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Re: Why I Will Never (Again) Use Google Checkout

Guest — Sun, 06 May 2012 17:07:23 -0000

Paypal would have done the same thing. In fact Paypal explicitly specifies they do not offer any seller protection on "partial payments" or deposits.

Re: Why I Will Never (Again) Use Google Checkout

Angela Henderson — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:23:25 -0000

Wow, that's seriously effed up. Thanks for the warning!

Re: Awesome Find: HyperAlerts

Clint Shaff — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:40:29 -0000

Wow, this is very neat! It could be very useful in business application, especially if you are using social media for marketing. You can quickly check the stat of your business on your laptop or cellphone anywhere. You'll never miss a beat.

Re: Awesome Find: HyperAlerts

Yuki Godbless — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:12:35 -0000

Cool!

Re: Why Unsubscribed From Your List

cynicaljohn — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 21:10:18 -0000

Just visiting your site for the first time. I could not agree with you more. It's not just with Walker's diatribe, but it seems that everyone wants to demonstrate, webinar, and call before divulging the details. Did it ever occur to them that some people are online (like myself) because they don't want to deal with the high pressure and hype. In fact, most days, I don't like anyone...LOL. Just give me the facts, give me a trial, and get out of my way.

Thanks for listening...

Re: HyperAlerts Shows Their Hand

ERP — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 06:15:19 -0000

Nice information! I'm really enjoying reading your blog here, and I'm looking forward to more!

Re: Why I Will Never (Again) Use Google Checkout

A Conley — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 20:22:17 -0000

Thank you for this information and for sharing your story. I am a freelance book editor who provides a service to clients worldwide, and my husband does freelance writing projects, so Paypal has been vital for us - but with their policies and fees and random and touchy account freezing and holds, we have been looking for an alternative. Our household income - and thus our daily survival as far as living expenses for things like food and gas and bills - are dependent on us being able to accept payments online and having quick access to those funds. Otherwise, not only does my business fail, but so does my household! I have been considering Google Checkout because I've always thought of Google as a "caring" sort of company, but from this article and countless others I've read, Google Checkout is a nightmare, with money getting trapped in cyberspace instead of being accessible to the service provider/seller. Thank you for helping me avoid such a catastrophe!

Re: Hire People that are Better than You

Coolsurfer88 — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 06:34:32 -0000

You will be surprised how many people are afraid of starting out on their own even though they know how the business works.

Re: Avoid Logo Mistakes by Knowing What to Ask For

Abigayle Soderstrom — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:44:32 -0000

Your logo will more or less be at the front of your web site. Like the title of your article, one quick look from a viewer will determine their initial interest in you, and that's something you want to make into a positive.Don't overdo the design of your logo; keep it simple, like an "open" sign to let your visitors in through the door.

Re: New Things: Links Feed, WordPress, Facebook, Twitter, Feedburner (and some geek code)

Waleed Gadelkareem — Sat, 28 May 2011 05:32:14 -0000

Thx for the info
I am trying to find a plugin for wordpress to post tweets as posts and process the links to add youtube videos or URL title and desc as on Facebook...let me know if you have an idea?
ex. http://gadelkareem.com/categor...

Re: Why I Will Never (Again) Use Google Checkout

Cartess Ross — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:56:26 -0000

Sorry to hear that Nikole. I hate all of them... Google and Paypal. Paypal thought my transactions were 'suspicious' and ended up closing down my acct and kept my money for 6 months before releasing it. And Google... well, that's another story (you've pretty much summed it all up in this post). I hate them all! They're getting too big for their "britches'.

Re: Why I Will Never (Again) Use Google Checkout

Nikole Gipps — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 23:51:34 -0000

Sorry about the commenting thing by the way ... my background is broken. Going to fix that right now.

Re: Why I Will Never (Again) Use Google Checkout

Nikole Gipps — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 23:50:44 -0000

As you're a service-based business, I would recommend PayPal. You should be able to easily add buy now buttons using the lowest PayPal business level. Good luck!

Re: Why I Will Never (Again) Use Google Checkout

NJ Computer Repair — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 22:02:55 -0000

Thank you, I was currently trying to get the google checkout button to work with my site. After reading your review, I can look elsewhere for credit card processing.

Re: Facebook Will Not Be Outdone

Nikole Gipps — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:43:47 -0000

Oh just you wait until the post later! HyperAlerts upped the ante!

Re: Facebook Will Not Be Outdone

Scott Alberts — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:34:45 -0000

I got that today. You were ahead of the curve as always!

Re: How to Make Six Figures

Karrie — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:24:48 -0000

Very inspiring stories! I've read about the Griffins before and love their determination. Though I think, right now, Wood's story is resonating the most with me. "Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway" is definitely an affirmation I repeat to myself frequently. Susan Jeffers book by the same name really helped me to find that what was really holding me back was my own lame fear. Thanks for the great post.

Re: Why Use WordPress?

Rajvinoth — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 06:58:39 -0000

Hi,

Nice tricks and hints it'll be very helpful for the Drupal developer.If you add video tutorial with these it'll be fine.

Thanks for the article!

Re: Hire People that are Better than You

CiaranFromChance — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 03:04:52 -0000

My dad always said to be growing up... if I could give you one piece of advice in business, 'always hire people smarter than you to do what you can't.'

I think he was right and this post backs that up.

My dad and one of his brothers have been estranged for decades, so I can barely remember ever meeting him, but the one thing I do know is he gave my dad that piece of advice; and amassed a fortune around it.

Re: Hire People that are Better than You

Gab "SEO ROI" Goldenberg — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 20:38:26 -0000

This is something I'm struggling with. My business is at the point where I expect to need to hire (or at least sub-contract) in the near future. Yet I'm concerned that by doing that, I'll just set up another competitor to deal with, and someone with inside knowledge of how I run my business on top of it! An extra competitor is no big deal, but it's the sharing of ideas part that has me concerned...

Re: Hire People that are Better than You

nhgnikole — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:44:37 -0000

Well that's good, or I might have gotten in trouble with such a bold statement! :-)

Re: Hire People that are Better than You

Darren — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:01:06 -0000

I like Skellie more than me too :-)

Re: Carnival of Trust

Charles H. Green — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:16:26 -0000

Nikole,

Thanks for the kind mention about the Carnival of Trust. I kinda like it too (but I'm biased).

And congrats on an excellent Carnival of the Capitalists you hosted.

Charlie Green

Re: Carnival of the Capitalists

laura — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:23:36 -0000

Thanks for including our post about PR and blogging. I look forward to reading the rest of the entries.

Re: Carnival of the Capitalists

Mike Buckley — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:09:48 -0000

Thanks for including Mine Your Own Business with this great group of posts. Keep up the good work.