An experiment

[rowangolightly]

www.fiddlybags.com

brocade whistle cases
brocade and silk violin, viola and fiddle bags
bodhran cases
gig bags
instrument bags
brocade music book covers
musical instrument bags

yet to come:
hard-sided bodhran bags
brocade camera bags with drop-down front
brocade lap-top cases

Thanks to Eric's experiment, I'm #1 on google at the moment. This afternoon Adrienne's working on the web-site to make it look more like we want it to look. We have in mind a product options menu for the add-on features for each bag and maybe even a different shopping cart that is easier for her to make the site look like she has in mind.

Now I have to lower the boom on PayQuake (asshats have taken two months worth of fees out of my account after I CANCELLED them the same week I sent in their paperwork because CandyPress doesn't support them. Three emails and two phone calls haven't gotten a reply. NOT HAPPY. Dammit, guess I have to call the bank to stop them from drafting my account and set up my merchant credit card account with Authorize.net soon as I can afford to do so. They're more expensive but I bet I'll get what I'm paying for that way.

Comments

[be4u.livejournal.com]

I used stronger words than that when I found out :)

I have no problem being PCI Compliant. I already follow all the security guidelines and then some. The problem for me is the stupid scanning services' quiz,90% of the questions don't apply to my business, and yet there is only "yes" or "no", not "N/A." I'm still working with MerchantPlus on that.

The other cool thing about MerchantPlus is they offer a ScanAlert service at no additional charge. Everyone else (I've seen, anyway), charges $19.95 a month and up for that service.

Another option is to use PayPal/PayPal Website Pro. I can't be 100% sure, but I think in that case, PayPal takes the liability for scanning/reporting.

It's worth asking questions about ahead of time.

[rowangolightly.livejournal.com]

I'll check into it. Authorize.net was the one that my guru, "lj user="billthetailor" recommended to me.

I need to go do some reading.

[be4u.livejournal.com]

Authorize.net is a good company, and they did fine by me. They're just expensive. But they have a great interface, and very helpful support.