small business

Saturday, September 09, 2006

DIFFERENT WAYS TO ACCEPT PAYMENTS FROM CLIENTS

HI PEOPLES

I AM A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER JUST STARTING OUT AND I DON'T HAVE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO INVEST IN A START UP. I BELIEVE THAT ITS POSSIBLE TO START AND RUN YOUR BUISNESS WITHOUT A HUGE INVESTMENT TO GET YOUR STARTED. THERE ARE TUNS OF RESOURCES OUT THERE THAT ARE FREE AND CAN HELP YOU RUN YOUR BUSINESS. YOU MAY NOT MAKE AS BIG A PROFIT IN THE BEGINNING BUT YOU CAN STILL MAKE A PROFIT.

MY PET PEVE ARE CHEQUES. YOU CAN BUT I RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO NOT TAKE CHEQUES. ALMOST EVERYWHERE YOU GO YOU HAVE TO PAY BY CREDIT CARD, CASH, MONEY ORDER, INTERACT. WHY JUST BECAUSE YOU NEW SHOULD YOU ASK FOR ANYTHING LESS. A CHEQUE CAN BOUNCE AND YOUR OUT THE MONEY FOR THE CHEQUE PLUS YOU HAVE TO PAY AN NSF CHARGE.

THERE ARE PAYMENT ALTERNATIVES, FOR EXAMPLE, PAY PAL, INTERACT EMAIL MONEY TRANSFERS ARE TWO OF THE MOST COST EFFECT WAYS TO ACCEPT MONEY OTHER THAN CASH OR MONEY ORDER.

YOU CAN GET A BASIC PAY PAL ACCOUNT FOR FREE AND THEY ALLOW YOU TO ACCEPT MOST MAJOR CREDIT CARDS WITH A SMALL FEE PER TRANSACTION. MUCH CHEAPER THAN HAVING TO SET UP A MERCHANT ACCOUNT WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. THE ALSO HAVE A BASIC SHOPPING CART THAT YOU CAN LINK SO THAT YOUR CUSTOMERS CAN SHOP FROM YOUR SITE AND BE DIRECTED TO PAYPAL. YOUR CUSTOMER DOES NOT NEED A PAY PAL ACCOUNT TO USE PAY PAL TO PAY FOR YOUR PRODUCT/SERVICE.

BECAUSE I PREFER CASH TO ANYTHING THIS OPTION IS MY FAVORITE,INTERACT EMAIL MONEY TRANSFER. THIS IS DONE THROUGH THE ONLINE BANKING FEATURES OF ALL BANKS WITH NO CHARGE OR MINIMAL CHARGE FOR RECEIVING PAYMENTS. YOU NEED TO CHECK YOUR BANK FOR THEIR SERVICES CHARGES. THERE MAY BE A CHARGE FROM THE BANK TO SEND THE MONEY. FOR MORE INFORAMTION YOU CAN CHECK THIS OUT IN THE ONLINE BANKING INFORMATION UNDER INTERACT EMAIL MONEY TRANSFER. YOU DO NOT NEED A BUSINESS ACCOUNT TO USE THIS FEATURE OR TO ACCEPT THIS MONEY.

IF YOU'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN SEND ME AN EMAIL OR IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

MUCH SUCCESS TO EVERYONE IN BUSINESS.

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