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    What are the fees for accepting credit cards?

    I was thinking about setting up the usage of credit cards as a method of payment but wondered if all of the fees that will be incurred would be worth it. I really don't want to raise my prices to cover them unless I have to. Right now I accept PayPal but a few have asked about credit cards. Chris
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    Host Downtime

    My web host is going through some upgrades and is asking for patience but I've about run out. Over the last few days my site has been down more than up. Shouldn't they have a back-up system they can run on so as to avoid downtime? I shudder to think of the business I'm losing. Chris
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    To Flash or not to Flash

    I've slowly been learning Flash but a friend of mine is very good at it and has offered her services for free as long as she gets credit on my site. Is Flash really worth it on a site? I know many times I'll bypass a flash opening for a page because it just slows me down. Chris
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    Referral Bonuses

    I was wondering if anyone offers their customers referral bonuses for bringing new clients to your service? Would you be willing to offer say a free month, quarter, etc. of service for those customers who bring you new business? Would you be wary of a host that did this? Chris
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    How do you know if your customer is who they say they are?

    This is somewhat related to the fraud thread but I wanted to start a new thread to avoid any confusion. How can we determine if our customer is who they say they are and that the credit card or other means of electronic payment is valid and belongs to them? Is there a way? Also, what liability...
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    Best software for site design

    I know a little html but haven't used it in a few years and want to get my website started but don't think my limited knowledge of html would be very appealing. I've heard a few friends use Microsoft Frontpage to design their sites but I never really thought it was that great. I would appreciate...
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    Dealing with Customers, at what point is it just not worth it?

    I've been dealing with an increasing number of customers lately who are completely ignorant in how do to online transactions. I've had to walk them by the hand from filling out the order forms, to setting up a PayPal account and more. I'm about ready to say the heck with it and toss in the...
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    Software to Process Credit Cards

    I want to set up my site where it will process most major credit cards as well as PayPal. PayPal seems the easiest since I have an account there but what do I need to do in order to process credit card payments and hopefully something that will determine shipping as well? Thanks Chris
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    Watching for Expired Domains

    I am looking at a few Domain names that I would really like to have. Is there a way to research into the name and see when it expires? If there is a chance to get these I want to be able to grab it. How would I be able to find out? Is it possible at all? Thanks Chris
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    Learning Flash

    I've seen more and more companies use Flash based web sites and was wondering how hard Flash is to learn. Is there anywhere online that I can learn it for little or no cost? Is it really worth it to have these skills? Thanks Chris
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    Are there any "Rules of Thumb" for Names?

    I was just wondering if anyone had any general rules/guidelines they go by for naming your domains. I would think that long domain names would be hard to remember or more difficult to find. Is using your business and/or product name for your domain a good idea or bad? My wife has a business...

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