Hey family, I just joined a week or so ago. Figured I would drop in on the forum of my expertise and say hello. Hope I can be of some assistance. Below is a recent post on my blog. Hope you enjoy. ------------ If your business has a high average ticket amount, you should work with your credit card processing company or merchant account provider to get your discount rate lowered as much as possible. Doing so may require your transaction fee to go up. For a low average ticket amount, it’s best that you work to get your transaction fee lowered. This will mean an increase in your discount rate. Following these simple steps can mean a serious decrease in your processing charges over time. Here are two examples that illustrate a business with a high average ticket amount and one with a low average ticket amount...[read more]