If youre a small business or just starting out, you may not feel ready for a merchant account. Obtaining a merchant account is not usually considered difficult, however, for a newly established business it isnt always feasible to run out and a merchant account immediately. Starting a business is often costly and risky to begin with- you do not need to go out and spend money on optional features (like a merchant account) until you know whether or not your business is going to succeed, and whether or not youll have the need to accept credit cards from customers.
Did you know there are other options and alternative methods for allowing your customers to pay you with credit cards? Companies called third party credit card processors do not require their customers to create merchant accounts, and yet they can be used to allow small or new businesses the ability to accept credit card payments from customers.
Why Worry about Accepting Credit Cards at All?
Its important that you are able to accept credit card payments from customers, however, even if you arent feeling up to getting a traditional merchant account right now. Its been proven that businesses that...