[Hidden-tech] Credit Card Payments

[Michael Klatsky]

Graham-

My wife and I operate a handcrafted soap business, which is mostly
online orders (Paypal, etc) and checks. However, we do have a need for
accepting credit cards. We have found that Square suits our needs
perfectly (http://www.squareup.com).

The limiting factor is that you need to have an Android, iPhone, iPad,
or iPod touch. Other than that, we love it. Obviously, your needs may
be different than ours but it's worth a looksee.

Good luck!

Sincerely,

Michael Klatsky
mklatsky at soapbaker.com
http://www.soapbaker.com

On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 11:27 AM, Clarity Data Services
<graham at claritydataservices.com> wrote:
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> Hello Hidden-Tech,
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> After ten years of freelance work, I've encountered my first client who must
> pay with a credit card. Ironically, I've set up several payment gateways for
> my own clients who wanted to accept online credit card payments, but I've
> never encountered a situation where I needed to process a credit card
> payment myself. My bank representative said "welcome to the real world".
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> The problem is that the work will amount to just a few thousand dollars over
> a period of less than a year, and the system is geared toward businesses
> with consistent volume over extended periods of time. Fees and penalties
> associated with setting up a merchant account and processing terminal would
> consume over a third of the money I expect to make.
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> Does anyone out there have any advice?
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> Thanks,
> Graham
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> Graham Ridley
> Clarity Data Services
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Sincerely,

Michael Klatsky