Wire Wrapped Jewelry

If you have an online business, I would recommend you do as we have done and start accepting credit cards via PayPal. We have done this for several reasons.

First, a merchants account where you accept credit cards, is expensive. They charge a monthly fee, plus transaction fees. The transaction fees are usually about what PayPal charges without the monthly fees.

Secondly, we did not want anything to do with dealing with handling customer’s credit cards. One of our favorite online retailers was hacked and hundreds of customers’ credit cards were compromised. It was a nightmare for them, and they still feel the aftermath of that horror story.

PayPal lets you easily print a shipping label and packing slip. We use two-up Avery Labels so addressing packages is painless. The shipping label includes postage, so no need for a trip to the Post Office. The postage is deducted from your PayPal balance as a separate transaction, so shipping costs are easily tracked for tax purposes. PayPal can be set up to notify the buyer of the shipment.

We use Mals eCommerce, a free shopping cart. They have an easy interface to PayPal.

We use USPS Priority Mail, so the boxes are provided for free by the USPS. PayPal also has a link so we can schedule a USPS carrier pickup.

Get your account and start today:

Steve