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Merchant Maverick has come a long way since July of 2009. Back then I was afraid. I was afraid that my idea would fail. I was afraid that I’d run up my credit cards and that I’d go broke. I thought I’d have to sleep in my car, and would eventually be homeless. Fear is […]

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  If you’re one of the many American merchants who currently accepts credit cards, you’re probably aware that things are changing, slowly but surely. Chip cards are already used as a matter of course in many other countries around the world, and though the U.S. has been late to get on the EMV bandwagon, the […]

Credit card processing fees are hard to understand, but we don’t think they should be, so we set out with the goal of creating the most easy to digest and visually appealing infographic on the subject. You be the judge. 😉   Share this Image On Your Site <a href=’https://www.merchantmaverick.com/a-visual-guide-to-credit-card-processing-fees-and-rates-infographic/’><img src=’http://cdn.merchantmaverick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/A-Visual-Guide-to-Credit-Card-Processing-Fees.png’ alt=’A Visual Guide to […]

For the first five years of running this business I felt like a fraud. It was as if I was working on a pet project which happened to last a little longer than I expected it to. But year six has changed everything. I feel like Merchant Maverick is officially…well…official, and I’m extremely proud to say it. […]

It’s unreal to me that Merchant Maverick has been around for what is now a half a decade. Our continued progress is due in large part to our readers (YOU) who have helped us improve our process throughout these past five years. We cannot thank you enough for spreading the word about our site and […]

Pros Good customer support Easy to use Customizable feature set Cons Outdated user interface Limited integrations Overview: SuperSaaS is a brainchild of an MIT graduate, the founder and CEO of the company Jan M. Faber. Its name, appropriately, is a combination of the ideas of “a supermarket for SaaS” (Software as a Service) and “super […]

Pros Reasonable monthly cost Good customer service Impressive feature set Cons Buggy Poor customer service Limited payment gateway integrations Overview: Based in Australia, ClickBook.net was founded by Mark Demicoli (recent Victoria University computer systems engineering/IT grad and owner of Click Booking Systems Ltd) in 2007. The very small, relatively well-established company claims to offer “the […]

Pros Intuitive User Interface Easy to Use Customizable Feature Set Cons Inconsistent Customer Service Poor Mobile Apps Overview: A relatively recent arrival on the web-based appointment software scene, BrightCalendar offers solutions exclusively for the charter and tour industry. It’s headquartered in Miami Beach, Florida, and managed by Kevin Martin of web marketing and development company […]

Pros Good customer support Easy learning curve Strong security Cons Outdated user interface Overview: Before founding checkAppointments, Aditya “Addy” Kapur lived and grew up in India, got an MBA from Walsh College in Michigan, and co-founded software services company A2Stream Inc.’s mailVU.com, where he is still the Chief Technical Officer. With one software service startup […]