Re: [WebDNA] PayPal Integration
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2017
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 113937
interpreted = N
texte = 1537 amen Terry! On 12/21/17, dbrooke@euca.us
wrote: > On 2017-12-21 10:05, Terry Wilson wrote: >> And you think the credit card fees are fair? I=E2=80=99m not talking the >> 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 of 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 stan= ding >> merchant account. 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 >> running 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 constantly changing and we have to adapt, generally for >> the better. Nowadays, I=E2=80=99m selling MY OWN stuff on Etsy and retir= ing >> my >> lovingly crafted sites 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 Wordpr= ess >> sites. Except for some messing around in the beginning, I only >> created >> custom sites (I=E2=80=99m not taking new work now; trying to retire) whe= re >> 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 of >> custom work to be had. Not sure how I got on that tangent... >> >> Terry W >> >> Sent from my iPad > > > You are right about moving with the times... :-) > > I always found it very fun to set up my own infrastructure. However, > for me, gone are the days where I have mac-mini's, linux boxes, and > wires, and routers set up in a spare bedroom :-).. but > I do still operate my own servers. I co-locate at a couple places and > finally took the step to hypervization almost 10 years ago. There was a > steep technical hurdle to get there, but since it was completed, I can > spin up as many servers as I want without a cost... well, except for my > co-location fees. If anyone needs a VM.. give me a call! ;-) > > That's the nice thing about open source and net neutrality... people > can still fire up a server at their home or home office. If it's fun for > them to do, why not? > > Not sure how this stupid net-neutrality thing will affect things in the > future though. > > Donovan > > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > 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 .
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1537 amen Terry! On 12/21/17, dbrooke@euca.us wrote: > On 2017-12-21 10:05, Terry Wilson wrote: >> And you think the credit card fees are fair? I=E2=80=99m not talking the >> 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 of 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 stan= ding >> merchant account. 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 >> running 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 constantly changing and we have to adapt, generally for >> the better. Nowadays, I=E2=80=99m selling MY OWN stuff on Etsy and retir= ing >> my >> lovingly crafted sites 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 Wordpr= ess >> sites. Except for some messing around in the beginning, I only >> created >> custom sites (I=E2=80=99m not taking new work now; trying to retire) whe= re >> 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 of >> custom work to be had. Not sure how I got on that tangent... >> >> Terry W >> >> Sent from my iPad > > > You are right about moving with the times... :-) > > I always found it very fun to set up my own infrastructure. However, > for me, gone are the days where I have mac-mini's, linux boxes, and > wires, and routers set up in a spare bedroom :-).. but > I do still operate my own servers. I co-locate at a couple places and > finally took the step to hypervization almost 10 years ago. There was a > steep technical hurdle to get there, but since it was completed, I can > spin up as many servers as I want without a cost... well, except for my > co-location fees. If anyone needs a VM.. give me a call! ;-) > > That's the nice thing about open source and net neutrality... people > can still fire up a server at their home or home office. If it's fun for > them to do, why not? > > Not sure how this stupid net-neutrality thing will affect things in the > future though. > > Donovan > > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > 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 .
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