How do you get the money?
Many people think if they do business over the internet everything is different but that's not the case. The internet is just a very powerful additional sales channel.
Accepting money over the internet is the same as accepting money from customers ordering products by telephone or post, only a LOT safer.
People can send you a check, money order or transfer money into your account, or you can offer them cash-on-delivery or use any other payment method you can think of.
You should of course be satisfied that the selected payment methods meet your security requirements and you are able to verify a customer is who they say they are.
See: fsb.org.uk // businesslink.gov.uk
But isn't it complicated to accept internet payments?
Accepting credit cards is a little more technically complex as it requires you to have a special bank account called an internet merchant account but if you talk to your bank they can provide you with an internet merchant account.
Your internet merchant account provider will also be able to tell you which cards you can accept. Master Card and Visa are the most common cards used around the world, and if you run an existing business, you may already accept credit and debit cards, so ask your bank, if this account may be used to do business over the Internet.
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