Your business, but bigger.
As well as being able to sell to a wider customer base, your online business will also benefit from the following:
- Lower running costs than an offline business
- You can run your business from any location
- Ability to easily scale your business
- Open 24/7
- Measurable sales funnels
- Lower time requirements to manage
- Higher margins and more stable cash flow
What is a payment gateway?
When you’re planning to sell online, you will need a secure online payment gateway as part of your payment system, enabling customers to safely and securely process their credit and debit card payments on your website. The payment gateway will encrypt, forward, and authorise card payments whether that’s online, over the phone, or face-to-face.
In simple terms, this means that your online store can receive payments through your basket or shopping cart 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. That’s 168 hours of credit card processing or recurring billing in any given week, meaning that your business keeps running even when you’re asleep!
Our guide on how to get your business online.
Our short e-book explains how you can offer your customers more ways to pay - from virtual terminals and pay by link, to payment pages and plugins. Download our eBook to find out how you can get started in the exciting world of online payments.