Square vs PayPal vs Amazon for Accepting Payments
Being in business means you need to get paid, right? Well, at least it does if you want to stay in business. Accepting credit/debit cards is pretty much a must. Fortunately, there are a lot of great options out there from which you can choose. We'll take a closer look at the three in the title -- Square, PayPal, and Amazon -- as well as a quick look at several other options that might appeal to you. The card readers are all fairly similar. A few have additional services or additional prices which might make you want or not want them. For the most part, they're all going to: Take about 3 percent of the total charged fee; Take slightly more if you type in the number in instead of swiping the card; Work on phones and tablets from Apple or those that run the Android operating system (eg, Samsung's Galaxy series of phones and tablets.) Square Probably the most prevalent card reader out there, you will see these everywhere from conferences to swap meets and hair salon...