http://www.chargeonphone.com/blog Accept Credit Cards by Phone! Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:14:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I don’t normally review sites or services of other businesses, especially competitors, but there are a couple sites that are worth sharing if you need affordable credit card processing from someone you can trust.   Both usa-merchantaccount.com and fastestmerchantaccount.com have an impressive reputation for quality, for having the fastest ... http://www.chargeonphone.com/blog/general/merchant-account-providers-you-can-trust/ If you want to build a structurally sound house, you first need the forethought and plans in place in order to lay the foundation and construct the building itself.  The same is true with your business.  If you want to have a strong, healthy and profitable business you ... http://www.chargeonphone.com/blog/general/why-you-need-this-free-business-plan/ With the economy down sharply, there has been a shift in consumer spending in a few sectors.  Liquor stores, bankruptcy attorneys and massage therapists have all started to see an uptake in business.  While it’s fairly obvious why liquor stores and bankruptcy attorneys are seeing bulging profits, you ... http://www.chargeonphone.com/blog/general/growth-in-massage-therapy-business-during-economic-downturn/ PCI compliance is now something almost every merchant who accepts credit cards has to come to terms with.  At first it was thought to only be charged to accounts that are not in compliance.  Now it is becoming clear that in most cases, all merchant accounts are having to fit ... http://www.chargeonphone.com/blog/general/cheapest-pci-compliance/ So you have decided to start a catering business or perhaps you already have one and are thinking of increasing your customer base by accepting credit cards.  That's great!  The next question is, "What kind of merchant will work best and still give me the best rates?" Well, first of all, ... http://www.chargeonphone.com/blog/general/what-kind-of-merchant-account-is-best-for-a-catering-businesss/ In the distant past, merchants did not have credit card machines that we are used to seeing today.  In order to accept credit cards, the merchant would need to place the card on the imprinter, slide the lever over it, give the customer a copy of the imprinted transaction and ... http://www.chargeonphone.com/blog/general/do-you-need-a-credit-card-imprinter/ Moving from sole proprietor to a corporation is a vital step along the way in the growth of your business.  As your business grows, you have more personal exposure, need more capital to expand and require more ways to save money.  Becoming a corporation or LLC can help you do ... http://www.chargeonphone.com/blog/general/7-reasons-you-should-incorporate-your-growing-small-business/ Let's face it, while massage therapy is a health related service, many of your clients view it as a luxury.  So when the economy goes down the tubes, you feel the pinch.  But there are ways to increase your business.  Below are several basic ways in which you can use ... http://www.chargeonphone.com/blog/general/3-cheap-ways-to-market-your-massage-therapy-business/ Many businesses other than restaurants accept tips from their customers for the services they render.  If you are a restaurant owner, then your merchant account will already be set up to process tips from your customers.  You simply print up their receipt with a tip line at the bottom of ... http://www.chargeonphone.com/blog/general/how-to-accept-tips-on-your-merchant-account/ Even If your small business is a traditional brick and mortar enterprise, email marketing can be an effective way to keep the channel of sales, repeat business and referrals wide open.  The biggest challenge to business people today is to keep in touch with your customers after you have made ... http://www.chargeonphone.com/blog/general/grow-your-small-business-with-email-marketing/