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It is a well know fact that Merchant Accounts can be expensive, unwieldy and sometimes an even bigger expense when you decide to close them with multiple cancellation fees and other seemingly crooked methods they have come up with to take your hard earned money. Well I am going to let you in on a little "secret no more!" that I discovered while doing my own design work and needing to charge some of my customers large deposit fees that needed to be paid quickly. Anyone who has a PayPal account and clients who have an email address can easily accept credit cards. No, this is not the standard Request Money payment system that we are all familiar with. This is an actual Invoice Tool that PayPal offers under it's Merchant Services. This tool is VERY professional allowing you to thoroughly detail the item(s) or service(s) you are billing your clients for. And it is also VERY quick and easy to use! Look how easy it is to find your Invoicing Tool and start getting the sales you deserve... The glory of this tool doesn't end there! It also allows you to save your invoices so that you don't have to reinvent the wheel each time you send the same client an additional invoice. Why is this Invoicing system different than the standard Request Payment system? When your clients receive this invoice and click the link in the email to pay it, they can pay using their PayPal account, but there is also an option to click a button choice to pay your invoice using their credit card (it is at the bottom of the invoice page - not necessarily easy to find but it's there!). And, they don't need a PayPal account to be able to do this either. So there you go - "secret no more!" Be sure to tell all of your fellow business contacts, your dowline, everyone who needs to earn money from a variety of sources. Of course you will have the PayPal fees taken out of your transaction. But it certainly is handy and beats all the hassles and fees of standard Merchant Accounts for those businesses that don't need to accept credit cards on a regular basis. You won't have to bypass a sale anymore simply because "you can't accept credit cards" - because now you can! This article is for informational purposes only and is not an endorsement by PayPal. PayPal is a registered trademark of their own and this article is in no way trying to be affiliated with PayPal or any of their affiliated companies. © Claudia Beck, All rights reserved. Claudia Beck has been a professional graphic designer & illustrator for over 25 years. She has a vast range of experience in the advertising, branding and marketing fields with worldwide clients ranging from local & state governments to world-class ski resorts. Now herself an Entrepren"her" and Mom, she is in the process of combining her multiple online and offline businesses to create one overall Business Promotional Services company especially for other women entrepreneurs. She loves what she does and can't wait until each new day to assist other women in the success of their own businesses! Visit her professionally developed and highly acclaimed niche traffic exchange, WAHM-Trade at: http://wahm-trade.com You can view her design work and contact her for your custom creations at: http://www.todayswomanpages.com/Studio Submitted on Feb 3, 2009 |