Client Planning Area - Taking Payments Online

Getting Started - Taking Payments Online

If you're going to be selling a product or a service over the Internet, you are going to need a way to collect funds. Simply having your customers print out and fax in a form is not professional. At Keli E Consulting we can help you determine the best procedure for you to collect funds over the Internet.

Hand Processing Orders
There are services online that you can sign up for to collect funds. Here are a few examples of some of the more popular services:

ProPay.com
2Checkout.com
CCNow.com
PayPay.com
Mals

They are each different, with their own fees and pricing structures. These type of accounts you sign up for online are usually best for people just starting out wanting to hand process their orders with their existing merchant account.

Automatic Processing
To make use of a robust E-Commerce situation, a merchant account/payment gateway would probably be the best way to go. In this case, your customers are automatically charged, the charge goes through your gateway and is deposited into your merchant account with your bank. Some people get second merchant account with their bank just for online deposits. For people wanting automatic processing we recommend a Miva Shopping Cart with an Authorize.net payment gateway. We can help you set up both.

The Automatic Processing Process