Re: [WebDNA] Accepting Payments on Site
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2013
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texte = Thanks for the feedback everyone. Considering we only accept payments for several months a year, I guess it doesn't make a lot of sense to leave Paypal, but I need to figure out a better process. The way I have it now: A team fills out a form and I write all of their info to a db and send them to a payment page that figures out how much they owe + has a link to make the payment on Paypal. They are sent to Paypal with a variable that gets passed through the process. Once the payment is made people are asked to click on a button to return to my site, which also passes the variable back and lets me know the transaction is completed. Many people skip this step so I'm stuck trying to compare my Paypal payments to teams in my database. I'm interested in Terry's statement: (they do a silent return just like authorize.net). I'm about to Google it, but if you have details I'd love to hear about it. It may solve some issues for me. Eddie On 4/11/13 7:44 PM, "Terry Wilson"
wrote: >I concur with Stuart, but I'm going to also check out this site. I'll >definitely read the fine print on it. But really, for a one-off, >yeah, just stick with PayPal. I know what you mean about people >bailing, but at least you know when it happens, and can write code to >only complete the transaction when PayPal gives you the high sign >(they do a silent return just like authorize.net). It's very easy to >implement a paypal form and a page to receive their confirmation. > >I use this on Whoscoming.com and if someone bails, their record is >intact, but it shows as payment pending. Collect payment at the door. > >I just finished my annual business overview and now more than ever >before, it's time to scrap my merchant account/authorize.net. I have >a Square account for random sales in person, PayPal for eBay and Etsy >(who now also runs cards under their own name), and a host of old >fashioned clients who pay by check. The misc charges imposed by my >processor just don't make sense for the small volume of cards I run. >Plus small people like me get slapped with a monthly compliance fee >now. There are many, many more choices available now than when I got >into this nearly 20 yrs ago. > >Terry > >>If I was setting up payment processing on a site now, I would look >>seriously at stripe.com >> >>It looks dead simple to implement (though I haven't done it). >> >>- Brian >> >>On Apr 11, 2013, at 4:12 PM, Stuart Tremain >><webdna@idfk.com.au> wrote: >> >>>Eddie >>> >>>After many years of many different payment gateways and all the >>>fuss that goes on in the administrative area of merchant account, >>>fees etc, set up etc, for a one-off event that you are talking >>>about I would stick with the PayPal. >>> >>>Going through a payment gateway you will need a bank account with a >>>merchant facility, here in Australia that can cost $35 a month, the >>>list goes on. >>> >>> >>>On 12/04/2013, at 3:57 AM, Eddie Z >>><eddie@thinksite.com> wrote: >>> >>>>I have built 100s of forms, but I have never linked one to a >>>>merchant account before, so I'm looking for some help/direction. >>>> >>>>I have a form built for a sporting event where teams register and >>>>then once their data is collected, it sends them to Paypal to make >>>>a payment. The main issue I have with this method is that often >>>>times teams will enter their info, get to the payment page at >>>>Paypal and then bail, which leaves me with an unfinished >>>>registration. I'm interested in skipping Paypal and doing it all >>>>right on my site, but I don't know what I all need to do. >>>> >>>>I know I will need a SSL certificate, and to use >>>>Authorize.net or someone similar to link to >>>>my merchant, but I don't know if there's anything special I need >>>>to do in the code. Ideally, I would need there to be some sort of >>>>confirmation from authorize.net that the >>>>payment was successful before allowing the registrant to have a >>>>completed transaction. >>>> >>>>I honestly don't know how much work is involved here. If it's a >>>>decent amount, I'd be willing to purchase someone's payment page >>>>code to save me time. >>>> >>>>Let me know if anyone could help or has advice, >>>>Thanks, >>>>Eddie >>>>--------------------------------------------------------- This >>>>message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing >>>>list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: >>>>http://mail.webdna.us/list/t >>>>alk@webdna.us >>>>Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us >>>> >>> >>>--------------------------------------------------------- This >>>message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing >>>list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: >>>http://mail.webdna.us/list/ta >>>lk@webdna.us >>>Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us >>> >> >>--------------------------------------------------------- This >>message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing >>list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: >>http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us Bug Reporting: >>support@webdna.us > > >-- >Terry Wilson | terry@terryfic.com | http://terryfic.com >http://WhosComing.com - a simplified, affordable online reservation system >iStockPhoto portfolio - >http://www.istockphoto.com/Terryfic3D?refnum=Terryfic3D >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Attitude is the only difference between ordeal and adventure. >--------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us
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Thanks for the feedback everyone. Considering we only accept payments for several months a year, I guess it doesn't make a lot of sense to leave Paypal, but I need to figure out a better process. The way I have it now: A team fills out a form and I write all of their info to a db and send them to a payment page that figures out how much they owe + has a link to make the payment on Paypal. They are sent to Paypal with a variable that gets passed through the process. Once the payment is made people are asked to click on a button to return to my site, which also passes the variable back and lets me know the transaction is completed. Many people skip this step so I'm stuck trying to compare my Paypal payments to teams in my database. I'm interested in Terry's statement: (they do a silent return just like authorize.net). I'm about to Google it, but if you have details I'd love to hear about it. It may solve some issues for me. Eddie On 4/11/13 7:44 PM, "Terry Wilson" wrote: >I concur with Stuart, but I'm going to also check out this site. I'll >definitely read the fine print on it. But really, for a one-off, >yeah, just stick with PayPal. I know what you mean about people >bailing, but at least you know when it happens, and can write code to >only complete the transaction when PayPal gives you the high sign >(they do a silent return just like authorize.net). It's very easy to >implement a paypal form and a page to receive their confirmation. > >I use this on Whoscoming.com and if someone bails, their record is >intact, but it shows as payment pending. Collect payment at the door. > >I just finished my annual business overview and now more than ever >before, it's time to scrap my merchant account/authorize.net. I have >a Square account for random sales in person, PayPal for eBay and Etsy >(who now also runs cards under their own name), and a host of old >fashioned clients who pay by check. The misc charges imposed by my >processor just don't make sense for the small volume of cards I run. >Plus small people like me get slapped with a monthly compliance fee >now. There are many, many more choices available now than when I got >into this nearly 20 yrs ago. > >Terry > >>If I was setting up payment processing on a site now, I would look >>seriously at stripe.com >> >>It looks dead simple to implement (though I haven't done it). >> >>- Brian >> >>On Apr 11, 2013, at 4:12 PM, Stuart Tremain >><webdna@idfk.com.au> wrote: >> >>>Eddie >>> >>>After many years of many different payment gateways and all the >>>fuss that goes on in the administrative area of merchant account, >>>fees etc, set up etc, for a one-off event that you are talking >>>about I would stick with the PayPal. >>> >>>Going through a payment gateway you will need a bank account with a >>>merchant facility, here in Australia that can cost $35 a month, the >>>list goes on. >>> >>> >>>On 12/04/2013, at 3:57 AM, Eddie Z >>><eddie@thinksite.com> wrote: >>> >>>>I have built 100s of forms, but I have never linked one to a >>>>merchant account before, so I'm looking for some help/direction. >>>> >>>>I have a form built for a sporting event where teams register and >>>>then once their data is collected, it sends them to Paypal to make >>>>a payment. The main issue I have with this method is that often >>>>times teams will enter their info, get to the payment page at >>>>Paypal and then bail, which leaves me with an unfinished >>>>registration. I'm interested in skipping Paypal and doing it all >>>>right on my site, but I don't know what I all need to do. >>>> >>>>I know I will need a SSL certificate, and to use >>>>Authorize.net or someone similar to link to >>>>my merchant, but I don't know if there's anything special I need >>>>to do in the code. Ideally, I would need there to be some sort of >>>>confirmation from authorize.net that the >>>>payment was successful before allowing the registrant to have a >>>>completed transaction. >>>> >>>>I honestly don't know how much work is involved here. If it's a >>>>decent amount, I'd be willing to purchase someone's payment page >>>>code to save me time. >>>> >>>>Let me know if anyone could help or has advice, >>>>Thanks, >>>>Eddie >>>>--------------------------------------------------------- This >>>>message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing >>>>list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: >>>>http://mail.webdna.us/list/t >>>>alk@webdna.us >>>>Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us >>>> >>> >>>--------------------------------------------------------- This >>>message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing >>>list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: >>>http://mail.webdna.us/list/ta >>>lk@webdna.us >>>Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us >>> >> >>--------------------------------------------------------- This >>message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing >>list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: >>http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us Bug Reporting: >>support@webdna.us > > >-- >Terry Wilson | terry@terryfic.com | http://terryfic.com >http://WhosComing.com - a simplified, affordable online reservation system >iStockPhoto portfolio - >http://www.istockphoto.com/Terryfic3D?refnum=Terryfic3D >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Attitude is the only difference between ordeal and adventure. >--------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us
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