I (LaMae) have probably advised you on vendors, set-ups or other miscellaneous curiosities.\u00a0 I’m always happy to chat and advocate for you.<\/p>\n
One of the things we talk about most often is how to determine vendors and whether to use a vendor with packaged services or purchase the services individually.\u00a0 My answer still remains -keep them separate.\u00a0 But when you consider how to make that decision, think about control, integration, and cost.\u00a0 I’ll offer some examples that may help.<\/p>\n
Credit Card Processing:<\/em>\u00a0 As you know, you will need a Merchant Account, a Gateway, Bank Account, and a form\/cart\/shopping tool.\u00a0 You have the option to use an integrated service such as Stripe and quickly add your bank account and that can work great.\u00a0 Or you can put things together on your own, work a bit more upfront and pay less over time.\u00a0 I have selected our gateway provider and merchant processor separately and then linked them together.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 So if one doesn’t work out, I can quickly find a replacement to connect in and I have not lost a minute.\u00a0 If I purchase everything together, I feel a bit at the other’s mercy.\u00a0 If an all-in processor turns out not to work as expected,\u00a0 you have to start all over.<\/p>\n Domains:<\/em> \u00a0 Always own and keep access to your own domain — end of the story.\u00a0 (I’ve spent hours and hours helping folks untangle domain ownership)<\/p>\n So with these examples in mind, here are my general guidelines<\/p>\n And for the cost decision — that will probably become clear when you review the above items.\u00a0 Technology is becoming more flexible, interchangeable, and cost-effective.<\/p>\n Compare apples to apples and do your homework.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I (LaMae) have probably advised you on vendors, set-ups or other miscellaneous curiosities.\u00a0 I’m always happy to chat and advocate for you. One of the things we talk about most…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":309,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,8,7,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lamae","category-seo","category-technology","category-updates"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n