Most Common Mistakes in Choosing Online Merchant Accounts

When your online business is growing and you understand that use of e-payment systems hampers it from development and expansion, this is the right time to consider using a merchant account to be able to accept credit card payments. Before making a relevant decision you need to think twice whether or not you actually need it. Maintaining a merchant account may be not cheap. However, if you manage to drive massive traffic to your web site on highly competitive keyword you will have thousands of people ready to pay money for products and services you offer. Thus, a merchant account will be God’s blessing for your business. When you finally realized that it is time to take your business to the next level (apply for merchant account) it is very important that you avoid the following most common mistakes:

• Most business owners look at transaction and discount fees only. Sure, these are main fees applied to each performed transaction through a gateway. However, there are other fees and charges, for example termination fees, minimum monthly fees etc. Ask your merchant account provider about all fees before making your final decision.
• Unusual credit card activity. You need to be aware that if someone tries to perform a transaction that is not supported by your merchant account, you may expect penalties and termination of your account.
• No attention paid to maximum monthly transaction volume. Sometimes a business grows very rapidly and so do sales. Some merchant account providers suspend accounts of those merchants showing sharp increase in daily or monthly transaction volume.
• No one else should use your merchant account!