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Amazon.com Blows Away Wall Street - Shares Soar !!!

Ecommerce Giant Amazon.com Inc (AMZN), blew away Wall Street this morning with an “Monster” 4th Quarter Report. Company reported higher than expected numbers before the bell this morning. Shares soaring with share prices running up +17 % at the market open.

Company reported a 4th Quarter increase in revenew of +18 %. Company saw an assume increase in international sales, which finished the quarter with an astonishing 31% rise in international orders, putting them over-the-top for the quarter.

Company guidance was very strong going forward in 2009 and they were very optimistic for the current first quarter of 2009.

Good News For Ecommerce Merchants

News presents a large confidence boost for merchants selling products online. In this current economic downturn, many online sellers are very concerned about the future and this is “Great News” as we go forward into the spring of 2009. Ecommerce merchant account and credit card processing customers should take a deep breathe, savor this news, and hope that consumer confidence has bottomed and we’re on the road to recovery in the United States.

We remain optimistic !!!

MARK SANDS
1st National Processing
http://www.usa-merchantaccount.com
1-866 828-8683

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AMAZON.COM REPORTS RECORD SALES !!!!

Ecommerce merchants should be thrilled to know that Amazon.com reported “Record Breaking Sales” this holiday season. Company reported it’s “Best Ever” holiday season and posted ground breaking gross sales for 2008.

Company’s Christmas Sales peaked on December 15th 2008 with over 6.3 Million Items sold that day. The company also broke volume records that day selling 79.9 items every second, that day.

Similar numbers are expected for for other online retailers & ecommerce merchants this holiday season.

MARK SANDS
1st National Processing
http://www.usa-merchantaccount.com
1-866 828-8683

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Ecommerce webmaster’s need an internet merchant account to process credit card transactions from their website. Internet merchant accounts coupled with an ecommerce gateway provide the perfect secure transaction platform for any website. Customers can make credit card purchases via a shopping cart checkout or simply a buy-it-now button.

An internet merchant account shows your customers that you are for real. Other alternatives such as PayPal may turn-off a customer, causing them to change their mind and keep looking on other websites.
Another advantage is that your funds are depostied directly into your business account. Third-Party solutions require you to wait for your funds and make a transfer request.

If you have any questions, please give me a call to discuss your ecommerce merchant account needs.

MARK SANDS
1st National Processing
http://www.usa-merchantaccount.com
1-866 828-8683

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An internet merchant account is necessary to process payments over an ecommerce enabled website. Another option would be PayPal or Google Checkout. Each solution has it’s benefits and their drawbacks. In the case of internet merchant accounts, many customers prefer to simply using their credit card and are turned-off by see Pay-Pal as your standalone payment methood. These customers may decide not to make a purchase, based on their dis-like of PayPal. Loosing sales this way, is not very smart.

Aside from peoples dis-like of Pay-Pal, your company image is also at stake. The association between Pay-Pal and eBay is very strong, customers associate Pay-Pal with someone selling “Greenbeans From Their Basement”. This is not an image that you want to asscoiate with a legitamate business.

In closing, choosing a reliable internet merchant account will provide you the ability to accept online ecommerce payments without loosing customers and damaging your image by association.

MARK SANDS
1st National Processing
http://www.usa-merchantaccount.com
1-866 828-8683
     

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