This site contains practical advice to accept monetary payments online. These solutions are simple and designed for a small Australian business with a limited budget.

Accept Credit Card payments on the internet without having to resort to the expense of a Bank Merchant Account.

Compare the PROS and CONS of each payment method

Rule No 1: A shopping cart must be simple and easy for the customer.

PAYMENT PROS and CONS
Compare each method

SECURE FORM
Purchase online - Good for Bookings or small number item processing. All details encrypted

PAYPAL
Accept Credit Card payments on the internet without having to resort to the expense of a Bank Merchant Account. Uses PayPal secure encryption.

THIRD PARTY CARD PROCESSORS
Multiple solution payment service  payment by credit card, Bpay, Bill Express, POST billpay, telephone, direct debit

DIGITAL CART
Fast Perl Script - Simple effective Administration
This simple shopping cart attaches to your web site and provides a simple flow through from selection to checkout. PayPal or off line processing of cards. Generates HTML pages for search engines.

CUBE CART
Neatly presented fully featured program - PayPal etc integration, Language and currency support for International trading.

Shopping cart with automated features like image resizing
Written in PHP, it requires some knowledge of PHP to customise the program to individual needs. Different Skins Available.

osCOMMERCE
A power-user shopping cart with a big variety of modules
Written in PHP, it requires some knowledge of PHP to customise the program to individual needs. Works with shared SSL Certificate.