[BULK] Re: [WebDNA] PayPal Integration
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texte = 1533 What if the wheel you invented predates WordPress by many years, is a=20 more stable solution, and is easier to manage?=C2=A0 I get very tired of=20 people telling me that I should not have reinvented the wheel with my=20 business software, meanwhile I'm already on version 15 since it was=20 first created in 1997.=C2=A0 It's PCI compliant with a default install, i= t=20 sniffs the difference between mobile/desktop/tablet and has the ability=20 to dynamically serve page layouts for each one rather than using=20 responsive nonsense. I have a PayPal integration from a few years ago,=20 but nothing current.=C2=A0 I also have the Authorize.net integration. My first server room was also in the 90s with a T1 in a spare bedroom.=C2= =A0=20 Now I have a fiber line with 1000IP addresses to my name.=C2=A0 When=20 dedicated IPs are needed, having your own server room still pays off in=20 spades. -Matt On 12/21/2017 11:05 AM, Terry Wilson wrote: > And you think the credit card fees are fair? I=E2=80=99m not talking th= e standard 3%, but the additional fees like gateway fees, commercial card= fees, compliance fees, monthly fees, and your own requirement of having = an ssl domain and the ssl fees that go along with that. PayPal has none o= f that, and like square, they also give you a way to swipe cards on your = phone. I=E2=80=99m just about ready to cancel my long standing merchant a= ccount. Just one more site taking cards that I have to deal with. > > And speaking of running your own server, I started out in the 90s runn= ing my own server on a t-1 out of a spare bedroom, and saved a magnitude = of monthly cost when I went to a hosted solution. The internet is constan= tly changing and we have to adapt, generally for the better. Nowadays, I=E2= =80=99m selling MY OWN stuff on Etsy and retiring my lovingly crafted sit= es complete with shopping cart and clever admin features. Furthermore, I=E2= =80=99m using Wordpress sometimes. And I=E2=80=99m steering clients that = way too. There=E2=80=99s money to be made setting up Wordpress sites. Exc= ept for some messing around in the beginning, I only created custom sites= (I=E2=80=99m not taking new work now; trying to retire) where there was = no other solution. In other words, I don=E2=80=99t believe in reinventing= the wheel. It=E2=80=99s not fair to the client. There=E2=80=99s plenty o= f custom work to be had. Not sure how I got on that tangent... > > Terry W > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Dec 21, 2017, at 6:10 AM, Brian Harrington
= wrote: >> >> It's that kind thinking Ken that makes the rich richer and why we live >> in the dominance of paypal, ebay, google, amazon, and apple! don't >> give the small guys your credit card but give it to the big guys so >> they can manipulate everything we do! Maybe give it to Trans Union so >> they can charge us for credit protection after they give all our data >> away! >> >>> On 12/21/17, Kenneth Grome wrote: >>> PayPal may be a PITA in terms of integration, but sales will >>> increase when PayPal is added as a payment option ... or at least >>> this is what I read somewhere online. I believe it, too: >>> >>> I would much rather make my online purchases via PayPal than to >>> have to enter my credit card values into an online form. Not only >>> do PayPal transactions proceed faster, but the websites that offer >>> PayPal never have a chance to see or store my credit card data. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Kenneth Grome >>> WebDNA Solutions >>> http://www.webdnasolutions.com >>> Web Database Systems and Linux Server Administration >>> >>> >>> >>>> On 12/21/2017 01:36 AM, Brian Harrington wrote: >>>> Take the credit cards yourself! I hate them too! >>>> >>>>> On 12/20/17, Stuart Tremain wrote: >>>>> Just cracked another part of this - getting closer. >>>>> >>>>> I HATE PayPal - have done for longer than I remember. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Kind regards >>>>> >>>>> Stuart Tremain >>>>> Pharoah Lane Software >>>>> AUSTRALIA >>>>> webdna@idfk.com.au >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 21 Dec 2017, at 14:58, Kenneth Grome >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I have built a few that are getting old now. I wanted to build >>>>>>> one on the newest platform. Am having a few issues with part of >>>>>>> it. >>>>>> Hi Stuart, >>>>>> >>>>>> Let me know if/when you get this resolved. One of my clients is >>>>>> (supposedly) going to be ready to add PayPal to his online store >>>>>> next year, and if I proceed I want to use the newest platform too. >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> Kenneth Grome >>>>>> WebDNA Solutions >>>>>> http://www.webdnasolutions.com >>>>>> Web Database Systems and Linux Server Administration >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>>>>> the mailing list talk@webdna.us >>>>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.us >>>>>> archives: http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55 >>>>>> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>>>> the mailing list talk@webdna.us >>>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.us >>>>> archives: http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55 >>>>> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us >>>> --------------------------------------------------------- >>>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>>> the mailing list talk@webdna.us >>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.us >>>> archives: http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55 >>>> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us >>>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------- >>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>> the mailing list talk@webdna.us >>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.us >>> archives: http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55 >>> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us >>> >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list talk@webdna.us >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.us >> archives: http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55 >> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list talk@webdna.us > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.us > archives: http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55 > Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us > > --=20 Matthew A Perosi Corporate Consultant Mobile Marketing Expert Senior Web Developer SEO Analyst & Educator matt@psiprime.com Psi Prime 323 Union Blvd. Totowa, NJ 07512 Direct: 888.872.0274 Fax: 888.488.5924 http://www.perosi.com --------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list talk@webdna.us To unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.us archives: http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55 Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us .
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1533 What if the wheel you invented predates WordPress by many years, is a=20 more stable solution, and is easier to manage?=C2=A0 I get very tired of=20 people telling me that I should not have reinvented the wheel with my=20 business software, meanwhile I'm already on version 15 since it was=20 first created in 1997.=C2=A0 It's PCI compliant with a default install, i= t=20 sniffs the difference between mobile/desktop/tablet and has the ability=20 to dynamically serve page layouts for each one rather than using=20 responsive nonsense. I have a PayPal integration from a few years ago,=20 but nothing current.=C2=A0 I also have the Authorize.net integration. My first server room was also in the 90s with a T1 in a spare bedroom.=C2= =A0=20 Now I have a fiber line with 1000IP addresses to my name.=C2=A0 When=20 dedicated IPs are needed, having your own server room still pays off in=20 spades. -Matt On 12/21/2017 11:05 AM, Terry Wilson wrote: > And you think the credit card fees are fair? I=E2=80=99m not talking th= e standard 3%, but the additional fees like gateway fees, commercial card= fees, compliance fees, monthly fees, and your own requirement of having = an ssl domain and the ssl fees that go along with that. PayPal has none o= f that, and like square, they also give you a way to swipe cards on your = phone. I=E2=80=99m just about ready to cancel my long standing merchant a= ccount. Just one more site taking cards that I have to deal with. > > And speaking of running your own server, I started out in the 90s runn= ing my own server on a t-1 out of a spare bedroom, and saved a magnitude = of monthly cost when I went to a hosted solution. The internet is constan= tly changing and we have to adapt, generally for the better. Nowadays, I=E2= =80=99m selling MY OWN stuff on Etsy and retiring my lovingly crafted sit= es complete with shopping cart and clever admin features. Furthermore, I=E2= =80=99m using Wordpress sometimes. And I=E2=80=99m steering clients that = way too. There=E2=80=99s money to be made setting up Wordpress sites. Exc= ept for some messing around in the beginning, I only created custom sites= (I=E2=80=99m not taking new work now; trying to retire) where there was = no other solution. In other words, I don=E2=80=99t believe in reinventing= the wheel. It=E2=80=99s not fair to the client. There=E2=80=99s plenty o= f custom work to be had. Not sure how I got on that tangent... > > Terry W > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Dec 21, 2017, at 6:10 AM, Brian Harrington = wrote: >> >> It's that kind thinking Ken that makes the rich richer and why we live >> in the dominance of paypal, ebay, google, amazon, and apple! don't >> give the small guys your credit card but give it to the big guys so >> they can manipulate everything we do! Maybe give it to Trans Union so >> they can charge us for credit protection after they give all our data >> away! >> >>> On 12/21/17, Kenneth Grome wrote: >>> PayPal may be a PITA in terms of integration, but sales will >>> increase when PayPal is added as a payment option ... or at least >>> this is what I read somewhere online. I believe it, too: >>> >>> I would much rather make my online purchases via PayPal than to >>> have to enter my credit card values into an online form. Not only >>> do PayPal transactions proceed faster, but the websites that offer >>> PayPal never have a chance to see or store my credit card data. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Kenneth Grome >>> WebDNA Solutions >>> http://www.webdnasolutions.com >>> Web Database Systems and Linux Server Administration >>> >>> >>> >>>> On 12/21/2017 01:36 AM, Brian Harrington wrote: >>>> Take the credit cards yourself! I hate them too! >>>> >>>>> On 12/20/17, Stuart Tremain wrote: >>>>> Just cracked another part of this - getting closer. >>>>> >>>>> I HATE PayPal - have done for longer than I remember. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Kind regards >>>>> >>>>> Stuart Tremain >>>>> Pharoah Lane Software >>>>> AUSTRALIA >>>>> webdna@idfk.com.au >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 21 Dec 2017, at 14:58, Kenneth Grome >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I have built a few that are getting old now. I wanted to build >>>>>>> one on the newest platform. Am having a few issues with part of >>>>>>> it. >>>>>> Hi Stuart, >>>>>> >>>>>> Let me know if/when you get this resolved. One of my clients is >>>>>> (supposedly) going to be ready to add PayPal to his online store >>>>>> next year, and if I proceed I want to use the newest platform too. >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> Kenneth Grome >>>>>> WebDNA Solutions >>>>>> http://www.webdnasolutions.com >>>>>> Web Database Systems and Linux Server Administration >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>>>>> the mailing list talk@webdna.us >>>>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.us >>>>>> archives: http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55 >>>>>> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>>>> the mailing list talk@webdna.us >>>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.us >>>>> archives: http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55 >>>>> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us >>>> --------------------------------------------------------- >>>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>>> the mailing list talk@webdna.us >>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.us >>>> archives: http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55 >>>> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us >>>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------- >>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>> the mailing list talk@webdna.us >>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.us >>> archives: http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55 >>> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us >>> >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list talk@webdna.us >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.us >> archives: http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55 >> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list talk@webdna.us > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.us > archives: http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55 > Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us > > --=20 Matthew A Perosi Corporate Consultant Mobile Marketing Expert Senior Web Developer SEO Analyst & Educator matt@psiprime.com Psi Prime 323 Union Blvd. Totowa, NJ 07512 Direct: 888.872.0274 Fax: 888.488.5924 http://www.perosi.com --------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list talk@webdna.us To unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.us archives: http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55 Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us .
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