Re: [WebDNA] PayPal Integration
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2017
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 113936
interpreted = N
texte = 1536 On 2017-12-21 10:05, Terry Wilson wrote: > And you think the credit card fees are fair? I=E2=80=99m not talking th= e > standard 3%, but the additional fees like gateway fees, commercial > card fees, compliance fees, monthly fees, and your own requirement of > having an ssl domain and the ssl fees that go along with that. PayPal > has none of that, and like square, they also give you a way to swipe > cards on your phone. I=E2=80=99m just about ready to cancel my long sta= nding > merchant account. Just one more site taking cards that I have to deal > with. > > And speaking of running your own server, I started out in the 90s > running my own server on a t-1 out of a spare bedroom, and saved a > magnitude of monthly cost when I went to a hosted solution. The > internet is constantly changing and we have to adapt, generally for > the better. Nowadays, I=E2=80=99m selling MY OWN stuff on Etsy and reti= ring=20 > my > lovingly crafted sites complete with shopping cart and clever admin > features. Furthermore, I=E2=80=99m using Wordpress sometimes. And I=E2=80= =99m=20 > steering > clients that way too. There=E2=80=99s money to be made setting up Wordp= ress > sites. Except for some messing around in the beginning, I only=20 > created > custom sites (I=E2=80=99m not taking new work now; trying to retire) wh= ere > there was no other solution. In other words, I don=E2=80=99t believe in > reinventing the wheel. It=E2=80=99s not fair to the client. There=E2=80= =99s plenty of > custom work to be had. Not sure how I got on that tangent... > > Terry W > > Sent from my iPad You are right about moving with the times... :-) I always found it very fun to set up my own infrastructure. However,=20 for me, gone are the days where I have mac-mini's, linux boxes, and=20 wires, and routers set up in a spare bedroom :-).. but I do still operate my own servers. I co-locate at a couple places and=20 finally took the step to hypervization almost 10 years ago. There was a=20 steep technical hurdle to get there, but since it was completed, I can=20 spin up as many servers as I want without a cost... well, except for my=20 co-location fees. If anyone needs a VM.. give me a call! ;-) That's the nice thing about open source and net neutrality... people=20 can still fire up a server at their home or home office. If it's fun for=20 them to do, why not? Not sure how this stupid net-neutrality thing will affect things in the=20 future though. Donovan --------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list talk@webdna.us To unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.us archives: http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55 Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us .
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1536 On 2017-12-21 10:05, Terry Wilson wrote: > And you think the credit card fees are fair? I=E2=80=99m not talking th= e > standard 3%, but the additional fees like gateway fees, commercial > card fees, compliance fees, monthly fees, and your own requirement of > having an ssl domain and the ssl fees that go along with that. PayPal > has none of that, and like square, they also give you a way to swipe > cards on your phone. I=E2=80=99m just about ready to cancel my long sta= nding > merchant account. Just one more site taking cards that I have to deal > with. > > And speaking of running your own server, I started out in the 90s > running my own server on a t-1 out of a spare bedroom, and saved a > magnitude of monthly cost when I went to a hosted solution. The > internet is constantly changing and we have to adapt, generally for > the better. Nowadays, I=E2=80=99m selling MY OWN stuff on Etsy and reti= ring=20 > my > lovingly crafted sites complete with shopping cart and clever admin > features. Furthermore, I=E2=80=99m using Wordpress sometimes. And I=E2=80= =99m=20 > steering > clients that way too. There=E2=80=99s money to be made setting up Wordp= ress > sites. Except for some messing around in the beginning, I only=20 > created > custom sites (I=E2=80=99m not taking new work now; trying to retire) wh= ere > there was no other solution. In other words, I don=E2=80=99t believe in > reinventing the wheel. It=E2=80=99s not fair to the client. There=E2=80= =99s plenty of > custom work to be had. Not sure how I got on that tangent... > > Terry W > > Sent from my iPad You are right about moving with the times... :-) I always found it very fun to set up my own infrastructure. However,=20 for me, gone are the days where I have mac-mini's, linux boxes, and=20 wires, and routers set up in a spare bedroom :-).. but I do still operate my own servers. I co-locate at a couple places and=20 finally took the step to hypervization almost 10 years ago. There was a=20 steep technical hurdle to get there, but since it was completed, I can=20 spin up as many servers as I want without a cost... well, except for my=20 co-location fees. If anyone needs a VM.. give me a call! ;-) That's the nice thing about open source and net neutrality... people=20 can still fire up a server at their home or home office. If it's fun for=20 them to do, why not? Not sure how this stupid net-neutrality thing will affect things in the=20 future though. Donovan --------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list talk@webdna.us To unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.us archives: http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55 Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us .
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