Author: Maria Sparagis

Maria Sparagis is President of DirectPayNet, where she's spent over 20 years helping businesses scale to six-, seven-, and eight-figure revenue through optimized payment processing. She works hands-on with business owners to solve merchant account challenges, reduce processing costs, and implement payment strategies that support real growth. Maria is a regular speaker at fintech conferences and writes about practical approaches that help businesses break through revenue plateaus.

Negative Reviews: How They Affect Your Merchant Account and What to Do About Them

Negative reviews can be troublesome for any business owner, but even more so for high-risk business and ones just starting out. They are also an unavoidable consequence of doing business. The sooner you come to terms with this, the sooner you can do something about it. Bad reviews can be harmful, yes, but there’s something […]

FAQ Friday: How your E-commerce Order Fulfillment Process for Health Supplements, Cosmetics, and Wellness products, can Affect your Bottom Line Part-1

Payment processing and order fulfillment in e-commerce go hand in hand. Many people think the billing and order processing department are kept separate and have no need to communicate, but the truth is, a problem occurring in fulfillment can have a ripple effect on payment processing and vice versa. Here are a few things I’m going […]

Credit Repair Industry Expects Busiest Year Yet. Merchant Accounts Still Proving Hard to Come By

Consumers who saw their credit ratings take a hit during the global pandemic (in some cases, faultlessly) are fed up and are seeking professional advice from credit repair companies now more than at any other time in history. Still, due to the very nature of the credit repair business, these companies are finding that financial […]

Why You Should Consider PayPal Alternatives For Your Store Checkout

On the surface, PayPal is an easy option for both users and merchants. It’s a service that everyone around the world is familiar with. It pioneered the idea of using a third-party service as an e-commerce checkout for added security and ease-of-use. But the service is not as simple as it seems, especially for e-commerce […]

FDA Compliance for Your Dietary Supplements Store

The supplements industry is booming. In 2019, it was valued at $108 billion and is expected to reach over $185 billion by 2027. Selling dietary supplements is incredibly lucrative, if you can comply with the FTC and the FDA on regulations regarding not just sales but advertising as well. Opening a dietary supplements store is much more […]