Orders for flowers increase significantly as Valentine’s Day approaches, making it the biggest selling holiday for florists.
Florists can capture more sales when they are able to accept credit card payments in-store, online, over the phone, and through electronic invoicing.
Accepting credit card payments in-store and over the phone
Florists can use one credit card machine to accept and process credit cards for in-store purchases, where the card is present, and over the phone purchases, where the card is not present. When the credit card is present, simply swipe the card in the credit card machine. When the credit card number is taken over the phone, enter the customer’s credit card number, their credit card billing zip code and the three digit security code on the back of their card in to the credit card machine.
Accepting credit card payments online with an electronic invoice
Using ePNBillPay Online Bill Payment Solutions, florists can email an invoice to a customer, and give the customer the option to click on a link in the invoice taking them to a secure payment page where they can pay with their credit card. Sending a customer an invoice, and letting them pay securely online means the customer’s credit card number is never in the store, helping to eliminate credit card fraud liability. The credit card number is stored securely on a PCI compliant server. Also, sending the customer an invoice and allowing them to pay online is can be more convenient for both parties. Time spent on the phone confirming credit card information is time that could be spent doing something more productive.
Accepting credit card payments online with a shopping cart
Using ePNCart online shopping cart, florists can easily sell their arrangements online. Credit card payments are completed online and authorized automatically. A notification of an order is sent to the store where the orders can be processed and shipped. Creating product pages is easy and does not require any HTML knowledge.
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