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Electronic Commerce (e-commerce), that is - selling from your website - is hot! DreamHost provides a number of tools to help you do that, most notably Zen Cart (Free!) For more information about Zen Cart, visit the official site at:
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How can I accept credit cards on my site?
- To truly accept credit cards (i.e. your company name will appear on your customer's bill), you need a merchant account (an account that lets you charge credit cards and deposit the money into your bank account). Two companies that offer merchant accounts are CardService International and CostCo.
- If you already have a merchant account, you should really get a secure server to get the customer's credit card information to you securely, as well as some sort of web-store software (we'll even install Zen Cart for you!).
- If you'd rather not pay a big setup fee nor deal with the nitty gritty of accepting credit cards, clearcard.com and 2checkout.com offer turn-key solutions (but their transaction fees are higher).
- Another great way to easily accept credit cards, but with lower transaction fees, is to accept PayPal and use their Instant Payment Notification service.
