Payment Processing
 Datahost offers a range of payment processing options for your website, including integration with the major credit card vendors. The intitial choice you need to make is whether you want to sign up for a Merchant Account or use PayPal to as a means of processing payments on your site.
We recommend starting with a Paypal payment account. This is a low cost option that will allow you to offer online payment option for products purchased on your website while you are getting up to speed with owning and maintaining your online business. Once you have gotten your feet wet, we recommend considering a full-blown merchant account.
To get started with Paypal:1. Go to
https://paypal.com.
2. Click the Signup Link.
3. Sign up for a Business Account.
4. You will need to fill out a multi-screen form with some basic information. Make sure you use a valid email address when you sign up for the account. When you are done, paypal will send a confirmation to
your email address with instructions on how to activate your account.
5. Click the link in the email to activate your account and follow the online instructions for entering your banking account.
6. Keep your paypal email address and password in a safe place. You will need them when you configure your website with the MightyMerchant Site Manager.
To Get Started with a Merchant AccountIf you have an established business or you anticipate that you will be getting more than 3 orders a day, then a Merchant Account is the most sensible way for you to handle your payments. Merchant Accounts do involve
some additional costs (a setup fee of approximately $175, a $30 a month "gateway" charge, as well as per-transaction fees), so if you are just starting out, we recommend holding off on the merchant account until you have your site established and have determined your traffic flow.
Datahost partners with Wells Fargo to offer full-featured Merchant Accounts at a very reasonable price. You are welcome to get your own Merchant Account through another financial institution or vendor, but be sure that they use either the "Authoriznet" or "Verisign" payment gateways.
If you have questions about the Payment Gateway, please let us know.
To find out the details about getting a MightyMerchant Merchant Account, go to our Merchant Account Request Form.
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