Anyone know about creating a website with payment options?
I am building a website for a small business, most likely using InMotion as my host with a SSL Certification. Does anyone know what additional steps are necessary to set up credit card payments? Do web hosts offer services that services that monitor and control those transactions or is it up to me to input the code and find the service to accept the transactions.
Thank you!
Also, please let me know if it varies between provider.
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Good Luck!
All you need is an account with a payment gateway. The payment gateway service is run separately and it has nothing to do with your host, you will have to contract a pament gateway service separately.
What gateway to pick? It depends, do you want the money to go directly in your bank account? Then you should contact your bank and see if they offer gateway services for websites directly or if they work with a particular service (if the bank has a relation with a gateway service, this is easier since usually this implies only a monthly fixed fee, not a % tax on your sales).
There are also generic gateways, like paypal and 2checkout.com that can handle transaction but between them and actually getting the money, they’ll charge you and overcharge your.
What to do on your website? It’s up to the gateway you pick, but in any case, all gateway services will provide you with a tutorial on how to make your shopping cart checkout system interact with their service or they’ll even provide you with a secure shopping cart of their own which you can then customize for your site.