Today's Top Tips

When choosing a merchant account, pick one that offers you security. Make sure they have an SSL-encrypted payment gateway.

Recent Articles

With the number of Internet users steadily climbing and the health-conscious individuals following step. The online pharmaceutical industry maybe in for its much-awaited big break.

According to the Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce, the estimate of US retail e-commerce sales for the second quarter of 2006 was 26.3 billion, a 4.6 percent increase over the first quarter of 2006. » read more

 

Like any good, engaging murder-mystery, the case of the charged credit card begins one rainy day. The purchaser, let's call her Nancy, goes online one damp and dreary Sunday to purchase a breathtaking pair of shoes. This is her story and the story of how her credit card got charged. » read more

 

Visa defines a high-risk merchant as “a merchant that is at a high risk for chargebacks due to the nature of its business.” According to the official site, high-risk merchants include direct marketers, travel services, outbound telemarketers, inbound teleservices and betting establishments.

The term high-risk merchant encompasses an even wider field when it involves merchant account acquisition. Adult businesses as well as pharmaceuticals are also often included in this marginalized business sector. » read more

 

What is an Internet Payment Service Provider (IPSP)?
An IPSP is an online entity that enters into a contract with an Acquirer (Merchant Bank) to shoulder financial responsibility and liability for “high risk” merchant accounts, by which registered sponsored merchants (website owners) are allowed to process and settle Internet transactions. » read more

 

Search engine optimization (SEO) is one of the most effective means of driving traffic to your site. It is the practice of enhancing certain elements of your website and increasing your relevance on the web via link building efforts. The main objective of optimizing your site is to achieve top ranking on the major search engines' organic results. Most SEO activities involve two factions – on-page and off-page. This article discusses on-page SEO – the things you can do directly to your website to encourage spiders and bots to read it properly.
Here are the 3Cs of on-page SEO: » read more


  • 1
  • |
  • 2