Re: Online payments for documents

There are dozens of ways you could do this. If you provide details on how,
exactly, you want the process to go - someone can give you a better answer.

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"abracad" <abracad_1999@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> How would one go about setting up a web repository of pay-to-download
> documents, preferably using some 3rd-party credit card company to
> validate user's payment details, eg Pay Pal?
>
> Any Web links/book references?
>
> Many thanks in advance

The process goes something like this:-

A casual visitor enters the site and reads brief descriptions
(abstracts) of document. The visitor decides he would like to read -
and is willing to pay a small fee for - a particular document. He hits
a button and is requested for his credit card details. He enters his
card no. expiry date & whatever else and is then given a link to
download the required document. The small fee (less approproate
commission) is then paid to my bank account.

As I am no security/finance expert I would prefer (for a fee) to hand
payment processing to a 3rd party. My role would be to provide the
content & set up the front end.

cheers

"Tina - AffordableHOST.com" <tina@affordablehost.com> wrote in message news:<vl1e8fia0tsd96@corp.supernews.com>...
> There are dozens of ways you could do this. If you provide details on how,
> exactly, you want the process to go - someone can give you a better answer.
>
> --Tina
> --
> http://www.AffordableHOST.com
> LiveChat: http://chat.affordablehost.com
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> Serving the web since 1997
>
> "abracad" <abracad_1999@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:e14ddf84.0308292332.5f40b31d@posting.google.c om...
> > Hi
> >
> > How would one go about setting up a web repository of pay-to-download
> > documents, preferably using some 3rd-party credit card company to
> > validate user's payment details, eg Pay Pal?
> >
> > Any Web links/book references?
> >
> > Many thanks in advance

> abracad_1999@yahoo.com (abracad) wrote in
> news:e14ddf84.0308302251.603f1e18@posting.google.c om:
>
> > The process goes something like this:-
> >
> > A casual visitor enters the site and reads brief descriptions
> > (abstracts) of document. The visitor decides he would like to read -
> > and is willing to pay a small fee for - a particular document. He hits
> > a button and is requested for his credit card details. He enters his
> > card no. expiry date & whatever else and is then given a link to
> > download the required document. The small fee (less approproate
> > commission) is then paid to my bank account.
> >
> > As I am no security/finance expert I would prefer (for a fee) to hand
> > payment processing to a 3rd party. My role would be to provide the
> > content & set up the front end.
>
> Take a look at authorize.net. If you don't like them, there are a number of
> other services that do essentially the same thing. You'll need a merchant
> account of your own, though. Any other option will be a *lot* more
> expensive.
>
>

Isn't authorize.net one of the more expensive gateways ?

Original poster...
What sort of dollar amounts are you talking about... roughly ??

Jon

Jon <prtyof5@attglobal.net> wrote in
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>> abracad_1999@yahoo.com (abracad) wrote in
>> news:e14ddf84.0308302251.603f1e18@posting.google.c om:
>>
>> > The process goes something like this:-
>> >
>> > A casual visitor enters the site and reads brief descriptions
>> > (abstracts) of document. The visitor decides he would like to read
>> > - and is willing to pay a small fee for - a particular document. He
>> > hits a button and is requested for his credit card details. He
>> > enters his card no. expiry date & whatever else and is then given a
>> > link to download the required document. The small fee (less
>> > approproate commission) is then paid to my bank account.
>> >
>> > As I am no security/finance expert I would prefer (for a fee) to
>> > hand payment processing to a 3rd party. My role would be to provide
>> > the content & set up the front end.
>>
>> Take a look at authorize.net. If you don't like them, there are a
>> number of other services that do essentially the same thing. You'll
>> need a merchant account of your own, though. Any other option will be
>> a *lot* more expensive.
>>
>>
>
> Isn't authorize.net one of the more expensive gateways ?

Could well be. I've never dealt with them. But I'll bet they're cheaper
than anything that doesn't involve having your own merchant account.
>
> Original poster...
> What sort of dollar amounts are you talking about... roughly ??
>
That is an important question. Even PayPal has real-time processing, if
you're willing to pay their rates.

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Try:

www.firstgate.com, I have see what you describe being used for www.epaymentsnews.com.

Regards,
Joseph Iuso
www.usemybank.com

Jon <prtyof5@attglobal.net> wrote in message news:<3F52C343.E71157B8@attglobal.net>...

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>
> Original poster...
> What sort of dollar amounts are you talking about... roughly ??
>
> Jon

Really can't say. Could be quite small or could be huge.

Initially I'd like to start with a payment service that takes a
percentage of revenues rather than charging a flat fee as I don't want
to pay out more than I receive.

cheers