Articles by Tom

More articles by Tom that appear on the Internet:

• http://www.alumbo.com/article/14938-Electronic-Coupons-and-Rebates.html
  "Personally, I don't really like coupons. I rarely use the things. In fact, I come close to going berserk in the check-out line at my local grocery store when I see a thick stack of coupons being pulled from the purse of the lady ahead of ..."
  
• http://www.alumbo.com/article/14953-Merchant-Accounts-and-Shopping-Systems.html
  "Congratulations! You created an impulse in a customer to buy your product, but there's one small catch--without some way to process their credit card information, your sale is ..."
  
• http://www.articlejoe.com/Article/Merchant-Accounts-and-Shopping-Systems/889
  "... of the best ways to capture and use customer credit card information is with a merchant account (Visa, MasterCard, American Express) that is tied to your electronic shopping system. It used to be hard to get such a merchant account but no longer. It seems like every company out there is ready to give (well, not give but sell) you a merchant account, but ..."
  
• http://advertisingknowhow.com/members/viewarticle.php?id=2911
  "... will run into all kinds of deals from people trying to lease you credit card swiping equipment, too. But unless you do a ton of face-to-face business, you will never see a real credit card and that credit card swiping machine will serve you better as a doorstop. I can safely ..."