~terry
Tue, Jul 6, 1999 (07:47)
seed
We're using
ccnow.com for our credit card processing. For now, I'm
complising some test stuff on a test server. But this will be a mechanism
to sell cool products and to accept subscriptions. These guys charge 9.5%
per transaction but there are no upfront or setup fees.
~aschuth
Tue, Jul 6, 1999 (12:18)
#1
Terry, please take no offense at my frank thoughts below, but that is a charge no retailing shop would accept. Here in Germany, they'd sometimes even be happy to give you a discount of 2-4% if you pay cash and save them the credit card fees...
While I appreciate that you don't have to pay for rent of premises, and personnel costs are likely to be controllable as long as the carrots-onna-stick last (my biz model), you shell out some $$$ to do whatever you do, which would perhaps amount to the same overhead as a small mom-n-dad shop.
Admitted, without them, you wouldn't receive the 90.5%; meanwhile, any product or service you'll be able to price competitively gets an additional 9.5% slapped on, thus increasing the price a customer would have to pay.
Are they the only offer available to you at the moment?
~terry
Wed, Jul 7, 1999 (16:03)
#2
Well, no, but they're good for accepting donations and subscriptions,
where we any amount of revenue is better than being shut out completely
for lack of a credit card vendor. When we get in to products with a real
margin built in, we'll have to find a better deal.
~aschuth
Thu, Jul 8, 1999 (05:55)
#3
Understood. Just wanted to point this out to you, in the most respectful manner.
~MarciaH
Mon, Jan 10, 2000 (21:50)
#4
Ah...here you are! Is this still a viable option? Or would you rather do it with snail mail and handwritten check?
~terry
Tue, Jan 11, 2000 (03:18)
#5
Snailmail and handwritten check is fine.
Ann Haker sent a very generous amount in yesterday.
~MarciaH
Tue, Jan 11, 2000 (12:29)
#6
Have you seen her notice on DWG? Check
http://austen.com/board/index.cgi
for the plea on Spring's behalf. Ann is the best!
~terry
Thu, Jan 13, 2000 (07:27)
#7
Ann is the best, no question.
We need to move
austen.com and
firth.com to the new site this week. I'll
put in the change in the next couple of days so please tell everyone to be
prepared to ftp their information to this new place. Have anyone who
needs root access or author access to these sites email me with whatever
username they want to be listed under.
~MarciaH
Thu, Jan 13, 2000 (11:28)
#8
I'll put out the word, but a lot of the ladies who need to know this are off to London for a close encounter with Colin Firth in a play...for their second time.
I will be here keeping the place flowing and doing what I can...despite the relatives who will be descending on me for the weekend. Take care and things are gonna be ok! *Hugs* again!