Accepting Credit Cards Boosts Crafts Sales

Many people shopping craft shows carry credit cards because they are one of the most convenient and accessible methods of payments. Almost every major type of retailer will accept credit cards.

The customer doesn’t have to worry about having enough cash nor do they need to use a debit card.

Credit cards don’t have these same limitations and therefore many shoppers at craft fairs use them as their primary method of payment. If they come across a crafts booth that doesn’t accept credit cards they might decide to just look down the aisle for a craft artist who does.

The first step is to visit the bank you have your craft business checking account with. There you’ll be able to discuss with a financial advisor how your business can take the leap into the credit card world. He or she will explain the process and costs involved to you so that you can begin to accept credit cards.

There is a bit more paperwork involved when you do offer credit card payments to your crafts customers. However, any extra work is more than made up for in the increase in business.

It’s especially vital that an online craft business has the ability to accept credit cards. When someone visits your website and spots a crafts item they want to buy, it’s important to them that they can buy the product quickly and effortlessly. They do not want to write you a check or go get a money order. They want to be able to go through the order process online which includes using their credit card to make the purchase.

If you want to give your arts and crafts business its best chance of success than get set up to accept credit cards. Your future customers will appreciate the convenience and you’ll enjoy the benefits as well.

Start accepting credit cards now by getting your own account or using a third party provider to process orders.

If you sell online, you can't afford not to be accepting credit cards from customers. Here are several of the leading merchant account providers that will set you up quickly at affordable rates.

Electronic Transfer Inc. - This provider does not list it's processing fees online. For a limited time, they are waiving the initial set up fee. More details about Electronic Transfer's rates and policies 

Pay Pal - Allows you to accept one-step credit card payments from anywhere on the web. Post a Web Accept button on your website. Rates are low. Ebay.com recently bought Pay Pal and they intend to make it a major player in online payments. Pay Pal is also set up to allow accepting credit cards. Read about Pay Pal's business account options...

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