Archive for the ‘PayPal’ Category
Friday, January 19th, 2007 |
Read/Write Web reports that Google is promoting Checkout on its Home Page.
This will give Checkout a huge boast and access to a massive amount of eyeballs as the Google home page is one of the most visited pages on the web - we’re talking in the hundreds and hundreds of millions of eyeballs everyday. In any one’s word that’s awesome branding potential.
Mike Arrington from TechCrunch…
Small merchants overwhelmingly use PayPal to take credit card payments. But Google’s Checkout product is superior in a lot of ways. And the fact that they are promoting it on the Google home page and in search results is a real competitive advantage.
Read/Write also points us to Cost Per News where speculation is rife that Checkout is about to ramp its service in a big way.
Hmmm… For small merchants, PayPal is a clear leader. It’s a breeze to set up and use, has way over 100 million users worldwide and is trusted by many. It’ll take a lot for both merchants and buyers to change away from PayPal - but if anybody can do it Google can.
Other blogs talking about this: WebMetricsGuru | Search Engine Land | CenterNetworks |
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Monday, January 15th, 2007 |
Rich Brooks writing at his blog Flyte Blog talks about PayPal’s Abysmal Email Support.
Twice in the past few months I’ve used PayPal’s email support and twice I’ve amazed at how abysmal it is.
I tend to agree with Rich - and I’m sure many other would as well - that PayPal has a shocking history of customer support. Some would even say it’s non existent.
Now, you have to understand: I use PayPal, I’m a PayPal merchant, and I regularly recommend it to clients. Which is why I find this so frustrating. PayPal offers a good service at a reasonable price. I just wish they cared more about their customers.
Rich hits the mark. In today’s marketing savvy world word of mouth is a powerful factor in making or breaking a company.
I’d urge PayPal to lift their game, unless they want to see upstarts like Google Checkout overtake them.
Read Rich’s post …
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Thursday, October 26th, 2006 |
Yaro Starak over at his impressive blog Entrepreneurs Journey emphatically states: Paypal Must Be An Option At Your Website.
And I agree 100%. I’m a big fan of PayPal and have been for a long time. They have a strong brand with well over 100 million users and most people online (the vast majority I’m safely guessing) know the PayPal name, respect it and quite simply, trust it.
Says Yaro …
I believe no online merchant can afford not to offer Paypal. If you don’t provide a Paypal payments option you are leaving money on the table. It’s as simple as that.
One of the points he raised was that “People treat their Paypal accounts like play money.”
Your business has to accept Paypal “play money” because it psychologically reduces buying barriers.
The “play money” aspect rings true. I’ve often had and seen comments where people state they keep a small amount of money (to play around with) in their PayPal account for easy online purchases.
The fact that they feel so comfortable with PayPal is one less barrier to making that connection with a buyer - the payment isssue (ie: they don’t have to whip out their credit cards) is not on their minds.
I’ve personally noticed that this works very well on information products priced under $20.
Read the article…
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Tuesday, September 5th, 2006 |
Interesting news in regards to the world’s largest bookseller, Barnes & Noble, joining forces with PayPal and allowing customers to make their purchases via the online payment provider.
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Monday, September 4th, 2006 |
To be successful selling online products today, instant download is expected. Forget in 24 hours or the next business day - today, it’s instant gratification. It’s a service that you simply must provide.
I’ve recently come across E-junkie that sparked my interest because it can help you do just that.
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Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006 |
Google has come out all guns blazing with their Checkout service, and no matter what the spin masters say PayPal must be taking notice.
But I believe that PayPal is still the number one choice for the small business seeking an easy and low-cost way into e-commerce and others agree.
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Thursday, July 20th, 2006 |
Far from being an instant PayPal killer, Google Checkout - not the rumoured GBuy - which received massive coverage recently upon its launch is aimed primarily at shoring up its AdWords business.
And in that sense it’s a clear winner.
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Saturday, June 24th, 2006 |
Well-respected Gawker Media blog, Lifehacker takes a look at Payloadz in Sell downloads via PayPal with PayLoadz.
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Tuesday, June 20th, 2006 |
A few weeks back, PayPal Fee Calculator was launched.
As the name suggests, it lets you calculate the amount you will recieve after PayPal have taken their cut.
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Tuesday, June 6th, 2006 |
Lets say you have just polished up your latest publication, have pdf’d it, designed a great eCover and have crafted a nifty sales page.
Have you thought about how people are going to pay you?
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