Alot of people wonder if they need a 'special' bank account such as a merchant account to carry on business over the net.The answer is no .There are some fantastic resources out there for the small business to enable it to compete online without taking up 50% of it's annual budget !

Take for example 2checkout.com, they take the 'pain' out of ebusiness for the smaller companies and individuals.For a small once off fee and a small percentage commission per sale, companies like 2checkout.com processes your customers credit cards, offer shopping cart solutions, email you every time an order comes through, assigns a unique number to each transaction for your records and transfers your money to your Bank account either electronically or by postal check(you are given the choice)

Your only requirementis to open a checking account at your local branch wherever you carry out your business.This is a fantastic opportunity for the smaller business or service provider in Ireland to reach Global markets at fair prices.

* Each site, product and service are unique at differently setup.For a true cost of an ecommerce site, I would have to know your ebusiness plan......example what you want to sell, what markets, time frame, how much, etc etc.It's important to plan out your ebusiness strategy and to be committed to making it work for your company. Please contact me for further information and quote