How Do I Start Accepting Credit Card Payments On My Site?

Hey guys, I have a site that I am working on and would want to start accepting payments online from international customers who would want to buy my e-book.  Does anybody know ways I can accept CC (credit cards) payments or paypal as a Nigerian?  I need help.

Are there other cost effective methods that can be used? can the checks from 2co be processed by Nigerian banks? I am considering using paypal and linking it to my cousin's address in the UK, I dont know whether paypal uses IP check to deternmine users from country like Nigeria, I would'nt want my acct to be blocked but I think if paypal works, that would offer me opportunity to also accept paypal.

Pls I need advice and suggestions, I intend to use my site for e-book marketing

 

You can use moneybookers.com as well, though I'm not sure about if they accept nigerians. You can get your cousin to sign up , you receive your payments on there, and montior your account balance.
(I'd advice you not to browse from an internet cafe but get an ISP add-on that can disguise your ISP. There are quite a few of them in Nigeria. This is just so they don't montior your location and place a hold on your hard earned funds uneccesarily.)

At a desired time, you can just initiate a transfer to your cousins bank and have him transfer it to you.

You can also use nochex.com but i seriously DOUBT that you can access that website from Nigeria.

Paypal just does not work in Nigeria. Think about it, to have a paypal account, you need to have a bank account that can be linked to the paypal acct. Paypal just does not think the infrastructure exists in Nigeria yet.  You will need the help of someone that lives and has an acct. in a country where paypal is being used (UK, USA, etc.) in order to be able to use it.

Moneybookers has excluded Nigeria. Even CashCards. Imagine! 

Pls am interested in this topic, what about e-gold? Wont that work? Am working on a site like that too bt i cant figure which online payment system to use.

Hi,

I totally agree with daretayo. Use clickbank.

Although they do not accept Nigerians, you can use
a US or UK address.

As per paypal, forget it. Even if you use a foreign address
they'll still find you out.

Paypal "sat" on my friend's $17,000 so be very careful.

If you didn't know me before, I'm one of the very few
Nigerians who sell ebooks on clickbank.

I sell my book on affiliate marketing for $27 and i've not
had any problem so far.


I wish you all the best.

Akin Alabi

EDITED: 2CO is getting better all the time. They can even
process paypal payments for you without you having a
paypal account.

And they will even provide you with a debit card where
they will deposit your earnings. It's beautiful.

Akin

2checkout is not a good a idea. Use paypal or authorize

Why Nigeria? 

It makes me feel sad to see opportunities flee away due to Nigerian SCAM! -- Nigerian SCAM (419) is the most scary thing on the entire internet. I wonder when will those freaks leave the dirty business of theirs!

The problem is that only few people are willing to work hard for their living, most others wants luxury without the means and feel scamming is the alternative.

Well, I have also been trying to get a way to accept Credit Card payments while in Nigeria with a Nigerian address but it seems too hard to find a legal way.

I just feel I can't use the two way address because it is entirely illegal.

I think our Nigerian banks should help us with Credit Card processing service, so that we could get payments done legally and peacefully.

The only alternative is you Market around Nigeria and use bank deposit as payment option  Thats just it!

Besides why would you want to accept credit card payments in Nigeria? It would be very expensive to set up and to use. CC processing companies would charge you high fees, and banks would do the same, also credit cards are not commonly used in Nigeria the way they are in the US and other developed countries except you want to accept credit cards from customers abroad. If you still want to accept credit cards on your site, you would need a bank account(espcially US) and you must have a valid SSN and Drivers licence and valid address and phone Number to do that, you would also need to fund it and it cannot be done while you are in Nigeria.
 If you have a good cousin abroad (in the US or UK) or a relation, they can open an account for you or you use their account( a checking account is the best) you would also use their address and their phone numbers and you would need to tell them what you want to do, so it would be easier for you.
 
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