. I have the best possible one: I wrote it. > Let us know what vendor you finally end up choosing. So far, price and conservatism seems to be leading directly towards Authorize.net, but we still have work to do. I'll let you know. > Good luck! > Malcolm Naive me, I didn't think I'd need it for *this* part of the application. My mantra: "Owa! Tafoo! Liam!" (repeat as necessary to achieve piece [yes, I know]) _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/154b8f75-562c-4007-b0d4-775deeea4...@information-architecture.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
