Need a Shopify Payments alternative? Here’s what to do – From pipes and glass to CBD or vape- from online cigar sales to FFL and tactical websites looking to accept payments on Shopify, this article can help you set up an alternative payment processor and gateway that works with your… Read More
Continue ReadingHow to sell high-risk products on Squarespace: a deep dive into 5 solutions
Five ways to set up a high-risk payment gateway on Squarespace If you have built your high-risk e-commerce site on Squarespace, this article may be a godsend. Thousands of Squarespace site owners have likely spent hours on their CBD, vape, cigar, pipes & glass, or tactical site – only to… Read More
Continue ReadingiQOS: a new tobacco heating product entering the tobacco and vape high-risk market
iQOS: a new tobacco heating product entering the tobacco and vape high-risk market Tuesday saw a new development in the high-risk market that demands attention. Phillip Morris International’s new and unique dry tobacco vaporizer, called iQOS, was approved for sale in the US by the FDA. This is a potentially… Read More
Continue ReadingCigar friendly payment gateways for 3dCart
Selling cigars on 3dCart using a high-risk payment gateway Selling cigars and tobacco products on 3dCart, one of the longest running and most popular shopping cart software’s available today, is a relatively simple process. As that market is categorized as “high-risk,” (mostly pertaining to a higher rate of chargebacks in… Read More
Continue ReadingHigh-risk and holidays: 4 marketing tips
High-risk websites and the holidays: 4 marketing tips It’s already late October. The holidays are around the corner! Honestly, if you haven’t started at least considering preparing for the holiday e-commerce season you’re behind the ball a little, but it is not too late! E-commerce has taken more and more… Read More
Continue ReadingExciting news from BigCommerce!
New from BigCommerce: jump-start your site launch! We have just learned about a new BigCommerce launch program that we think will be a big help to many of the new high-risk site owners we work with. We all know how much work goes into running an online high-risk business successfully… Read More
Continue ReadingSelling cigars on BigCommerce 101
Selling cigars on BigCommerce 101 BigCommerce is a great solution for high-risk site owners. It offers great payment flexibility and great service. For BigCommerce site owners thinking of setting up a premium cigar website and accepting credit card payments, it should come as no surprise that selling cigars online is a… Read More
Continue ReadingHow to sell cigars on Shopify
How to sell cigars on Shopify: a high-risk industry spotlight Many e-commerce merchants who sell regulated products like premium cigars or loose tobacco products shy away from Shopify. Despite it being one of the most popular digital store platforms in the world there are some challenges for certain site owners,… Read More
Continue ReadingCigars, WooCommerce, & payment gateways
Cigars, WooCommerce, & payment gateways We provide cigar friendly payment gateways and merchant account solutions for WordPress WooCommerce merchants and have learned a lot about WooCommerce in the process. There are a lot of excellent site building platforms and carts out there these days for the online cigar industry. It… Read More
Continue ReadingHTTPS is now an absolute must for high-risk e-commerce SEO
HTTPS is now an absolute must for high-risk e-commerce SEO There’s some fairly big SEO news just around the corner that should be of concern to all online high-risk merchants: Google’s web browser, Chrome, will mark all non-HTTPS sites as “not secure” as of July 2018. Some of you might… Read More
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