budget e-commerce: paypal vs. mal's cart
PayPal and Mal's offer free e-commerce solutions. The both have the benefits that they are easy to set up, very affordable, and do not require a secure server on your end (with its associated charges and hassles).They both have pros and cons—here is a comparison.
PayPal
PayPal is a very easy e-commerce solution for clients who don't
want to spend a lot of time dealing with the computer or credit card processor. With PayPal, you sign up for
a business account with them and then all your orders are processed through PayPal. When an order goes through,
you receive an email with the details of who ordered what and where to ship it. Their money is deposited in your
PayPal account which you can transfer into your checking account whenever you want (it takes 3-4 days to get through though).
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Mal's Cart
Mal's is a shopping cart solution which is hosted on their secure servers.
They don't charge the credit card for you, they just collect the credit
card details for you, and email you when you get an order.
It is a bit more work because you have to log in each time you get an order to get their credit card information.
But it looks a lot more seamless with your site, and you can set more variables like complex shipping charges and discount vouchers.
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