Topic: How do we get merchants on board with Bitcoin? (I've got time & money) (Read 2421 times)
July 01, 2013, 12:16:15 PM
See sig for examples of how to do multiple coins in a shop. BTC has miles to go before it an compete with fiat in regular ecommerce sites.
July 01, 2013, 01:07:15 AM
KUDOS to you! I'm approaching Melbourne businesses and will be adding to the takemybitcoin list.. my focus is on brickandmortar more-so than online businesses, we've got some high traffic tourist areas which could do with some bitcoinacceptedhere stickers. From the research I've done I'm recommending CoinJar to the traders I approach, they're based here and offer very similar services to BitPay, with a faster turnaround for bank transfers. Can you add them to the payment processors list for Aus merchants?
Great stuff, very smart investment of time and money.
Great stuff, very smart investment of time and money.
June 03, 2013, 02:13:33 PM
I have business building webshops. There are a lot of ecommerce packets that still need a good bitcoin merchant module.
Since you're in that field, can you recommend a few popular ones to start with? Perhaps someone could post a bounty or two.
June 02, 2013, 07:46:04 AM
I have business building webshops. There are a lot of ecommerce packets that still need a good bitcoin merchant module.
May 30, 2013, 06:41:12 PM
I just started accepting bitcoin on one of my sites.
May 29, 2013, 08:41:39 PM
What sort of eBooks are you talking about?
Ones you've written yourself, allowing users to upload them to sell off?
Ones you've written yourself, allowing users to upload them to sell off?
Both. I'm working on a novel now, so I'd use it to sell my own when it's ready, but other people's books as well. If it were just to sell my own eBooks, I wouldn't need to build an entire site dedicated to it - I'm going to build an author website for myself and I'd just use that instead.
May 29, 2013, 07:25:32 PM
Well, I'm seriously thinking of starting an entire business geared around bitcoins, selling eBooks. The only thing I'm concerned about is that it's pretty similar to what CoinDL already does, but my business would be different enough that I think there's room for two of these types of businesses. Or at least, so I hope?
Does anyone here actually run a bitcoin-based business? My only reluctance is that I don't want to go to the trouble of setting up a business only to have no one buying, so I'm curious what the sales are like in businesses geared towards bitcoins. Are you making enough sales to make it worth your while if you're running a bitcoin business? It'd probably be better for me to start a new thread on this topic.
As far as the original topic, if you're wanting to go to specific businesses instead of just put out AdSense ads, the natural target (in my opinion) is website hosts since they're already pretty tech savvy and using something that's techy, so it would seem like a good place to start.
Does anyone here actually run a bitcoin-based business? My only reluctance is that I don't want to go to the trouble of setting up a business only to have no one buying, so I'm curious what the sales are like in businesses geared towards bitcoins. Are you making enough sales to make it worth your while if you're running a bitcoin business? It'd probably be better for me to start a new thread on this topic.
As far as the original topic, if you're wanting to go to specific businesses instead of just put out AdSense ads, the natural target (in my opinion) is website hosts since they're already pretty tech savvy and using something that's techy, so it would seem like a good place to start.
What sort of eBooks are you talking about?
Ones you've written yourself, allowing users to upload them to sell off?
May 29, 2013, 07:08:52 PM
Well, I'm seriously thinking of starting an entire business geared around bitcoins, selling eBooks. The only thing I'm concerned about is that it's pretty similar to what CoinDL already does, but my business would be different enough that I think there's room for two of these types of businesses. Or at least, so I hope?
Does anyone here actually run a bitcoin-based business? My only reluctance is that I don't want to go to the trouble of setting up a business only to have no one buying, so I'm curious what the sales are like in businesses geared towards bitcoins. Are you making enough sales to make it worth your while if you're running a bitcoin business? It'd probably be better for me to start a new thread on this topic.
As far as the original topic, if you're wanting to go to specific businesses instead of just put out AdSense ads, the natural target (in my opinion) is website hosts since they're already pretty tech savvy and using something that's techy, so it would seem like a good place to start.
Does anyone here actually run a bitcoin-based business? My only reluctance is that I don't want to go to the trouble of setting up a business only to have no one buying, so I'm curious what the sales are like in businesses geared towards bitcoins. Are you making enough sales to make it worth your while if you're running a bitcoin business? It'd probably be better for me to start a new thread on this topic.
As far as the original topic, if you're wanting to go to specific businesses instead of just put out AdSense ads, the natural target (in my opinion) is website hosts since they're already pretty tech savvy and using something that's techy, so it would seem like a good place to start.
May 29, 2013, 08:30:32 AM
Someone emailed them through the site on the 25th May, had no response from them yet.
You could always sent them a custom email from your own mail account; the more interest they see off more people may make them change their minds.
You could always sent them a custom email from your own mail account; the more interest they see off more people may make them change their minds.
May 29, 2013, 01:26:07 AM
https://www.uber.com/ http://www.lyft.me/ should be approached.
May 28, 2013, 02:01:16 PM
Nice! Just curious if you've indefinitely dropped the reward system, if so I'll adjust my sig to suit..
Didn't see that link in your sig, thanks for doing so. It will be back up, perhaps tomorrow or day after as I've got a few other things to do. 
May 28, 2013, 01:41:04 PM
It is a nice initiative nonetheless
May 28, 2013, 01:08:44 PM
Nice! Just curious if you've indefinitely dropped the reward system, if so I'll adjust my sig to suit..
May 28, 2013, 12:17:09 PM
Sweet! The BitcoinFoundation tweeted the site. 
https://twitter.com/BTCFoundation/status/339424170481954816
https://twitter.com/BTCFoundation/status/339424170481954816
May 27, 2013, 03:22:05 PM
Maybe a submission rate limit would be helpful
Yeah, going to implement that, thanks.Just ordered some business card/stickers which might accidentally get dropped in some banks and by ATMs
May 25, 2013, 11:55:57 PM
Maybe a submission rate limit would be helpful
May 25, 2013, 05:20:48 PM
I only submitted 4 so far. Sensi seeds being the Dutch one, just so you know my IP from that submission and I'm not hitting it hard
I only intend to submit sites I actively promote as an affiliate and I already get conversion sales, so I know their ecommerce is already working and they will benefit from accepting bitcoins too.
I only intend to submit sites I actively promote as an affiliate and I already get conversion sales, so I know their ecommerce is already working and they will benefit from accepting bitcoins too.
May 25, 2013, 04:47:20 PM
Cool thanks.
One person is hitting the site hard and fast with random websites (~60 in an hour). I've had three emails from companies stating that they already take Bitcoin if I would have "cared to look", or they do sell anything so would have no use for any payment provider.
Please don't just spam random places/emails, I can't pay out for them if they are not appropriate.
One person is hitting the site hard and fast with random websites (~60 in an hour). I've had three emails from companies stating that they already take Bitcoin if I would have "cared to look", or they do sell anything so would have no use for any payment provider.
Please don't just spam random places/emails, I can't pay out for them if they are not appropriate.
May 25, 2013, 04:13:53 PM
Excellent idea. I've just submitted a few UK merchants (and 1 Dutch one ) I actively promote as an affiliate that I think would benefit from joining the bitcoin revolution
We'll see how the responses go and I'll push for more.
Anything you need a hand with I'll help out if I can.
) I actively promote as an affiliate that I think would benefit from joining the bitcoin revolution We'll see how the responses go and I'll push for more.
Anything you need a hand with I'll help out if I can.
May 25, 2013, 03:39:22 PM
Sounds good bitcoinchecker.
Great news that two companies have replied and said they are very interested in taking BTC or are in the process of doing so!
Great news that two companies have replied and said they are very interested in taking BTC or are in the process of doing so!
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