Posts Tagged ‘paypal’
I have decided to merge 2 of my blogs Dogablog.com.au is now Merged with this blog. This decision maybe reversed at some stage but at present I don’t have the time or inclination to do both blogs. The only blogs I will be updating on a regular basis will be this one and blog.barefoottech.com.au. The best blog by far for traffic has been Decisions.
I recently read about a decision by the FTC that amateur bloggers need to declare all payments and gifts recieved for blog postings. I have on occasions done some paid blogging for a few dollars. This has never been profitable (So far) , the hosting costs far exceed any income.
However if ANY COMPANIES wish to send me any laptops, MP3 players, Flat-screen TV’s , I am more than willing to start accepting payola on occasions for an honest review. A nice Acer Laptop or 42in LCD TV would be good.
North Carolina is the latest US State that has placed restrictions on online eCommerce sites doing trade.
Amazon.com has notified several of my US friends closing down their affiliate accounts until further notice.
The following was my reply to one of them.
Apply for immigration to AUSTRALIA
Multiple advantages
1/ No STUPID State Sales TAXES (Australian Constitution Prohibits the Separate Aust. states from having state taxation)
2/ Wonderful Climate, beaches and Outback.
3/ We LOVE eCommerce, Gambling and Other types of Online Sites. We have the highest per capita rate of eBAY and Paypal usage in the world.
4/ Great People that speak US English (50 years of watching USA TV has done that. Doh!).
5/ NO IDIOT Governors , our Governors are appointed not ELECTED. They tend to be academics or respected professionals, not recycled snake-oil merchants or actors.
6/ HIGH rate of internet usage and recognition.
7/ High Standard of living. Universal Health Insurance and Social Welfare.
8/ Lots of Koalas,Kangaroos and Crocodiles.
9/ Environmentally Aware Government.
10/ No Dead Politicians on our Currency. We have pictures of people that have made a real contribution to our country, not some loser politician.
I mentioned previously about shifting some of my sites from my previous Canadian Host. Due to delays and difficulties I have deferred that decision until next month. In the meantime I been investigating a replacement hosting for my little sites and subdomains. Looking through the vast array of available hosting companies I chose a company that is promoting a July only promotion. I thought great ,get a years worth of hosting for a reasonable price. After several hassles regarding the payment using Paypal eCheque (it was not a PayPal problem) and a couple phone calls to UK (Their promoted Aussie Support is NON-Existent) I now have the hosting up and running.
It just reinforced my previous concerns about eCommerce sites, especially hosting companies and their usage of paypal. I get totally frustrated by supposed Hi-tech sites that don’t offer paypal or have only limited usage. Come on guys, Lift your game. Web-Users love paypal. We don’t want a online site that only expects Credit Cards. Or that un-named site I visited recently that only offers Direct Deposits for payments. That site sells (probably not many) pre-made eCommerce sites that feature Paypal payments, but they don’t accept Paypal.
