E-Commerce
eCommerce is simply doing business online. However, eCommerce is more commonly understood as the ability to receive secure online payments with a shopping cart, merchant services account (for credit card processing), and SSL security.
eCommerce is becoming more profitable everyday for small to large sized businesses. It makes shopping just a click away for consumers and they can often browse many online shops to get the best deal possible without the long lines or leaving home. Just about anything purchased on the web can be delivered to you overnight. eCommerce enables companies to profit a great deal because of the low cost overhead and expanding their customer base world wide.
Matthew Fleming Inc. will provide your business with a customized shopping cart that integrates into your current or future website. We also provide your website with a secure form for sensitive information. The orders can than be sent to your email address or posted into a database for processing.
eCommerce Technologies
- Shopping Carts
A shopping cart is a web application that acts as a websites's product or service catalog and ordering process. It allows your site visitors to select items for sale, review what has been selected, make modifications (if necessary), and purchase. Cookie Accountant offers many features to allow you to to manage your product catalog without the cost of development. - Internet Merchant Account
A merchant account is an agreement between you (or your business) and a financial institution. They are necessary in order for you to accept credit cards on your website. Your shopping cart will connect to a merchant account to validate credit cards and transfer funds from your customers' bank accounts to yours. - SSL Security
SSL (Secure Socket Layer) is a protocol that enables a web browser and a web server to communicate securely. If you've been to a Web page, and noticed a padlock at the bottom of the browser, or the web address change from "http" to "https", you are seeing examples of a Website that is utilizing SSL security. SSL certificates can usually be purchased from your website hosting company.
What Does It Cost To Process Credit Cards?
Processing credit cards online may be less expensive than you think. Matthew Fleming Inc. will work directly with the third party merchant services company to make this process quick and easy.
Setup/Recurring Fees
Application Fee: WAIVED
ArgoFire Gateway Setup: $30.00 (Authorize.net also available)
Annual Fee: $50.00
ArgoFire Payment Gateway: $10.00/month (Authorize.net also available)
Statement Fee: $10.00/month
Government Regularly Fee: $9.95/month
PCI Compliance Fee: $4.95/month
Breach Insurance: $5.00/month
No Contract Required!
Transaction Fees
$0.25 + 2.21% (qualified rate)
Batch Fee: $0.05
Monthly Minimum: WAIVED
Fees and rates above only apply to Visa, MasterCard, and Discover. Matthew Fleming Inc. is posting the above information based on the current rates and fees to our knowledge and is not responsible for inaccurate information. Some additional fees may apply depending on type of business venture.
