Hosted by Maria Sparagis, president of DirectPayNet, and payment solutions expert for entrepreneurs in the high risk industries of supplements, dating, business opportunities, gambling and more. On this podcast, Maria shares her knowledge on how to reduce decline ratios, add thousands of dollars to your bottom line with a few simple conversion hacks, and maximize revenue while keeping your high-risk merchant accounts happy and healthy. As a cryptocurrency advocate since 2012, Maria will also share her knowledge on the digital currency markets. Maria has worked with several high level entrepreneurs in Direct Marketing including Christian Hudson, Julian Reyes, Jeremy Schoemaker “ShoeMoney”, Mike Chang and many more. She has been featured in American Banker, Vice, Inside Bitcoins, Coindesk, and Yahoo. Connect with Maria mariasparagis.com or directpaynet.com

Ep. 168 - How to Win and Prevent Chargeback Disputes

Chargebacks suck. They're inevitable... but also preventable! Let's get into the timeline of a chargeback, how you can save yourself some $$$ with chargeback alerts, and methods any business can utilize to reduce chargebacks to a minimum.

Remember, every business experiences chargebacks. But that doesn't mean your business has to suffer because of them.

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0:00 Intro

0:45 Every Business Experiences Chargebacks

1:41 Cardholder Rights

4:02 Common Reason Codes

6:51 Business Owner Rights

8:16 Win or Lose a Dispute

11:34 Tips to Prevent Chargebacks

17:37 Biggest Benefit

19:09 Outro

Connect with Maria:

🔗 Maria Sparagis Website: http://mariasparagis.com

🔗 DirectPayNet Website: https://directpaynet.com

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariasparagis

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Ep. 167 - Stripe Payout Paused? How to Recover Quickly

Stripe paused payouts? Can't access Stripe funds? Can't accept payments?

These are all too common issues globally for Stripe users. This video will cover how to handle it step-by-step so you can keep your business running and get your money back.

Stripe shut you down: https://youtu.be/Y4SHOET94G8

Lower Stripe fees: https://youtu.be/dTCC0SSS8Bo

Backups and Application Approval: https://youtu.be/mz_KYFtEJf8

0:00 Intro

1:11 #1 Missing Account Info

2:41 #2 Disputes

3:57 #3 Your Niche

5:51 #4 You Scaled Too Quickly

7:57 #5 Restricted Businesses List

8:48 #6 Foreign Merchants

10:32 #7 Statement Warnings

12:05 3 Steps to Save Your Business

18:37 Outro

✓ Need a merchant account? Get in touch!

🔗 Maria Sparagis Website: http://mariasparagis.com

🔗 DirectPayNet Website: https://directpaynet.com

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariasparagis

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