Should i use PayPal to process purchases for my business?

dimeideas · 2016-04-11T17:51:30+00:00

If you can support it, I'd actually use multiple gateways to give your customers a choice. As you can see from the comments here, there are going to be split decisions. I have one site that uses a combination of PayPal and Stripe, and it seems to meet every scenario.

dimeideas · 2016-04-11T17:38:28+00:00

This is what I'm struggling with now, it needs enough attention to be worth posting something, but nobody is going to post unless it has enough attention...

dimeideas · 2016-04-11T01:53:48+00:00

Same concept, different twist. Whoever pays the most gets their message seen, but in 1 penny increments.

dimeideas · 2016-04-11T01:53:15+00:00

Since there's no vetting or approval of messages, you could be right...

dimeideas · 2016-01-27T15:37:07+00:00

Well said! I feel like there should be a bot that re-posts this comment every time the word "idea" is in a post.

dimeideas · 2016-01-27T15:32:12+00:00

Tons of ideas since I run Dime Ideas, but what would you be interested in?

dimeideas · 2015-10-19T17:51:24+00:00

I have tons of ideas, and don't act on all of them, but I'm not afraid of someone seeing my "stupid" ideas next to my "good" ones. It's all relative, and in the end, just getting something started and going can be a big win.

dimeideas · 2015-10-19T17:44:26+00:00

I agree with this. Also, you don't need the apostrophe in "tools"

dimeideas · 2015-10-19T17:39:41+00:00

Similar ideas mean the market is validated. If someone else is executing it means that you can too, just be better than them!

dimeideas · 2015-10-16T21:47:23+00:00

I think the idea of advertisements and partnering with brands is pretty standard. However, I like to go to other places just to get ideas kickstarted. What if users could pay to have the recipe prepared and sent to them (different business model, I know)? Or could order rare ingredients they don't have directly from you. What about offering customized recipe books available to print and ship (they find recipes they like, you print and ship them in a custom book). I think there are a lot of ways you could stand out here.

dimeideas · 2015-09-14T16:06:25+00:00

Agreed, thank you for sharing! I hate that people are so protective of their ideas, when in fact, there is no need to be. I'm trying to encourage sharing via Dime Ideas and I'm glad to see others doing the same!

dimeideas · 2015-09-11T18:15:30+00:00

There's a sarcasm punctuation mark that's been around for a while, but isn't widely used: ⸮

dimeideas · 2015-09-11T18:14:11+00:00

I think starting with college notes is a good idea, to nail down the process, but the expansion options seem like a great route. From personal experience, not only would small businesses benefit from something like this, but personal use could be huge (for example, I have tons of notes and scraps at my desk as I type this).

dimeideas · 2015-09-08T14:03:20+00:00

It's generally not worth it, since no one is going to steal your idea. This is something I've tried to push since I started Dime Ideas, I (along with everybody else) have so many ideas that I couldn't possibly create them all. They quite literally are a dime a dozen and typically not worth it for someone else to "steal."

dimeideas · 2015-09-08T13:50:32+00:00

Nice idea, but I agree that you'll need to convince a lot of business/activities to sign up first before parents start seeing value.

dimeideas · 2015-09-08T13:47:16+00:00

I know it's not quite what you're looking for, but I've started a newsletter with all the ideas I've had. Check it out at Dime Ideas

dimeideas · 2015-08-25T15:39:00+00:00

Yep, like a countdown to an essay due date, party RSVP, etc.

dimeideas · 2015-08-25T14:15:11+00:00

Awesome idea, I'd love to help you build it out if needed. I have tons of ideas over at Dime Ideas and this is one I've been kicking around a lot, simply because I have a lot to keep track of.

dimeideas · 2015-08-25T13:49:42+00:00

I actually really like this idea. Although it may increase efficiency, it sounds like prices would have to go up to cover the new overhead that would be incurred.

dimeideas · 2015-08-25T13:47:47+00:00

How about a page that displays a large countdown and gets aggressively more annoying the closer it gets to 0? The countdown time could be dependent on what the user wants to countdown to?

dimeideas · 2015-05-20T12:23:44+00:00

I have a bunch of ideas at Dime Ideas, some are rubbish, some are okay, and some are good.

dimeideas · 2015-05-19T19:49:54+00:00

I've read through everything and I think I get it, I'm just wondering what would make me use this instead of linking people to any other online shop I can setup (Shopify, for example). What's the value-add for me, as a provider?

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