Are you a small business owner who accepts Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and PIN-Debit? Do you fully and completely understand your merchant account statement that you receive every month from your credit card processor? It’s OK to say NO. In fact the truth is that 95% of merchants have no idea what they are even paying when they [...] [...more]
If you are a retail merchant, most of your credit card transactions are "Swiped" through (and not "keyed-In) and that means you need to make sure that you have a PCI Compliant PIN pad to accept PIN-based debit transactions. Why should I buy a PIN Pad? [...more]
Guy Kawasaki, Silicon Valley venture capitalist and marketing guru, spoke at the 2010 Photo Marketing Association‘s largest trade show of the year. The “Building Your Business with Social Media – Keynote Breakfast” was held this year in Anaheim, CA on February 23, 2010. Kawasaki, now widely known as the co-founder of Alltop.com will attest to the [...] [...more]
Just last month Ustream released the Ustream Live Broadcaster for the iPhone! I just found out last week from @MayhemStudios. We are now able to broadcast live audio and video directly from our iPhones to our websites and/or Ustream feeds! This means you can start your own Truman Show if you wanted! How is this relevant [...] [...more]
By Claes Bell The U.K. is all abuzz about “chip and PIN,” but it’s not a popular pub snack or a nickname for the newest celebrity power couple. It’s the credit cardsecurity system rolled out in recent years to stem a wave of credit card crime. Chip and PIN replaces the credit card system we’re used to [...] [...more]
By DIANA RANSOM Stroll into the Ula Café, a neighborhood coffeehouse in Jamaica Plain, Mass., and you might notice an unusual sign prominently posed on the cash register. The note informs customers that every time they pay with plastic, it costs the coffee shop about 25 cents. Please, asks the sign, reserve use of your [...] [...more]
Most of us would agree that we are amidst a “social media revolution.” I sure do! There are 5,877,198 users on Twitter as of today! (via http://twitter.grader.com/) And yet the majority of small businesses nationwide are still wondering how to monetize their efforts. (And that’s if they even know what social media is!) Everybody wants [...] [...more]
Come Join us at Woody’s Wharf this Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 11:30am to eat some great food, a couple mimosas and network with Orange County business owners and marketeers! First TWEEP to arrive will win FREE CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH! Courtesy of MerchantJuice.com Check out the TWTVITE and we’ll see you there! [...more]
Twitter was just the beginning. After dreaming up the innovative communication medium, Jack Dorsey is looking to revolutionize another core aspect of society — money. On Tuesday, Dorsey announced his new start-up, Square, which will let anyone with a cellphone or iPod become a merchant and accept credit card payments. Square is a small plastic device that plugs into [...] [...more]
Process away is an inexpensive and handy tools for business owner on the go. It works right off of your EDGE or 3G network! It only costs $24.99 to download the application from iTunes and you can sync with any gateway with the same API as Authorize.net or the ExpiTrans Billing Gateway. Be aware, all [...] [...more]
