Cash in on America’s Addiction to Credit With a Merchant Account
Here’s a pretty noteworthy fact: Businesses that have merchant accounts and so can accept credit cards grow a whopping 30% to 70% faster than those that don’t. If you’ve been thinking about bringing your business to the next level with an on-line business merchant account read on…
The global trend in businesses using the internet to increase sales is noteworthy. It’s common sense if you think about it…even for one second. Why sell only 8 hours a day when you can sell 24/7 to every corner of the planet.Basically on-line sales are set to completely blow through 204 billion in 2008.
Those who don’t accept credit cards aren’t as profitable as those who do. It’s a proven fact that businesses that accept credit cards are able to grow their businesses at a much faster rate than those who don’t accept credit cards. Merchant acount credit card processing works..Here are some stats that I’m sure you’ll find quite interesting…
87% of Internet customers who buy online, make their purchases with credit cards.
Since 1997 sales made via the Internet are up a staggering 1200%. Internet sales grew by 29.roughtly 5% in the final quarter of 2007 alone. And did you know that there are 500,000 new users to added into the Internet every month? Yes, you read that correctly. Every single month. And remember they are all buying from some merchant… that someone could be you. But the whole process starts with opening a merchant account.
Isn’t it about time you grab your slice of the sales action? That’s exactly what you’ll be doing when you start a Fast Transact merchant account. The trend in credit card usage is clearly pointing in one direction – up. In the 60′s no one even had a credit card. Now your average teenager has a bunch of cards in his or her purse or wallet and this trend is even stronger with college undergraduates.
Take a look at this…
The percentage of college undergrads who hold a card in 2001 rose by 24% since 1998. Believe it or not, college students double their average credit card debt—and triple the number of credit cards in their wallets—from the time they arrive on campus until graduation.
And don’t forget this: there’s some other merchant taking the purchase on the other side of the transaction.
And here’s another tasty stat…
There were 1,645 million bank-issued Visa and MasterCard credit card and debit card accounts in the U.S so far in 2008. (MasterCard International and Visa: Source).
When you open your on-line account with United Bank Card
you effectively place yourself and your business right smack in front of these 1,645 million buyers.
Just think about that mind-blowing fact for a second or two…
1,645 million buyers – that’s a lot of buyers. All buying from someone. That someone could be you.
And UBC makes is painless and fast to get started
- Super low processing fees
- Absolutley Free readerss and other payment processing equipment
- Most offer same day approval – some within mere hours
- No set up costs
- Accepts all major credit & debit cards
