PayPal is #1 in online payments. PayPal is the most widely recognized and respected independent third party company, based in the United States, which specializes in processing online credit card transactions. PayPal is the largest and most respected online payment processor on the Internet with well over 8 million users.

Many people are hesitant to provide credit card information over the Internet. PayPal provides a secure server (SSL) so your transaction is safe, but moreover, when you make a purchase through a PayPal merchant, you have additional security because only PayPal, not the merchant, is provided with your credit card information. This helps to reduce the incidence of credit card fraud due to unscrupulous merchants. The Web Marketing Consultant Company wants your online shopping here to be safe and give you the peace of mind, knowing that your purchases here are entirely.

When you proceed with making your online purchase, you will be transferred to the PayPal site where your transaction will be processed. You don’t need a PayPal account to purchase, but it helps. If you do not have one, relax. It takes only a few seconds, it’s free and best of all it’s the safest and most secure service in the world.

A study by CyberSource Corp. found that websites providing four or more payment methods other than credit cards had a sales conversion rate 12 percent higher than those offering just one online payment option in addition to credit cards.

In other words, the more online payment options you offer, the more online payment processing you’ll do on your site and the more money you’ll make.

Here are the online payment options you could offer on your site:

1) Credit card processing

If you were only going to offer one online payment option to prospective buyers, (which I strongly discourage!) this would be the one to choose. Credit cards are still the most popular way to pay for goods and services online.

To set up credit card processing on your website, (MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover), you need to get an Internet merchant account.

A lot of fill imply that PayPal is just for E-Bay or Amazon to make payments for things you purchase through their services.

But, if you boast Advertisers on your diary or Website you should consider using  PP as a way of getting your commissions and payments. Some Advertisers only pay through a PayPal account, but most will offer it as an option instead of using checks for remittances.

If you have your own products and/or services that are featured online PP is a quick and easy way to get payments from your customers. The only thing they need is either an account of their own or a Credit/Debit Card. Remittances are made directly to your E-mail address and are credited directly to your PayPal Account.