Comments on: Getting a Merchant Account is Easier Than You Think http://thesmallbizconsultant.com/640/getting-a-merchant-account-is-easier-than-you-think/ The Small Business Magazine Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:08:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dat To http://thesmallbizconsultant.com/640/getting-a-merchant-account-is-easier-than-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-717 Dat To Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:31:44 +0000 http://thesmallbizconsultant.com/640/getting-a-merchant-account-is-easier-than-you-think/#comment-717 Most companies use bait and switch tactics of low introductory rates and then switching them. One has to ask if this Sales Agent has any happy customers? Does the provider? Are they evasive when you ask questions? Do they give you answers that don’t mean anything (corporate mumble jumbo wording)? If three companies quote pretty even and one is super cheap, you have to think to yourself: ‘what will be missing with this lower pricing?’ or ‘how green are these guys?’ If you have other thoughts, then you will get taken by companies who prey on your need to save (without thinking of the consequences). You can’t have wal-mart pricing & service also. Be happy with competitive pricing. You can’t do anything about the fees, so look for a company that has happy customers, takes their time with you (a good deal today, will be one two weeks from now) and answers all your questions. Most companies use bait and switch tactics of low introductory rates and then switching them. One has to ask if this Sales Agent has any happy customers? Does the provider? Are they evasive when you ask questions? Do they give you answers that don’t mean anything (corporate mumble jumbo wording)?

If three companies quote pretty even and one is super cheap, you have to think to yourself: ‘what will be missing with this lower pricing?’ or ‘how green are these guys?’ If you have other thoughts, then you will get taken by companies who prey on your need to save (without thinking of the consequences). You can’t have wal-mart pricing & service also. Be happy with competitive pricing. You can’t do anything about the fees, so look for a company that has happy customers, takes their time with you (a good deal today, will be one two weeks from now) and answers all your questions.

]]>