In today’s podcast we are discussing …. What should you know before you start an e-commerce store.
What platform are you going to use?
And if you are going to need a merchant account does that platform support your business type.
We speak to business owners all the time and they have built a website only to find out the platform does not supporttheir particular business type for payments. You might have to pay half a percent up to 2% to use an outside service.
I always say do your homework before you begin, ask questions.
WordPress is agnostic and you can use any payment processor – many of the platforms have limited what types of businesses they can approve for merchant services.
Also – will you need a fraud solution like 3D secure, Chargeback services, a gateway -and you need to make sure they are all compatible with your shopping cart.
Will you be running a subscription or recurring billing –
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