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Stories For Your Enjoyment 2007-09-24 09:09:49 Since my merchant account writing is on hold for the moment I thought I would share of couple of interesting stories I came across over the weekend. I hope they make your Monday a better day. The...
Merchant Accounts Made Simple. Taking the mystery out of hard to read merchant account statements, misleading teaser rates and terms such as "EIRF", "interchange" and "non-qualified". Plus some thoughts on how business should be done.
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Are You Linkedin? 2007-09-21 07:45:00 Have you ever heard of Linkedin? If you haven't you are a little behind the times because over 14 million business people are already using it to network with one another. So get with it and check...
Merchant Accounts Made Simple. Taking the mystery out of hard to read merchant account statements, misleading teaser rates and terms such as "EIRF", "interchange" and "non-qualified". Plus some thoughts on how business should be done.
Some Blog Content On Hold For Now 2007-09-20 22:23:02 The company I proudly work for, US Merchant Services, has asked me to have each of my blog posts having to do with merchant accounts reviewed. So as of today I have pulled every post with original...
Merchant Accounts Made Simple. Taking the mystery out of hard to read merchant account statements, misleading teaser rates and terms such as "EIRF", "interchange" and "non-qualified". Plus some thoughts on how business should be done.
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One of my favorite parts of my job 2007-09-14 09:41:00 Each month around this time I get perform one of my favorite tasks - calling my clients to confirm the savings I projected by them having a straight pass through merchant account. Here are a few...
Merchant Accounts Made Simple. Taking the mystery out of hard to read merchant account statements, misleading teaser rates and terms such as "EIRF", "interchange" and "non-qualified". Plus some thoughts on how business should be done.
The Irresistable Merchant Account Offer 2007-09-11 09:36:21 Here is my offer for the rest of September: If I can't lower your monthly merchant account fees by at least 10% and/or $250 I will send you a Visa gift card for $50. It is just that simple. To...
Merchant Account
s Made Simple. Taking the mystery out of hard to read merchant account statements, misleading teaser rates and terms such as "EIRF", "interchange" and "non-qualified". Plus some thoughts on how business should be done.
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How do Shopping Carts Work? 2007-09-07 10:00:56 I just ran across a concise, clear explanation of how shopping carts work. Now I'm not talking about the shopping carts at a grocery store, no, I am talking about the ones on a web page. I am talking...
Merchant Accounts Made Simple. Taking the mystery out of hard to read merchant account statements, misleading teaser rates and terms such as "EIRF", "interchange" and "non-qualified". Plus some thoughts on how business should be done.
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What Interchange Plus? 2007-09-06 10:56:00 Have you heard of Interchange Plus for merchant accounts? What used to be the exclusive price model for larger businesses is now being offered to companies of all sizes. So what is Interchange Plus?...
Merchant Accounts Made Simple. Taking the mystery out of hard to read merchant account statements, misleading teaser rates and terms such as "EIRF", "interchange" and "non-qualified". Plus some thoughts on how business should be done.
How Do Merchant Accounts Work? 2007-09-04 09:12:00 Authorize.net is one of the most popular payment gateways in the world. A business can use their service to accept credit card payments on a web page, on a computer, a mobile device or by phone. On...
Merchant Accounts
Made Simple. Taking the mystery out of hard to read merchant account statements, misleading teaser rates and terms such as "EIRF", "interchange" and "non-qualified". Plus some thoughts on how business should be done.
Is Your Merchant Account Set Up Correctly? 2007-10-02 10:54:56 I just finished reading a press release from a competing company. In the release the president of the company wrote, "Everyone is trying to come up with a better system. There isn't one. It is just...
Merchant Account
s Made Simple. Taking the mystery out of hard to read merchant account statements, misleading teaser rates and terms such as "EIRF", "interchange" and "non-qualified". Plus some thoughts on how business should be done.
Merchant Account Teaser Rates Exposed 2007-09-13 10:50:20 The Lower Your Base Rate is the Higher Your Effective Rate Tends to be If you have ever received a home loan, auto loan or credit card you have seen the term APR. This term stands for annual...
Merchant Account
s Made Simple. Taking the mystery out of hard to read merchant account statements, misleading teaser rates and terms such as "EIRF", "interchange" and "non-qualified". Plus some thoughts on how business should be done.
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, Rates
Straight Pass Through Reminder 2007-10-10 09:52:57 Yesterday I was looking at a competitor’s web site; they had a rate of 1.79% for retail accounts and 2.20% for MOTO (mail order telephone order) accounts. Even though I talk and write about “straight...
Merchant Accounts Made Simple. Taking the mystery out of hard to read merchant account statements, misleading teaser rates and terms such as "EIRF", "interchange" and "non-qualified". Plus some thoughts on how business should be done.
Read more:Straight
, Reminder
Merchant Account Discount Fees Clarified 2007-10-09 09:41:30 I recently had a potential client promised a discount rate of 1.19% for all their transactions with a life time guarantee for the rate to never rise! Is this possible? Yes, if the merchant account...
Merchant Account
s Made Simple. Taking the mystery out of hard to read merchant account statements, misleading teaser rates and terms such as "EIRF", "interchange" and "non-qualified". Plus some thoughts on how business should be done.
Read more:Discount
Use Your Merchant Account to Increase Your Revenue 2007-10-04 12:20:50 My focus is usually on saving my clients money instead of helping them increase their revenue. Today that changes; I have a method that for an average business creates an additional $19,000 in the...
Merchant Account
s Made Simple. Taking the mystery out of hard to read merchant account statements, misleading teaser rates and terms such as "EIRF", "interchange" and "non-qualified". Plus some thoughts on how business should be done.
Read more:Revenue
I Love Tom Peters! 2007-10-03 09:45:14 I have a confession to make: I love Tom Peters
! To clarify I love his mind, what he writes and what he says. If you do not know who I am talking about it is about time you learn. Tom is by title a...
Merchant Accounts Made Simple. Taking the mystery out of hard to read merchant account statements, misleading teaser rates and terms such as "EIRF", "interchange" and "non-qualified". Plus some thoughts on how business should be done.
The Superman Syndrome 2007-10-18 10:46:03 I was just reminded of a very provocative book I read a few years back, The SupermanSyndrome
, by Gen N. Landrum, PH.D. On the book’s back cover the "superman syndrome" is defined as "a series of...
Merchant Accounts Made Simple. Taking the mystery out of hard to read merchant account statements, misleading teaser rates and terms such as "EIRF", "interchange" and "non-qualified". Plus some thoughts on how business should be done.
What is AVS? 2007-10-17 10:00:16 AVS stands for Address Verification System. This system checks to see that the billing address given by your customer matches what the credit card issuing bank has on record. If your merchant account...
Merchant Accounts Made Simple. Taking the mystery out of hard to read merchant account statements, misleading teaser rates and terms such as "EIRF", "interchange" and "non-qualified". Plus some thoughts on how business should be done.
Free Merchant Account Analysis 2007-10-16 10:23:54 So you have been reading this blog on and off for a while now. You know you are paying more than you have to for your merchant account but even the thought of changing providers brings all kinds of...
Merchant Account
s Made Simple. Taking the mystery out of hard to read merchant account statements, misleading teaser rates and terms such as "EIRF", "interchange" and "non-qualified". Plus some thoughts on how business should be done.
Read more:Analysis
Merchant account confusion - “mid-qualified” and “non-qualified” 2007-10-15 19:35:40 Every week I go through the search terms the visitors to this blog type in before they arrived here. Mainly I see them attempting to discover what the “mid qualified” and “non-qualified” terms mean...
Merchant Accounts Made Simple. Taking the mystery out of hard to read merchant account statements, misleading teaser rates and terms such as "EIRF", "interchange" and "non-qualified". Plus some thoughts on how business should be done.
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Credit Card Terminal Leasing - Good Idea or Bad? 2007-10-23 09:41:55 My opinion is - bad idea. The main reason to not lease merchant account terminals is that you are upside down before the ink is dry on your lease agreement. For example: a $39 lease for 48 months...
Merchant Accounts Made Simple. Taking the mystery out of hard to read merchant account statements, misleading teaser rates and terms such as "EIRF", "interchange" and "non-qualified". Plus some thoughts on how business should be done.
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, Credit Card
Pin Based Debit - Another Way to Lower Your Fees 2007-10-22 10:14:35 Are you looking for another way to lower your merchant account costs? If so, you owe it to yourself to at least consider adding a pin pad to your credit card terminal(s). The main rule for pin is the...
Merchant Accounts Made Simple. Taking the mystery out of hard to read merchant account statements, misleading teaser rates and terms such as "EIRF", "interchange" and "non-qualified". Plus some thoughts on how business should be done.
Read more:Debit
, Lower
The Superman Syndrome 2007-10-18 10:46:03 I was just reminded of a very provocative book I read a few years back, The SupermanSyndrome
, by Gen N. Landrum, PH.D. On the book’s back cover the "superman syndrome" is defined as "a series of...
Merchant Accounts Made Simple. Taking the mystery out of hard to read merchant account statements, misleading teaser rates and terms such as "EIRF", "interchange" and "non-qualified". Plus some thoughts on how business should be done.
What is AVS? 2007-10-17 10:00:16 AVS stands for Address Verification System. This system checks to see that the billing address given by your customer matches what the credit card issuing bank has on record. If your merchant account...
Merchant Accounts Made Simple. Taking the mystery out of hard to read merchant account statements, misleading teaser rates and terms such as "EIRF", "interchange" and "non-qualified". Plus some thoughts on how business should be done.
Free Merchant Account Analysis 2007-10-16 10:23:54 So you have been reading this blog on and off for a while now. You know you are paying more than you have to for your merchant account but even the thought of changing providers brings all kinds of...
Merchant Account
s Made Simple. Taking the mystery out of hard to read merchant account statements, misleading teaser rates and terms such as "EIRF", "interchange" and "non-qualified". Plus some thoughts on how business should be done.
Read more:Analysis
Merchant account confusion - “mid-qualified” and “non-qualified” 2007-10-15 19:35:40 Every week I go through the search terms the visitors to this blog type in before they arrived here. Mainly I see them attempting to discover what the “mid qualified” and “non-qualified” terms mean...
Merchant Accounts Made Simple. Taking the mystery out of hard to read merchant account statements, misleading teaser rates and terms such as "EIRF", "interchange" and "non-qualified". Plus some thoughts on how business should be done.
Read more:confusion
Straight Pass Through Reminder 2007-10-10 09:52:57 Yesterday I was looking at a competitor’s web site; they had a rate of 1.79% for retail accounts and 2.20% for MOTO (mail order telephone order) accounts. Even though I talk and write about “straight...
Merchant Accounts Made Simple. Taking the mystery out of hard to read merchant account statements, misleading teaser rates and terms such as "EIRF", "interchange" and "non-qualified". Plus some thoughts on how business should be done.
Read more:Straight
, Reminder
Merchant Account Discount Fees Clarified 2007-10-09 09:41:30 I recently had a potential client promised a discount rate of 1.19% for all their transactions with a life time guarantee for the rate to never rise! Is this possible? Yes, if the merchant account...
Merchant Account
s Made Simple. Taking the mystery out of hard to read merchant account statements, misleading teaser rates and terms such as "EIRF", "interchange" and "non-qualified". Plus some thoughts on how business should be done.
Read more:Discount
Use Your Merchant Account to Increase Your Revenue 2007-10-04 12:20:50 My focus is usually on saving my clients money instead of helping them increase their revenue. Today that changes; I have a method that for an average business creates an additional $19,000 in the...
Merchant Account
s Made Simple. Taking the mystery out of hard to read merchant account statements, misleading teaser rates and terms such as "EIRF", "interchange" and "non-qualified". Plus some thoughts on how business should be done.
Read more:Revenue
I Love Tom Peters! 2007-10-03 09:45:14 I have a confession to make: I love Tom Peters
! To clarify I love his mind, what he writes and what he says. If you do not know who I am talking about it is about time you learn. Tom is by title a...
Merchant Accounts Made Simple. Taking the mystery out of hard to read merchant account statements, misleading teaser rates and terms such as "EIRF", "interchange" and "non-qualified". Plus some thoughts on how business should be done.
Is Your Merchant Account Set Up Correctly? 2007-10-02 10:54:56 I just finished reading a press release from a competing company. In the release the president of the company wrote, "Everyone is trying to come up with a better system. There isn't one. It is just...
Merchant Account
s Made Simple. Taking the mystery out of hard to read merchant account statements, misleading teaser rates and terms such as "EIRF", "interchange" and "non-qualified". Plus some thoughts on how business should be done.
Stories For Your Enjoyment 2007-09-24 09:09:49 Since my merchant account writing is on hold for the moment I thought I would share of couple of interesting stories I came across over the weekend. I hope they make your Monday a better day. The...
Merchant Accounts Made Simple. Taking the mystery out of hard to read merchant account statements, misleading teaser rates and terms such as "EIRF", "interchange" and "non-qualified". Plus some thoughts on how business should be done.
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