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I did some searching first, but am somewhat confused on this topic.  Any assistance would be appreciated!  I`m an independent consultant with a health & wellness company and I sometimes keep inventory to sell at shows and fairs, and I wonder what my options would be for accepting credit card payments from clients in those cases.  I`ve seen other vendors have this ability through their companies... they provide forms which can be submitted (to whom, I don`t know) and then the consultant gets paid.  Unless my company provides that service do I have to set up a business account with a creditor and pay them a fee so I can accept credit in this maner? 

 

Thanks for any advice!

Laura

You really can`t beat PayPal for simplicity. Plus, it gives you the best of all both worlds. You can accept checks and credit cards. In my opinion, it`s worth the extra fees.

 

Dale King

Another vote here for PayPal.

 

I also have a client who uses ECHO.  You can use a credit card authorization form then (make sure to always have the customer sign it, of course), you can run the credit cards by inputting the info from the form in the ECHO system. I have used the program for several years now and it has been very reliable. It is also very affordable.