I am going to start an online business, but am a little unsure how to handle the payment portion of the whole thing. Not that I think I’ll get a rush of people from Germany buying my stuff or something but still, I want to be prepared for any and all clients. I’m selling porcelain dolls.
So first of all, what about credit card processing? Do I have to go through some kind of third party ecommerce software company to do this, or do I set up a credit card machine in my own office? And what about setting up an ecommerce merchant account? Do I need to set up one of those for me, since I’ll be a merchant myself online? I know my girlfriend sells knitting supplies on EBay but I think that’s all built in for her store. I want to do this on my own.
I started this endeavor because I am nearing retirement and thought this would be a great way to build up my nest egg just a bit more, but I have so much to learn about all of this online, ecommerce business. Does anyone out there have any suggestions for me?
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