Payment systems

[Smokingfetishwebsite]

Hi guys, I am currently having 15% taken off each transaction as my website is not hardcore but I am doing a hardcore website very soon and I have been told for adult its 25% taken off each transaction. I could use my banks merchant account for the non adult website which will bring it down to 5% but I have been told that banks can be very funny about the slightest thing near adult or glamour.

The company I am using is called textbill and they are based in South London.

Any advice or help on what other peoples rates are would be greatly appreciated.

Regards James

[Paul L]

Go for CCBill, I think they start at around 15-16% regardless of the type of content.

[AngieRiley]

DUMP TextBill ASAP, Sean O Conner is right Nasty piece of Work and Should be AVOIDED at all Costs.

CCBill and Verotel both Process Payments for Adult Websites and CHARGE A LOT LESS than 25%. Both CCBill and Verotel ALSO have a Support team on hand to assist with with setting the "backroom" techie stuff and Affilate Schemes in place to help Promote YOUR Product.

[Smokingfetishwebsite]

I would use ccbill but with them I can not accept debit cards and text payments which I can using textbill so Im a bit confused by it all. Does anyone here use there own bank merchant number?

[Joe A]

OK...

For UK debit cards acceptance... Paycom EU They're almost as old as CCBill and are ok with their 24/7 support Their wm admin area sucks but that is the only prob.

Most affiliates will only work with CCBill or Paycom based sites, so keep Verotel as a last resort.

If you'd like contact details for the peeps at either CCBill or Paycom, who I know quite well, email me for details, as they will help/talk you through it all

Coulomb/Global run dialler/SMS from here in the UK and I can help you with them as well.

[J.J.]

Don't forget you can use more than one payment system for a site! Just have a few links, labelled for what each one will accept. I know with CCbill (and presumably others) you can set up a 'failed' page so that if someone's payment fails with one provider, they get taken to another to try rather than just getting redirected. If you set up a PO box, you can even have them send you a cheque/cash if all else fails!

Most processors will charge 15% or thereabouts for an adult site, regardless of content, so 25% is far too much to pay.

[Maverick]

Totally agree with Joe A and JJ. I used CCBill for mostly outside UK traffic and have Paycom set up as an option for those who don't have a CC but have cards Switch and Solo.

[Smokingfetishwebsite]

I looked at ccbill and it shows a big setup fee for eah site and I have 11 volumes/members areas so it would be loads to setup. Textbill are free to setup and help a lot. I will have to get them down on the percentage.

Thanks for all your help.

Regards James

[Joe A]

James...

Don't panic that's for US webmasters only... you need CCBill EU



Outside the US there is no $750 Visa and Mastercard set up fee... It's free LOL