When you're doing business online the more ways you can accept payment, the more revenue your site will generate. Eventually, you will need to accept credit cards. If you've avoided setting up the merchant account because as a start-up you didn't want to pay the merchant account and set up fees that can be outrageously high, especially when you're just starting out in the world of ecommerce.

Merchandizer created several levels of shopping cart solutions that will fit seamlessly into your existing website and you can put a shopping cart on your website for as little as 19.95 per month. This is a fantastic solution for your ebusiness needs, especially if you haven't hit the break even point in your start up.

The simple point is, the more ways you give your customers to spend money on your site, the more they will buy. The number one mistake most start up sites make regarding accessibility is to make their sites hard to purchase from. Because they haven't set up a merchant account, after using a shopping cart to make their purchases, your customer comes to your ready to pay with credit card information in hand ready to type and click, and they find a notice that reads "Print this form and mail it in with your order and a check". Most people will click off that page. Worse, your customer will come to a webpage that reads "Print this page and call us at xyz number to place your order", well if it is 3 in the morning, who will your customer talk to? They will click the "Back" button, leave your page and in all likelihood won't be back.

You can avoid this scenario by getting a merchant account. Merchandizer knows the qualms you have as a business owner and they are pros are helping you find the best solution for your individual business needs. Now is the time, get a merchant account and jump in the game!