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Originally Posted by The Porn Nerd
Remember to add the cost of NATS to the mix. $150 per month for their basic fee then $350 per month on up to ridiculous heights, all based on volume.
In the end, when you add up all fees and extra hassles (like writing checks to affiliates) the real benefit is not % of savings. Maybe you save 1% or 3%, something like that. No, the advantage would be scrub control, better throughput (in theory) and more information and ultimately control over your forms and settings. You would then need to calculate if all the benefits outweigh the additional cost/work. This is why, in the end, many do not switch from a 3rd party processer. (This does not necassarily apply to those with high volume of joins or transactions.)
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You do not need to write affiliate checks even with your own merchant account. Webmaster Checks is integrated with NETbilling.
What it really comes down to is control and savings. There is absolute savings as well. If you are a merchant that does not care about having more control and like paying more, then 3rd party processing does a fine job for you. If you are a growing business and want to be more hands on with one of most important parts of your business, then having a merchant account is certainly the way to go. With our solutions, you even have the ability to dictate exactly how our customer service agents handle the customer calls on your behalf.
Also, the 1-3% in savings that you refer to is actually low but even if it were correct, 3% equated to about 10% actually savings in dollars. Who wouldn't want to save 10% in processing fees?
Thanks, Mitch
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