{"id":124,"date":"2009-05-11T09:32:57","date_gmt":"2009-05-11T13:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/2009\/05\/11\/cut-costs-on-credit-card-processing\/"},"modified":"2009-05-14T16:48:58","modified_gmt":"2009-05-14T20:48:58","slug":"cut-costs-on-credit-card-processing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/2009\/05\/11\/cut-costs-on-credit-card-processing\/","title":{"rendered":"Cut Costs on Credit Card Processing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know what you are paying in credit card processing fees for your customer orders?\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:cmartino@asicentral.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/Cathy_Martino_Blog.jpg\" class=\"right\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I can tell you most distributors, suppliers and decorators significantly underestimate the rate they are paying associated with accepting credit cards.<\/p>\n<p>Your monthly merchant account statement will have a rate posted on the front page.\u00a0 However, hidden additional fees are typically on the back pages.\u00a0 Hidden fees can be confusing and may not even be posted as a percentage.\u00a0 When you add the posted rate and the hidden fees, the effective rate can very easily double and even triple.<\/p>\n<p>The ASI Merchant Account Program, provided by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessgroup-npc.com\/\">Access Group<\/a>, can help you understand your current costs by providing a FREE, no-obligation savings comparison that will identify your current rate and all of the additional hidden fees.<\/p>\n<p>The program typically saves members on average 30%, and can be as much as 50%.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cdn.asicentral.com\/llvideo\/rebecca\/ag\/video.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/Access_Group_Video_Still.jpg\" class=\"right\" \/><\/a> That&#8217;s a potential new savings of $100 &#8211; $1,000 per month for most companies.<strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Take a minute now to complete the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.asicentral.com\/html\/open\/memberbenefits\/Licensees\/accessgroup\/pdf\/NPC-ASIMemberProfileForm.pdf\" title=\"http:\/\/www.asicentral.com\/html\/open\/memberbenefits\/Licensees\/accessgroup\/pdf\/NPC-ASIMemberProfileForm.pdf\">savings comparison form<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Also, see how the ASI member program stacks up against other programs and how it provides you with the most value &#8211; click <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.asicentral.com\/html\/open\/memberbenefits\/Licensees\/accessgroup\/pdf\/ASI-SAGE-PPAIMerchantCreditCard%20ProcessingProgramComparison.PDF\">here<\/a> for an analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Especially in times like these, I encourage you to take a serious look at this ASI member benefit and see how much you might be able to save automatically on something you&#8217;re probably doing everyday in the course of your business.\u00a0 For more member benefits from ASI, click <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/asicentral.com\/asp\/open\/MemberBenefits\/affiliates.aspx\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; <\/em><em>Cathy Martino<\/em><em> is affiliate relations manager for <\/em><em>ASI<\/em><em>.\u00a0 Email her <a href=\"mailto:cmartino@asicentral.com\" title=\"mailto:cmartino@asicentral.com\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/tools\/diggthis.js\"><\/script><img rc=\"http:\/\/static.delicious.com\/img\/delicious.small.gif\" alt=\"Delicious\" height=\"8\" width=\"8\" \/> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/save\" title=\"Bookmark on Delicious\">Bookmark this on Delicious<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know what you are paying in credit card processing fees for your customer orders?\u00a0 I can tell you most distributors, suppliers and decorators significantly underestimate the rate they are paying associated with accepting credit cards. 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