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Strategies to Gain, Retain and Regain Customers

Your customers are key to the success of your business, so keeping them should be your number one priority, especially since it costs more to acquire new customers than to retain the ones you have. At Segpay, our merchants’ retention rate for recurring subscription memberships is just under three rebill cycles.

Cathy Beardsley ·

Segpay Expands Service Offerings With 'Single Use Promos'

Segpay announced today the launch of “Single Use Promos,” allowing merchants to run a promotional offer to first-time consumers without worrying about repeat purchases.

Segpay Inks Deal With AVSecure for Age Verification

nline payment processor Segpay today announced that it has partnered with AVSecure, one of the leading age-verification solutions to comply with the upcoming Digital Economy Act.

opinion

Navigating Traffic as a Payment Processor

Drivers commute in traffic every day. Sometimes it moves, sometimes you don’t go anywhere and sometimes you hit a pot hole and throw out your alignment. Payment processors deal with the unpredictability of traffic, too.

Cathy Beardsley ·
opinion

No Need to Panic Over GDPR Compliance

The last several weeks have been anxious for all of us. The frenzy leading up to the May 25 compliance deadline for the E.U.’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) had many reaching for the panic button. Everyone seemed to be asking, what do we have to do? How do we do it?

Cathy Beardsley ·
opinion

Payment Processing Challenges Facing the Cam Market

Cam sites are hot. It’s estimated that at any given time there are an average of 12,000 cam models online with nearly 250,000 viewers. While the models handle the viewer traffic, it’s the payment processors who handle the risk for merchants.

Cathy Beardsley ·

Segpay Secures Reauthorization as U.K. Payment Institution

Segpay has announced its reauthorization as a Payment Institution (PI) in the United Kingdom.

opinion

Burn the Churn, With Cancel/Keep Discounts

Like so many things in life, business is a constant balancing act. Imagine what it’s like for a tightrope walker. Their high-wire acts can look effortless even though they’re juggling many complex challenges like perception and motor skills.

Cathy Beardsley ·
opinion

The Legal Gray Area of Cannabis Transactions

Across 30 states and the District of Columbia, marijuana consumption is now legal in some form. With more than half the country buying and selling cannabis products legally, there’s still a large gray area when it comes how these transactions are handled.

Cathy Beardsley ·

SegPay Launches New Visual Brand Identity

SegPay announced today the launch of its new visual brand identity.

SegPay Reports 30% Hike in Revenue

SegPay announced today that it finished 2017 on a strong note, reporting a 30 percent growth in revenue for its digital payment processing service.

opinion

Customer Service Done Right

Good customer service is key to sustaining any successful business, and this is especially true with recurring revenue models, which depend on keeping customer memberships active over long periods of time.

Cathy Beardsley ·
opinion

Webmasters Shouldn’t Wait for Disaster to Hit

Hurricanes have pounded Texas, Puerto Rico and the East Coast over the past few months, leaving many people with no power for weeks, or longer.

Cathy Beardsley ·
trends

A Road Less Traveled: Accepting Alternative Payment Solutions

For adult website owners, “alternative payments” have traditionally meant using “anything other than MasterCard or Visa” — but with worldwide internet penetration now at its highest levels, a broad range of potential customers that do not have these credit cards are now available, demanding billing options.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·
trends

Credit Card Processing Today: Decline or Dominance?

The foundation of most e-commerce, including on the adult entertainment front, credit card processing is a vital concern for the vast majority of merchants — but not a resource that can be taken for granted.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·
trends

Shifting Regulations: Keeping on the Straight and Narrow

In an industry as heavily regulated as “commerce” in general, with hefty dollops of declarations and corporate policies covering internet merchants, individual payment methods and that lightning rod for new restrictions of all types — adult entertainment — it behooves merchants to stay abreast of evolving regulations.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·
trends

Putting Your Best Foot Forward: Billing's Best Practices

As with all modern merchants, online sellers of products and services, including adult paysite operators, must rely on payment processing to turn customers into cash.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·
opinion

It’s Crucial to Keep Records Up-to-Date, Ask Same of Vendors

Innovate, innovate, innovate. It’s the biggest buzzword when it comes to managing and sustaining a successful company. While it’s crucial to innovate and stay ahead of trends, many people overlook the general upkeep and maintenance required to run a business online.

Cathy Beardsley ·

SegPay Launches 'Ideas Portal'

SegPay has announced the launch of its new Ideas Portal, which the company calls “a hub for merchants to share feedback and suggestions to improve the company’s service.”

opinion

Best-Performing Affiliate Programs Rely on Mapped-Out Objectives

Affiliate marketing is a crucial growth tactic for merchants wanting to drive customer acquisition and increase revenue. However, launching an affiliate program can be a daunting task.

Cathy Beardsley ·