Author: Maria Sparagis

  • How to Leverage CBD as a Pain Relief Solution for Senior Citizens

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    CBD is a hot topic these days, and for good reason. This natural remedy has been shown to be effective for pain relief, anxiety, and even some chronic conditions. CBD has grown out of its teenage years. Not even a decade ago, it was seen as a legal way to use weed and only sold…

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  • Shopify Payments Is Too Expensive! How To Pay Less

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    Current Shopify users and new small business owners, we hear your shrieks. Payment processing is an essential part of any online business, but Shopify Payment’s plans often leave us wide-eyed with shock and disgust. How can it possibly cost that much? Does everyone pay this price? How will these fees affect my profits? We hear…

    Stop overcharging written on a raised hand.
  • FTC’s Business Opportunity Rule Expands to Coaching — Must Read!

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    In a recent press release, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is considering an expansion to its Business Opportunity Rule to include coaching services, e-commerce merchants, and investment opportunities. As an online coach, you must provide potential customers with a disclosure document that outlines key information about your business. Failure to do so could result in…

    FTC, Federal Trade Commission, on a computer keyboard.
  • Stripe Users: Stripe EEA Is Causing You Chargebacks!

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    Chargebacks can quickly cause major losses for online businesses and merchants who use Stripe. If you’re one of the thousands of merchants who use Stripe to process international payments, we have news for you: Stripe EEA is appearing on customer bank statements and increasing your chargeback ratio. If you want to continue using Stripe, that’s…

  • What Is a Payment Ecosystem? Explained

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    Every merchant wants to know how to get paid properly, and yet this is one of the least understood areas of business. Payment processing is an ecosystem. This means there is a complex and intricate set of processes that need to work together in order for your customers to pay you. Whether you’re an individual…