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The WWW & Accepting Visa/MC

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From: A M STARR
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 1995 00:00
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The World Wide Web (WWW) is the most talked about new advertising medium
in the world, and is likely to set sales volume prcedents for products and
services marketed from the homes of entrepreneurs all over nation.  The
WWW truly allows for the distribution of products and services GLOBALLY. 
However, there's one big problem for new WWW marketers:

How do I COLLECT PAYMENT from my prospects, nationally and globally?

In today's "CASHLESS SOCIETY," credit cards immediately come to mind. 
Currently, over 90% of all Mail-Order purchases are made by credit card,
which means that if you don't offer this critical payment option to your
customers, you are LOSING BUSINESS everyday that your online ad or WWW
Home Page is displayed.  This fact is clear.  
But- there's one more problem:

A bank that will offer merchant status to a home-based business with no
retail storefront has become an extreme rarity.  Banks traditionally have
been very conservative, and somewhat (probably to their detriment) "BEHIND
THE TIMES" institutions.  They still don't consider home-based businesses
"normal" or "traditional" business entities, and therefore DO NOT offer
home-based and mail-order businesses the opportuniy to become credit card
merchants.  If you doubt this fact, call your bank, even the bank you've
been with for 20 years, and tell them about your home-based business
venture.  They will politely tell you that since you don't have a retail
storefront, they unfortunately won't be able to help you (at least without
you putting up a $10,000 to $20,000 cash deposit)

SOLUTION:

Cardservice International.  For the past 10 years, CSI has been working
with a handful of banks which have come to realize that home-based and
mail-order businesses are just as "legitimate" and "viable" as any retail,
or storefront business.  We have taught these banks to look at the PEOPLE
who believe in their business, even more that the business ventures
themselves.  If you have a good personal credit history, and your product
or service has merit, we WILL get you set up as a Visa/MC Merchant.  (Even
if you don't have good credit, but know someone who will sign for you on
the account, we can set you up)  CSI has over 70,000 home-based and mail
order merchants online as of 1/95, and we are presently putting between
5000-7000 new merchants online every month.  

I have personally witnessed many individuals become very financially
comfortable, simply because they decided to make it easier for their
customers to BUY what they're SELLING.  Credit cards allow for sponaneous
purchases more than any other form of payment (checks or money orders),
and since Visa International calculates all currency exchanges for you,
you don't have to pay unreasonable fees to a bank which will convert your
foreign customers' currency/checks.  Plus, the money will be deposited
into your business checking account in 24 to 48 hours!!!

If you'd like complete details and a free application, please email your
name, business name, email address, and phone# to dbcj98a@prodigy.com

Also, if you haven't done so already, we recommend that you look into
setting up your own WWW Home Page.  There are many options available, from
buying a book at the bookstore on how to do it yourself, to hiring a
consultant.  Check the AOL classifieds for offers to set up your WWW Home
Page.  Prices are as low as $10 per month, which is ridiculously cheap for
the opportunity to have MILLIONS of people see your product or service in
a dazzling graphical (even video and sound) medium!

God bless and best wishes for a tremendously prosperous 1995 and beyond!

A M Starr
Visa/MC Merchant Accounts for Home-Based & Mail Order Businesses &
Entrepreneurs

Cardservice International has over 70,000 happy, prospering merchants
online nationwide!
Please Email for a free application and complete details:  
<DBCJ98A@prodigy.com> ( Accounts available for U.S. Citizens only)
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