Watch out for gateway costs

If you are accepting credit card payments online, you are probably paying more fees than you think you are. When you signed up for your payment gateway and merchant account you probably saw compelling transaction rates and maybe even some “free” features like a free payment seal (that is just a picture). Beware, unless you …

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Security For WordPress

There are many ways to tighten up the security for your WordPress site and one of the most important ones is to make sure your WordPress login screen is secured. Some options for this include: Never using “admin” as your username Require a captcha to access your WP Login page Installing an SSL certificate and …

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WordPress E-commerce Hosting

Hosting e-commerce sites has always been difficult and expensive due to all of the requirements for PCI compliance. SSL certificates, security scans, allocating dedicated IP addresses, two factor authentication, disabling FTP and creating virtual private networks are just a few things required for PCI compliance. The cost of meeting these requirements is often far too …

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