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Archive for November, 2009

What can you do when you have no money, work (real estate, not sales side)?

Being partially self employed at the whim of clients and struggling to obtain a better license to move foreward in career(commercial appraiser trainee). Feeding a family of 5, 2 dogs, 2 rabbits. Cut expenses to the bones and looking at being out on the street in 30 days. As usual most will say go get a job. Here is your answer to that I have [...]

Starting a Business was harder than I thought!?

I am selling my herbal enhancements on ebay and doing very very well.So much so that I saved up enough money to build my own website and leave ebay for good (too many restrictions and high fees).Money is not the issue here, the real issue is bringing everything together and making my ideas in a reality.Here is a rundown: Im building my business [...]

Need help purchasing credit card processing software?

I am looking for a way for the business I work for to accept credit cards. We are not an online business. We have a machine which can perform the transaction. I need to know what to look for when it comes to software. Also, do we need to find a seperate company that would process the credit cards for us or will the company I bought the program [...]

What questions should I ask when calling about a merchant account?

I want to set up so I can receive credit card payments for the products I am selling. I plan to take mail order orders and phone orders. I do not know what to look for.

how many online small merchants in the us?

need to know the market size of internet businesses selling stuff on the web

I just bought a domain name, any advice on a hosting place?

I just bought a domain name from godaddy.com. From what I understand, to start the website I need to buy hosting now? Any recommendations? The site is for my home business and I'm going to be selling products. I want to the site with html in notepad from scratch.. if this matters. Any advice, or prior experience shared would be great!! Sorry maybe [...]

How do I process credit card payments through Paypal over the phone?

I was wondering if it was possible for me to take down a customer's credit card information over the phone and process the payment myself through Paypal. Do they have a special service for this? Or do I simply add the customer's order to my cart and checkout as if I were the customer. I'm a little afraid about this method because I don't want a [...]

What would be a good website host for a freelance graphic designer?

I'm a graphic design student and I'm about to start up my freelance business. I just need to find a good website host (preferably one that comes with free domain setup) to host my business website. I would like it to let me place my own graphics and flash pieces. In other words, I would like to have a lot of creative freedom, but enough template [...]

What is a good credit card/process to help repair poor credit due to adolescent irresponsibility.?

I have spent the past two years trying to build credit after the destruction I performed during the first years of my adult life. I have cut my monthly expenses down to only rent, insurance and student loan payments. I would greatly appreciate some advice on what my next step should be. if a credit card isnt the solution, what is? Any help [...]

How do I integrate my Amazon Merchant account with Paypal and Quickbooks?

I want to set my Amazon orders to automatically make invoices in Quickbooks and fill out shipping labels in Paypal. The cheaper the better, but free is best.

How do I get my business started online?

I have my own business and I want to expand it online but I have no idea what half the crap I am needing means or what it dose. Might as well talk German to me because I'm not understanding, I know I need a web template but how do I get a domain name , or a host? I'm not even sure what those are. There's a bunch of things I'm sure I need I just [...]

how can congress do this?

With Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley becoming commercial banks, and the other three big investment banks/brokerage houses being acquired by commercial banks, politicians and the press won't have Wall Street to kick around anymore. Headlines now shout about a 0 billion "Bailout for Wall Street." Yet strictly speaking, Wall Street as we [...]

Why do I get an get an error processing my credit card when I try to download a $0.99 song from Yahoo Music?

Error! There was a problem processing your purchases. Your credit card has not been charged. Please try again. error code: 1

Is web ranking related to changing web hosting?

Hi, I am the webmaster for a website selling clothing. My website is end with .com but my domain name is hosted by an Australian Host and my business is based in Australia. I currently have web site hosting with an Australian hosting company (this company is different with the domain hosting Co.) , because the server is often down at weekend [...]

Is this a good idea for a small Business?

Okay, so I had this one idea, I might go through with it, might not, I just want to see what you all think of it. Okay so I was thinking of having an internet sight, that would go through all of the school subjects in highschool, and all you have to do is click on a grade, go to the subject, then just type in what your learning, and there would [...]

Can I be approved for a merchant account if I’m just starting my business?

Can I be approved for a merchant account if I'm just starting my business? I'll be needing an internet merchant account, what else should I worry about? thanks!

what is the cheapest I can register a domain for?

I'm looking to purchase a domain for possible use in the future for business purposes. I have no desire to host any content for the time being just to have it available for me when the time comes. What is a good site where I can check many domains at once for availability and what is a fair price to pay just for the registration of a [...]

What is a good credit card/process to help repair poor credit due to adolescent irresponsibility.?

I have spent the past two years trying to build credit after the destruction I performed during the first years of my adult life. I have cut my monthly expenses down to only rent, insurance and student loan payments. I would greatly appreciate some advice on what my next step should be. if a credit card isnt the solution, what is? Any help [...]

How can I get my commercial loan earnest money back?

I was trying to purchase a HUD apartment building, I went into contract and put down earnest money into escrow. After a month into the deal HUD notify the owner they needed to give the tenants 150 days notice the owner was selling the property. At that time I had a loan but after the 6 months wait and the change of the economy I was not able to [...]

Can i use a mail account without hosting the domain?

i have a domain name and no web hosting. i want to use this domain's mails for my business, is that possible?

How can I locate a list of credit card processors within the US?

I am reseaeching the credit card industry and need to obtain a list of all credit card processors within the USA as well as a detail oeverview of the credit card process. Also any federal regulation.

How to set up a merchant account to accept credit cards without a personal guarantor?

All of our buisness' equiptment and vehicles have been financed without personal guarantor. We would like to accept credit cards for our services, but will not put our personal numbers on the contract.

I canceled my Yahoo Small Business hosting and kept my domain with Yahoo. Now I need to renew my domain?

I left yahoo small business hosting and went to siteground.com. My domain remained with Yahoo and it expired last week. Yahoo didn't renew my domain and I wasn't sent any emails telling me it was going to expire. I should have known the expiration date but that isn't the point. My question is how do I renew my domain. I can't call Yahoo [...]

I’m looking a good email marketing company in Indianapolis?

I own a small business and want to have a newsletter, or some kind of monthly update to send to people. I'm not that great when it comes to internet, so I thought I'd ask here.

At what point in the credit card process does the card Issuing Bank transfer funds?

Does the Issuing Bank make the funds available to the credit card network immediately at authorization? Or is funding sometime after the authorization?

Is it OK to buy a domain name in a foreign country and host website in the US?

If you have a domain name you registered with a web host provider in another country, can you use it for a site hosted in the US? Can you declare this as business expense in a tax return without problems? Or what if I transfer the domain to a US domain keeper?

Can I use a Vanilla Visa Gift Card as the credit card for Itunes?

Whenever I try to change my payment information to my vanilla visa gift card I get the message... Credit card processing is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later. I've tried using it on two separate days and I still get the same message. Does anyone know if I just can't use this card on ITunes?

I am just beginning a website and want to accept credit cards. How much will a merchant account cost?

Where is a good place to establish such an account? Thanks.

How much equity will I gain on this real estate property?

I am looking to purchase a piece of raw land to build a commercial building that is going to cost around ,000,000 to build and that does include the cost of the land if I bought it outright. The land I am looking at, the owner is willing to Owner Finance it. I need 20% down payment on the bank loan so I need to put up 0,000 down payment on the [...]

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