Comments on: New Credit Card Merchant Account Guidelines for Direct Marketers http://learningfolder.net/blog/?p=838 Spreading Postive Ideas, Products and Services Worldwide Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:16:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: how to get a merchant account for your business http://learningfolder.net/blog/?p=838&cpage=1#comment-24406 how to get a merchant account for your business Mon, 16 Aug 2010 06:27:38 +0000 http://learningfolder.net/blog/?p=838#comment-24406 Wow! That's alot if info there. Thanks for posting. What suprised me is the regulations on the trial offers. Looks like they'll have to be creative there. Wow! That’s alot if info there. Thanks for posting. What suprised me is the regulations on the trial offers. Looks like they’ll have to be creative there.

]]> By: continuity merchant account http://learningfolder.net/blog/?p=838&cpage=1#comment-23347 continuity merchant account Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:22:07 +0000 http://learningfolder.net/blog/?p=838#comment-23347 Very awesome summary. Neither Visa nor Mastercard has really come out publicly and released a clear cut statement on what is and is not accepted in with forced continuity/negative billing. Your article is a great starting point for everyone in this business to read and follow. While this business model with never completely die, it is going to need to evolve & adapt to survive. Very awesome summary. Neither Visa nor Mastercard has really come out publicly and released a clear cut statement on what is and is not accepted in with forced continuity/negative billing.

Your article is a great starting point for everyone in this business to read and follow. While this business model with never completely die, it is going to need to evolve & adapt to survive.

]]> By: Vinden Grace http://learningfolder.net/blog/?p=838&cpage=1#comment-21272 Vinden Grace Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:58:30 +0000 http://learningfolder.net/blog/?p=838#comment-21272 Hi Ken, Many thanks for alerting us to that. Very useful & concise summary. Hopefully, approaches like this will ensure that only ethical marketers survive :-) Best wishes, Vinden Hi Ken,
Many thanks for alerting us to that.
Very useful & concise summary.

Hopefully, approaches like this will ensure that only ethical marketers survive :-)

Best wishes,
Vinden

]]> By: Wyteria Jacobo http://learningfolder.net/blog/?p=838&cpage=1#comment-20823 Wyteria Jacobo Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:32:33 +0000 http://learningfolder.net/blog/?p=838#comment-20823 I'm going to have to tweet this, Ken. This is good stuff. Ultimately, I believe following these best practices will be what separates the grownup marketers from the children. The part about the business entity that processes the payment must also be the entity that offers the upsell is what got me. Whew! I'm printing this one out and placing it in my special binder :-) I’m going to have to tweet this, Ken. This is good stuff. Ultimately, I believe following these best practices will be what separates the grownup marketers from the children. The part about the business entity that processes the payment must also be the entity that offers the upsell is what got me. Whew! I’m printing this one out and placing it in my special binder :-)

]]> By: Ken McArthur http://learningfolder.net/blog/?p=838&cpage=1#comment-20730 Ken McArthur Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:28:41 +0000 http://learningfolder.net/blog/?p=838#comment-20730 Thanks Romona! Ken .-= Ken McArthur´s last blog ..<a href="http://theimpactfactor.com/learningcenter">Impact Learning Center</a> =-. Thanks Romona!

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]]> By: Ken McArthur http://learningfolder.net/blog/?p=838&cpage=1#comment-20729 Ken McArthur Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:28:15 +0000 http://learningfolder.net/blog/?p=838#comment-20729 Thanks Keith! Ken .-= Ken McArthur´s last blog ..<a href="http://theimpactfactor.com/learningcenter">Impact Learning Center</a> =-. Thanks Keith!

Ken
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]]> By: Ken McArthur http://learningfolder.net/blog/?p=838&cpage=1#comment-20728 Ken McArthur Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:27:57 +0000 http://learningfolder.net/blog/?p=838#comment-20728 There's a difference between having an upsell and forcing it or hiding it. Have to admit that it's getting tougher out there though. All the best, Ken .-= Ken McArthur´s last blog ..<a href="http://theimpactfactor.com/learningcenter">Impact Learning Center</a> =-. There’s a difference between having an upsell and forcing it or hiding it.

Have to admit that it’s getting tougher out there though.

All the best,

Ken
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]]> By: Jeremy Reeves http://learningfolder.net/blog/?p=838&cpage=1#comment-20718 Jeremy Reeves Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:35:08 +0000 http://learningfolder.net/blog/?p=838#comment-20718 Thanks for all that Ken! One thing I'm confused on is this... "Forced and hidden up sells are strictly prohibited" Does that mean we can't do upsells AT ALL after someone orders a product? Jeremy Reeves www.ControlBeatingCopy.com Thanks for all that Ken!

One thing I’m confused on is this…

“Forced and hidden up sells are strictly prohibited”

Does that mean we can’t do upsells AT ALL after someone orders a product?

Jeremy Reeves
http://www.ControlBeatingCopy.com

]]> By: Keith deBolt http://learningfolder.net/blog/?p=838&cpage=1#comment-20717 Keith deBolt Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:35:55 +0000 http://learningfolder.net/blog/?p=838#comment-20717 Thanks, Ken, for this info- Really encouraged by the language and specific [points addressed in this guideline. Most of this is simple common sense if you want to operate your business in a customer-first, friendly, and transparent manner. Unfortunately, any little 'angle' that bumps sales up by 1% becomes a freaking $47 ebook and every marketer from new to old adds it to their funnel... often with consequences not immediately seen. The forced continuity, the "free" for $17 shipping, the "try it for ten days (and if we don't hear from you at this help desk that will take you three days to find we'll charge your card $97 which you will never get back) before you decide"... I have noticed that most of the forced continuity sales are done through Clickbank- so that if you pay with PayPal, which is common, you can't cancel your subscription through PayPal... just another roadblock for the customer to getting out before being charged... This is a breath of fresh air in a really degenerating industry. I wish we could write out some clear and concise rules to clean up the darn political scene...same approach: simple common sense if you want to operate your country in a people-first, friendly, and transparent manner! Keith deBolt Thanks, Ken, for this info-

Really encouraged by the language and specific [points addressed in this guideline. Most of this is simple common sense if you want to operate your business in a customer-first, friendly, and transparent manner. Unfortunately, any little ‘angle’ that bumps sales up by 1% becomes a freaking $47 ebook and every marketer from new to old adds it to their funnel… often with consequences not immediately seen.

The forced continuity, the “free” for $17 shipping, the “try it for ten days (and if we don’t hear from you at this help desk that will take you three days to find we’ll charge your card $97 which you will never get back) before you decide”… I have noticed that most of the forced continuity sales are done through Clickbank- so that if you pay with PayPal, which is common, you can’t cancel your subscription through PayPal… just another roadblock for the customer to getting out before being charged…

This is a breath of fresh air in a really degenerating industry. I wish we could write out some clear and concise rules to clean up the darn political scene…same approach: simple common sense if you want to operate your country in a people-first, friendly, and transparent manner!

Keith deBolt

]]> By: Romona http://learningfolder.net/blog/?p=838&cpage=1#comment-20710 Romona Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:20:43 +0000 http://learningfolder.net/blog/?p=838#comment-20710 Okay, wow!!! I hope you don't mind that I have copy & pasted this into notepad for my own personal ability to review it time & time again. Some really great info. Some of this is definitely going to help keep me out of trouble. Thanks .-= Romona´s last blog ..<a href="http://monasonlinemarketing.com/new-things-for-2010">New Things For 2010</a> =-. Okay, wow!!! I hope you don’t mind that I have copy & pasted this into notepad for my own personal ability to review it time & time again. Some really great info. Some of this is definitely going to help keep me out of trouble.

Thanks
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