The Internet Marketing Center -- creators of the #1 selling online marketing system, "Insider Secrets to Marketing Your Business on the Internet" -- reveals the inside, low-down truth about merchant accounts, and tells you why there's only one company he'll stake his reputation on... "It's a FACT! You Can Boost Your Sales
... But Choosing The Wrong Web Site Package Can Kill Your Business!"
From: The IMC Team Dear Friend: Did you know that 87% of Internet customers buy online with their credit cards?! Which means that if you only accept credit cards by phone -- or worse, you make customers mail you checks -- you're losing well over HALF of the sales you could be making! But even worse... ... those sales you're losing today are nothing compared to the tens of thousands of dollars in repeat sales you're giving up! And that's because it's easy to sell again and again to customers AFTER you've gained their trust and built a relationship with them. So if you make it easy for your visitors to pay you WHILE they're online, you'll capture those lost sales instantly... you'll earn bigger profits on every sale... and most of the "work" involved in processing credit cards will be done for you, automatically! "Free Yourself From Hours of Tedious Manual Labor, Increase Your Credibility, and EXPLODE Your Sales... ... When You Accept Credit Cards Online!" In the US alone, there are more that 500 million credit cards in use... and just in 1999 alone, those consumer spent over 1 trillion dollars using their credit cards. Accepting credit cards dramatically increases your revenue potential in several important ways..
There is, however, one critical feature that most merchant account providers don't offer; though many pretend to... ... and if you sign a contract with one of these providers, you could wind up tangled in aggravations. Trust us: we've been through it, and it cost us thousands of dollars. And that's why we're writing -- to give you the whole story. "Imagine Being Betrayed By We'll never forget the day our merchant account provider turned its back on us... After having our account with them for over four years -- and paying them thousands of dollars in fees -- they had the nerve to strip us of our merchant account. They mailed us a 30-day notice, explaining that our merchant account had originally been set up for mail-order sales, and now that we were accepting credit cards on the Internet, they felt we were violating our merchant agreement. We called and pointed out that during our four year history with them, we'd had virtually NO chargebacks or cases of fraud -- which proved we were not a risk. They didn't care. We were devastated. Over 95% of our sales were credit cards orders and, in just 30 days, we would no longer be able to accept them! "We Rushed Out and Hired a New Provider, Who So we hurried to get a new merchant account, and found a provider who promised not only to accept credit cards, but also to provide us with a turnkey e-commerce merchant package.
Anyway, the good news was that we were approved for an e-commerce package (which included the secure server, shopping cart, and gateway software we just described). The bad news? After ten days, we called the provider to see why the shopping cart hadn't yet been installed -- and for that matter, why they hadn't called us to get the server info they needed to install the software. Originally, they had promised us that this would be a painless, "hands free" process -- they said that they would do everything for us. Now the truth came out! "They" only provided the merchant accounts. The shopping cart and gateway software were installed by third parties they'd contracted!
"We Were Losing Money Every Day
So we called the gateway company directly. After some prodding, they promised to install the software the following week. Ten days went by. When we called to check on the status of our account, they told us that the software was installed and working. Boy, were we relieved! But when we went to our site and tried to put an order through on our credit card to test the system... IT DID NOT WORK! Even worse, when we called them back they asked, "What did you do to screw it up"? We were offended. we explained that we'd done nothing except try to place an order! It wasn't our fault it didn't work! They said they would look into it.
Meanwhile, we were very frustrated and losing a lot of money. How would you feel? Finally, they told us their software was working fine, and that the problem was with the shopping cart software. Of course, the shopping cart software was made by another company. They steered us back to the original merchant account provider to find out if anything was wrong with our account. They told us that if this was not the case, then we should contact the shopping cart company. We thought to ourselves...
"Everyone Blamed Each Other... ... And Meanwhile, We Were Losing When we called the original merchant account company, they told us that our account was in perfect condition... and that the problem was with the shopping cart software. Then, when we called the shopping cart company, they blamed the problem on the gateway software. When we called the gateway company again, they said their software had been installed on thousands of computers, worked perfectly, and that the problem was the shopping cart software! In other words...they blamed each other and gave us the runaround! We spent two months making phone calls, writing letters and email, yelling, screaming, and pleading with them -- and we still got nowhere! At that point, we were losing a fortune in business, and had to buy another shopping cart. We spent $400 out of our own pocket to fix THEIR mistake! As it turns out, these aggravations are common today. Thousands of online business owners are misled by companies who promise "complete packages" but in reality, contract outside companies to provide the e-commerce extras. "Don't Be A Victim Of False Advertising" The moral of this story?
Most of them can't offer you the complete e-commerce package you need. And so setting up your web site to accept credit cards can become a full-time job if you're not careful! Things can quickly become complicated when you're forced to deal with several different vendors... ... one for your merchant account, one for your shopping cart, another for your secure server, and yet another for your real-time gateway software. It's tough, because many companies who say that they'll do everything for you actually only give you the merchant account. They contract out the installation of the shopping cart and gateway software to third parties. Of course, you'll only learn this after you've signed their 5-year binding contract. As a result, your life becomes a tangle of problems...
If you're not careful, getting a merchant account package can be a lot like buying "assembly required" furniture... ... there are a slew of bits and pieces... a mind-boggling assortment of nuts, bolts, and nails... and "directions" that are poorly translated from another language! It takes weeks of aggravation to put everything together! That's why we're such an advocate of ChargeToday. Getting your merchant package from them is like buying your furniture from a company who delivers and installs everything FOR YOU. Why Does ChargeToday Get We rarely write these kinds of personal endorsements for vendors, but in this case, we thought it was important that we help our customers and subscribers avoid all of the headaches and pitfalls we encountered when we tried to set up our own account. ChargeToday gets our vote for best merchant account provider because...
And that's just for starters! ChargeToday really does give you EVERYTHING you need to increase your sales by up to 400% literally overnight... save yourself hours and hours of tedious manual labor... increase the dollar value of EVERY sale you make... ... quickly, easily, and efficiently. But don't take our word for it...
"Hurry and Submit Your Application ... only 500 Applications are accepted each month! So now it's YOUR opportunity. Since we've already proven to myself that these guys can back up their promises, we feel 100% comfortable giving them our personal recommendation -- something we rarely do. As you can see, they deliver REAL results. But we should warn you... ... Not everybody who has a website will automatically qualify for help! In order to maintain a high level of customer service -- and give you all of the time and attention you deserve -- ChargeToday accepts just 500 applications per month. All surplus applications are held in queue for the following month (like a waiting list). So if you want your web site to capture more sales, we encourage you to apply right away. We don't know of any other merchant account provider who is so loved by their customers -- evident by the file of testimonials they've collected. So fill out the pre-application. It costs nothing to apply, and once you're accepted, the set-up fee is just a small one-time charge of $97. Sincerely,
Just fill out the "pre-application form" as best you can. (If you leave a few fields blank, don't worry. The bank will never see this form).
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