Our advice to our customers is always walk
before you run. If you have never sold online
before, then you need to test the marketplace
before spending big dollars to get the full
on shopping cart with payment gateway (real-time
credit card processing).
At first, all you need to do is provide an
online order form and then manually process
your orders. As your business grows and you
start generating an income, you then can choose
from a simple cart to a complex online ordering
system, depending on your own needs.
Once you decide to sell online, not accepting
credit cards will be your biggest mistake as
people like the security of using credit cards
instead of paying you direct as they do have
some come-back later down the track if they
are not satisfied with the products you have
supplied. This is known as a charge-back.
Contact your bank about becoming a merchant
and we recommend you shop around for interest
rates. We can help advise on the best options.
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