Best Web Host

If you’re looking to accept credit cards on the internet - the first thing you’ll need to do is find an internet merchant account. This will usually cost a little bit each month and you’ll have to pay a fee each transaction - like 3% + .30 per trans.  Some will have a “gateway” fee - this is for a service like authorize.net which is the go between of your site and your merchant account.

So say you have a product that you’re eager to sell online. You have the stuff - you just need to go out and find a cheap web hosting provider. Be careful - not all web hosts are created equal. The type of host you want for your ecommerce website will depend on you budget - do you want a template based site or a custom website? Do you want a lot of email accounts, blog software, shopping cart software, etc. The shopping cart question could be the most important because if you’re looking to sell stuff and not invest the most money - this is the best option - hosts like Ipowerweb and HostMonster have free shopping cart setup on their platforms.

If you’re looking for the best web hosting service for the lowest price possible to accept low apr credit cards - then I would go with bluehost or hostmonster. These two hosts are probably the best around with the most features and prices that won’t make you cry…

Even before this you better have your domain name ready to go - you can get one for about 10 bucks from godaddy or you can get a free domain with some web hosts like bluehost and hostmonster. Either provides free privacy as well which will cost you a bunch at other places. They have great customer support and lots of web templates to get you started on your web building adventure.

We recommend the OS Commerce cart for the robust website or for simple sites - go with the paypal shopping cart system. It’s easy to implement and people are familiar with paypal because they were one of the original merchant accounts online.
Good luck.