best option to accept flexible payments via a website

PhilipSEO · 05-27-2010, 01:03 PM

OK, I am not new to SEO but still quite new to running my own business. So I've got a dumb question: what is the best technology to accept flexible payments via a website. There is no pre-set amount. If I used PayPal's "donate" option, would it be, like, weird? What else is there? I am looking for something inexpensive.

Thank you!

Geoff101 · 05-27-2010, 02:12 PM

MoneyBookers, but it's not as widely recognized as Paypal. By the way Moneybookers is regulated by UK Regulatory Authority while Paypal is not. That's why Paypal can do anything to your money while being accountable to no one.

Jacob Martus · 05-27-2010, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhilipSEO

OK, I am not new to SEO but still quite new to running my own business. So I've got a dumb question: what is the best technology to accept flexible payments via a website. There is no pre-set amount. If I used PayPal's "donate" option, would it be, like, weird? What else is there? I am looking for something inexpensive.

Thank you!

You would probably get a lot more answers if you posted this topic in the main forum.

PhilipSEO · 05-27-2010, 02:44 PM

Thank you, guys, I have added to your Thanks.

I will ask something further here though:

-- I guess the PayPal donate button says donate. Would be be technically and legally possible to replace it with one that says Pay?

-- I am in the US, so what good a UK regulation can possibly give me?

Sorry, I am still pretty naive about these things.

Geoff101 · 05-27-2010, 02:48 PM

For starters that won't eat your money without hesitation.

Geoff101 · 05-27-2010, 02:49 PM

There is also Google Checkout and if you want a merchant account, Authorize.net is popular.

05-27-2010, 01:03 PM	#1
PhilipSEO Advanced Warrior Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts Posts: 502 Thanks: 10 Thanked 106 Times in 92 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	best option to accept flexible payments via a website OK, I am not new to SEO but still quite new to running my own business. So I've got a dumb question: what is the best technology to accept flexible payments via a website. There is no pre-set amount. If I used PayPal's "donate" option, would it be, like, weird? What else is there? I am looking for something inexpensive. Thank you!
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Geoff101 Muhammad Umair War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 177 Thanks: 28 Thanked 18 Times in 16 Posts	Re: best option to accept flexible payments via a website MoneyBookers, but it's not as widely recognized as Paypal. By the way Moneybookers is regulated by UK Regulatory Authority while Paypal is not. That's why Paypal can do anything to your money while being accountable to no one.
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05-27-2010, 02:44 PM	#4
PhilipSEO Advanced Warrior Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts Posts: 502 Thanks: 10 Thanked 106 Times in 92 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: best option to accept flexible payments via a website Thank you, guys, I have added to your Thanks. I will ask something further here though: -- I guess the PayPal donate button says donate. Would be be technically and legally possible to replace it with one that says Pay? -- I am in the US, so what good a UK regulation can possibly give me? Sorry, I am still pretty naive about these things.
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05-27-2010, 02:48 PM	#5
Geoff101 Muhammad Umair War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 177 Thanks: 28 Thanked 18 Times in 16 Posts	Re: best option to accept flexible payments via a website For starters that won't eat your money without hesitation.
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05-27-2010, 02:49 PM	#6
Geoff101 Muhammad Umair War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 177 Thanks: 28 Thanked 18 Times in 16 Posts	Re: best option to accept flexible payments via a website There is also Google Checkout and if you want a merchant account, Authorize.net is popular.
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