What's the best credit card combination for selling domains and hosting?

When you say best credit card combination - do you mean which merchant account and billing package to use or what exactly?

There are a lot of solid billing software packages in the market for Web hosts these days. ClientExec, Lpanel, ModernBill, WHMAP just to name a few.

In terms of a payment gateway that is compatible with them, Authorize.Net may be an excellent choice for you.

Last but not least, you'll also need a merchant processor who can establish a merchant account for you (along with the gateway setup) so that you can be up and running per the above outline.

This is assuming, of course, that you are a U.S. merchant. If you are an international merchant, the gateway and processing solution may need to be different. 2Checkout, PayPal, WorldPay - these are a few options that come to mind in that regard although there are a host of others.

When you say best credit card combination - do you mean which merchant account...payment gateway...Authorize.Net may be an excellent choice for you..Last but not least, you'll also need a merchant processor who can establish a merchant account for you (along with the gateway setup) so that you can be up and running per the above outline.These are the pieces that I need.

This is assuming, of course, that you are a U.S. merchant.I need a little clarification on that. It's possible in the domain and hosting business that people would purchase from from other countries.

If you are an international merchant, the gateway and processing solution may need to be different. 2Checkout, PayPal, WorldPay - these are a few options that come to mind in that regard although there are a host of others.If I sell to people outside of the U.S., then do I need one of these? I have PayPal, but I don't know how it compares to the other solutions. Might I need to have more than one to service both foreign and domestic efficiently?

I would like my own business name on their statement too. That would be number one to avoid dealing with chargebacks. Nobody remembers what the $40 charge with a 50 digit number from 2CO is for.

With your own merchant account & gateway, you would have your own business name solely on the credit card descriptor.

In addition, any customer located anywhere in the world could purchase services from you via their credit card - Visa, MasterCard, Amex, Discover. JCB is even an option if you have a customer base in the Japanese market that you'd like to cater to.

With your own merchant account & gateway, you would have your own business name solely on the credit card descriptor.

In addition, any customer located anywhere in the world could purchase services from you via their credit card - Visa, MasterCard, Amex, Discover. JCB is even an option if you have a customer base in the Japanese market that you'd like to cater to.Is that using Authorize.net too?

What advantages does WorldPay for me if any?