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At Organic Payment Gateways, we make what used to be a challenge as easy as it can be. Many Shopify weight loss supplement website owners have a tough time finding the right payment gateway for their business. Don’t worry, though! We love helping Shopify business owners like yourself. We’ll help you successfully accept payments for your weight loss supplements using Shopify with the best possible payment gateway for your unique business – and we do it with a smile and a “here to help” attitude.

Shopify weight loss supplement payment gateway - the basics - Organic Payment Gateways - content imageIf you’re looking to sell your weight loss supplements on Shopify, then we’re here for you. We love helping businesses in exciting industries, like the supplement market, sell their products more easily and make them more accessible online. If you’ve had a challenge accepting payments on Shopify for your weight loss supplements, then we can help.

When you pair up with us, you’ll quickly find that we’re more than just a helpful payment gateway provider. We’ll set you up with the high-risk payment gateway you need for your weight loss supplements – of course. But we’re always happy to double-check, test, and verify that the payment gateway we set you up with works beautifully. Not to mention that we’ll make sure you get the best solution both for your unique business needs, but also for Shopify.

Are you ready to get the payment gateway you need for your Shopify weight loss supplement business? Then contact us here. Alternatively, you can read more about how we can help, how Shopify is an excellent option, and more below.

Why your payment processing needs special attention

Payment processing is a delicate thing for any business. It doesn’t matter whether you’re selling teacups or (more relevantly) if you’re selling weight loss supplements. The difference, however, is when you’re selling weight-loss products, you’re actually selling high-risk products.

If you’ve come across any stigma or raised eyebrows for being a high-risk business owner – don’t worry. We support you! Yet, the fact remains that most payment gateways and credit card processors classify supplements in general as high-risk products. As a result, you’re far more likely to face pushback. However, you’re not alone, and you do have options.

At Organic Payment Gateways, we’ve dedicated our entire business to helping business owners just like you get the very best payment gateway possible. If you’ve set your heart on using Shopify, the good news is that we can couple you with the payment gateway you need to more efficiently and safely accept supplement payments.

Why use Shopify for your weight loss supplement business?

There are plenty of reasons why anyone would want to use Shopify for their business. Their e-commerce features are pretty great to begin with – not to mention how impressive it can get once you dive into their library of third-party applications. What Shopify does well is that it offers you a good amount of freedom to design your site. However, other platforms and e-commerce solutions might exceed Shopify from a digital/visual design standpoint. What makes Shopify truly stand out is just how powerful its e-commerce suite actually is.

The amount of control you get through their product management, sales funnel options, marketing tracking, and search engine optimization is truly quite something!

However, when you’re selling weight loss supplements, what truly makes Shopify stand out is that we can easily integrate it with a payment gateway that works for your product type. We can provide you with a high-risk payment gateway that is ideal for weight loss supplement sales. We’ll integrate it with Shopify for you, test it, and make sure everything works as it should.

All you need to do is get in touch with us here. We’re more than happy to give some friendly advice – or even set you up straight away.

Contact us to accept payments for your Shopify weight loss supplements site

We specialize in providing the best possible high-risk payment gateway for CBD and supplement businesses. In other words, we can easily pair you with the payment gateway you need for your Shopify weight loss supplement site. We always ensure our clients are able to accept payments in a stable and reliable way.

If you’re looking for the goldilocks zone of a payment gateway that is just right for your weight loss supplement and your Shopify platform, then you’re in the right place. We’ll help make sure your payment processing can handle any challenge thrown its way.

Contact us at Organic Payment Gateways by clicking “start” below. We’re always happy to lend a hand, give advice, or set you up with the gateway you need!

Are you struggling to accept payments online using WooCommerce for your weight loss supplement e-commerce store? Then you need a high-risk-friendly payment gateway that helps process your payments in a supplement-friendly way. At Organic Payment Gateways, we love helping high-risk business owners who struggle with finding a payment gateway for their weight loss supplement site.

WooCommerce weight loss supplement payment gateway - Organic Payment Gateways - content imageWeight loss supplements are widely popular and sought after. Still, too many weight loss supplement site owners have a tough time finding the right payment gateway. This is what we want to fix! We offer supplement-friendly payment gateways, and we’re always available for questions or support – whenever you need it.

All the payment gateways we provide are specifically set up to help your supplement site process payments in the best way possible. This ensures that you can quickly sell supplements with confidence – knowing that you won’t face unnecessary fees or surprising “they held my money,” or “my gateway shut down my account” moments.

Would you like to start accepting credit and debit cards for your weight loss supplements on WooCommerce? Contact us today. We’re always happy to help! On the other hand, read below if you have questions about how best to process online payments for supplements or why WooCommerce might be an ideal fit for your supplement e-commerce business.

Why selling weight loss supplements online is difficult

In our experience, we find that it’s best to start by letting you know why selling weight loss supplements can be quite a challenge. Often, new business owners simply are unaware that when you’re selling supplements (in general), you’re selling what’s called a “high-risk” product.

There are many reasons why a product or business is placed within the “high-risk” category by financial institutions and credit card processors. Generally speaking, it’s a case of regulations and restrictions that apply to a given product type. However, certain business models can also lead to increases in chargebacks – which in turn can result in some merchant service providers not being able to offer you their services.

All this is to say that selling supplements, and particularly weight loss supplements, means you’re running a “high-risk” business, and there are fewer payment processing providers that can help.

Closed accounts and frozen funds

One of the most common issues we’ve come across is new clients letting us know that they’ve previously experienced closed accounts and held funds. Luckily, we’re far more likely than not able to help and restore their ability to accept payments with ease. However, we do want to make this point before moving on.

Many supplements and weight loss supplement entrepreneurs, when just starting out, often fall for the temptation of using services like Stripe or PayPal. Unfortunately, this is generally not a great idea. Since they don’t do a thorough pre-approval underwriting process, they aren’t set up to handle supplement business owners’ naturally occurring challenges. As a result, they’re left with few tools in their toolkit to address and mitigate risk. The end result is that they end up shutting down accounts, temporarily stopping a business from accepting payments altogether, or even holding your money. Needless to say, this is a horrible situation to be in for any business!

However, you can avoid this kind of situation altogether by seeking supplement-friendly payment gateways and merchant accounts.

Why use WooCommerce to sell weight loss supplements

Using WooCommerce and WordPress present a fantastic opportunity to supplement site owners. One of the many reasons why WooCommerce is great for supplement businesses is that it’s open-source.

Being open-source means that it actually removes barriers and challenges instead of setting up new hoops that you’ll need to jump through. It also makes it a lot easier for third parties to create software that smoothly integrates with the platform and shopping cart.

For us at Organic Payment Gateways, we’re particularly happy about WooCommerce because we can find great payment gateways for it. This means that we can set you up with a weight loss supplement payment gateway and integrate it with your WooCommerce store quickly and efficiently.

Are you ready to accept payments on your WooCommerce weight loss supplements site? Contact us today! We’d love to help you safely and reliably process credit cards on your e-commerce site.

Do’s and Don’ts of online supplement sales

To give you some quick and concise advice on how to accept payments through your WooCommerce weight loss supplements store, we thought a simple list of do’s and don’ts would do the trick.

Weight loss supplement sale do’s:

  • Use a high-risk friendly payment gateway
  • Use a high-risk friendly e-commerce platform and software
  • Use a high-risk merchant account
  • If your product is regulated in any way- consult an attorney

At Organic Payment Gateways, we can help you with almost all of the above! We’re not attorneys, though, so please seek legal advice from a qualified attorney should you need it. However, we can help you by pairing you with a high-risk merchant account and payment gateway for your WooCommerce weight loss supplement site. If you’re curious what software, shopping cart, and platforms you can use to sell supplements, click here.

Weight loss supplement sale don’ts:

  • Do not use “standard” merchant services
  • Do not use an e-commerce platform that doesn’t accept your product types
  • Do not rely on quick fixes (like setting up PayPal or Stripe to accept credit cards)

We always encourage you to check PayPal’s acceptable use policy and Stripe’s prohibited business lists yourself. While Stripe explicitly lists weight loss as prohibited, PayPal’s language is a little vaguer. However, our experience is overwhelming. When you’re selling weight loss supplements using a high-risk friendly shopping cart, like WooCommerce, you should rely on a high-risk payment gateway and merchant account.

Process payments for weight loss supplements using the right WooCommerce gateway

Do you need a supplement-friendly payment gateway for your WooCommerce site? Then contact us today. At Organic Payment Gateways, we can set up your WooCommerce supplement site with the payment gateway your business needs.

Simply click the blue START → below, and we’ll help you process credit cards by pairing you with the ideal payment gateway for your WooCommerce weight loss supplement site.

We love working with website owners that are beyond the cutting edge of trends – entrepreneurs that sell products in true breakthrough industries, such as those leading the way in the growing CBD beauty products business. At Organic Payment Gateways, our #1 priority is to set you up with a high-risk payment gateway that’s CBD friendly and that works with the shopping cart you already use.

CBD beauty sales the basics - Organic Payment Gateways - content imageAll legal businesses deserve the same opportunity for success. Processing debit and credit card payments online shouldn’t be a problem for your business. This is why we’ll set you up with a payment gateway that specializes in handling payments for online CBD beauty product sales. Our mission is to make your life easier.

Have you recently started selling CBD beauty products or topicals online? Or are you not overly experienced in online sales? Then you might wonder why finding merchant services for your business can be so frustrating. This is one of the reasons why we wrote this post. We want to provide you with the basics of online CBD beauty product sales.

Why selling CBD beauty products online can be difficult

When selling cosmetics, skincare, and other CBD-based beauty products, you’re considered a high-risk merchant. While that might sound a bit strong, the simple fact is that you’ll face some challenges that more common businesses don’t.

Anyone selling products that contain cannabidiol (CBD) – even CBD with little or no THC, need to operate within a relatively tight legal framework.

There are local, state, and federal laws, pending legislation and hundreds of regulations that apply to CBD sales nationwide. This is why we strongly recommend that you seek out qualified legal counsel before starting your online CBD store.

Being “high-risk” in the eyes of most payment gateway and merchant account providers doesn’t mean there’s no way for you to accept credit and debit card payments online. At Organic Payment Gateways, we will pair you with a CBD-friendly payment gateway that will help you process payments for your CBD beauty products. Not only that, but our goal is to also allow you to use the site builder and platform you already know and love!

What you need to know about online CBD beauty sales

When you first started building your site, you may have been surprised to find out that even choosing your site builder was difficult. Unfortunately, selling CBD beauty products means there are fewer site builder and e-commerce platforms that will work for you. Often, business types like yours find themselves on the prohibited business lists of many platforms.

That said, there are still plenty of great platforms that will work – when you set everything up correctly. We’ll be able to make it possible for you to use the platform you love! Among the platforms, e-commerce software, and shopping carts that others have successfully used for CBD beauty product sales, you’ll find:

These are all great platforms/carts that generally make it possible for you to sell your CBD products easily. Still, you need to have a high-risk friendly CBD payment gateway set up to make sure you can sell successfully over time with any of them. Additionally, some platforms have terms and conditions that discuss CBD, some are enforced, and some, according to the site builder’s tech support themselves, are unenforced. So, it really makes sense to do your own research, review T&C’s and talk with a site builder’s support staff before spending time and money building your site.

Our mission is simple –  make it as easy as possible for CBD and supplement site owners to accept credit card payments for their products while using the platform they love.

What to avoid when selling CBD-based beauty products online

As we’re covering the basics here, we want to quickly outline some absolute “don’ts” of CBD beauty sales.

  • Do not use a payment aggregator (such as PayPal, or Stripe) without getting real confirmation from them that your product is 100% allowed. You do not want to risk a shutdown account or held funds.
  • Do not sign up for a processor because you read online they have a “Beta” program for CBD unless you have specifically approved your URL and products.
  • Do not rush things and use a standard low-risk merchant account even though you know it’s risky.  You could get shut down and that could haunt you as it will show when you apply elsewhere.

The reason why we want to underline these things is that they can have a very negative impact on your ability to run your business. Unfortunately, we’ve come across hundreds of online business owners who’ve had their funds frozen, accounts closed, or temporarily been unable to sell their products. It’s a horrible position to be in, and we can help you avoid it.

The reason we’ve been able to help so many site owners in these positions find solutions and get their business back on track is that we know the payment gateway business and we know what solutions work best for online CBD beauty products.

The way we achieve this is by setting you up with specialized, CBD-friendly payment gateways that allow you to securely process payments. The added bonus is that we’re also able to make sure it works perfectly with the software and site builders you’re familiar with and love using. If you need any help finding a payment gateway that works for your CBD beauty sales – don’t hesitate to get in touch. We look forward to helping your topical CBD business thrive!

Organic Payment Gateways is here to help your online CBD beauty sales grow

At Organic Payment Gateways, we love helping e-commerce site owners like you. You provide a product people love, and it’s only fair you have the same chance at success as any other legal business. This is why it’s our mission to make it as easy as possible for CBD business owners to accept payments for their products, using the platform and software they love.

Organic Payment Gateways provides high-risk payment solutions to CBD and nutritional supplement companies across the US.

Simply click the blue START → below to begin.

Homeopathic product basics

At Organic Payment Gateways, we love helping site owners in booming industries like homeopathic remedies. We specialize in providing specialty high-risk payment gateways for homeopathic and natural supplement sales. We ‘re always thrilled when we can help new entrepreneurs grow their online store and help them start selling their products online. If you’re looking for a homeopathic and supplement friendly payment gateway, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

New to e-commerce?

It should be said that if you’re an experienced seller of homeopathic products you’ll likely be familiar with most of what we discuss here. Although, you might get some tips you can benefit from. Mostly this is going to be most useful for new entrepreneurs about to start their online homeopathic shop.

Payment gateways for homeopathic products can be difficult

The first thing that we want to make sure you’re aware of is that businesses selling homeopathic remedies and products classify as high-risk. This is an industry term that applies when credit card networks and acquiring banks decide that your business involve more risks than “normal.”

The reason homeopathic products are high-risk is that they aren’t closely monitored or actively regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

While you’d think this lack of governmental regulation would make it easier to sell, that’s not necessarily the case. Since homeopathic drugs don’t need to be regulated and tested to ensure that they contain the ingredients they say they do and work as advertised, it makes the industry based around selling the products more exposed to chargebacks. Naturally, banks and credit card networks need to manage risks too. Unfortunately, they can’t always do it on a case-by-case basis. In other words, there isn’t a procedure to ensure that these homeopathic products are what they say they are and do what they say they do. This is why all homeopathic e-commerce businesses are lumped together. Even if you know perfectly well that your products are indeed what it says on the label and that they work as advertised.

But what does this mean for you?

How to sell homeopathic products online

Practically speaking, being high-risk means that it’s challenging to find payment services that will work for your business. You’ll need specialized payment processing in order to successfully accept payments online. It also means that you should prepare your business by having a chargeback mitigation strategy in place. This will make it easier for you to sell your products and grow your online store.

Unfortunately, any e-commerce business selling homeopathic products online falls within the high-risk category. This isn’t as dramatic as it might sound. All it means is that there are fewer merchant service providers out there that can offer you their services.

This can certainly be annoying, but you can accept payments online with the right high-risk setup, which includes:

  • A merchant account set up that allows your exact products
  • Platform and e-commerce software that accepts your business type
  • Homeopathic and high-risk friendly payment gateway

With these elements in place, you’ll be able to accept payments through your website.

While you should always thoroughly read the T&Cs of the platform, site builder, and software you use, we do have some recommendations. For example, you can use ClickFunnels, Shopify, and WooCommerce for homeopathic medicine sales. These are all high-risk friendly with the right back-end setup. This means they’ll be able to help you accept payments for homeopathic products. ClickFunnels, for example, is also excellent at helping you reach new potential customers with their built-in marketing tools. That said, you should be wary of what you include in your marketing and social media material. Check with an attorney who specializes in the industry as to what you should avoid and what you can emphasize in your promotional material.

Organic Payment Gateways is here for you

We know that you have enough challenges to overcome. That’s why our mantra is to help you sell homeopathic products online – with the freedom to choose the platform you love. With a high-risk payment gateway from us, you’ll be able to rest easy knowing that processing payments won’t hold you back. We’ll make sure it works perfectly for your product line, as well as with the e-commerce software and the site builder you use.

Organic Payment Gateways provides high-risk payment solutions to CBD and nutritional supplement companies across the US.

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Herbal & natural remedy basicsAt Organic Payment Gateways, we love “simplifying the complicated” for natural remedy e-commerce site owners. There has never been a higher demand for natural remedies than there is in the United States today. That said, accepting payments online for herbs and natural remedies remains a real challenge. Even experienced natural remedy sellers keep coming across issues with processing credit cards and finding payment gateways that work. We’re delighted to say that we can set you up with a high-risk, friendly gateway that will work for natural remedy sales. Not only will it fit your product line – it will integrate smoothly with the e-commerce software of your choosing.

You’re excused if you’re wondering why it’s so hard to accept payments online for natural remedies. How can it still be hard to find a decent merchant account when herbal sales have almost doubled, from $4.7 billion to $8 billion in sales in the last ten years? That’s why we wrote this post, to explain what you need to know about herbal and natural remedy sales. We explain what herbal and natural remedies are, why it’s so hard to find merchant services that work for natural remedies, and what you can do today to help your sales. If you are new to selling dietary supplements, we also recommend browsing our “Dietary supplements: the basics” articles as well.

What are herbal and natural remedies?

If you’re experienced in natural remedy e-commerce, this article is unlikely to bring any big surprises. It’s more to refresh you on the basics and help new entrepreneurs understand the product category better so they’re well-prepared from the get-go.

As with other types of business, it’s important to get a good idea of what your product is and who your customers are. The exciting thing about the natural remedy market is that most American adults supplement their diet, in one way or another, regularly. Additionally, you can have a sizable variety of product types in your inventory, even if you “only” sell natural remedies. Herbs and natural remedies come in many forms from many plants and animals. To mention a few products you can sell, you have:

  • Herbal products, like:
    • Garlic
    • Ginger
    • Ginseng
    • Onion
    • Turmeric (cumin)
    • Licorice
    • Echinacea
    • Senna
  • Cleanses
  • Homeopathic remedies
  • Fiber pills, shakes, and drinks
  • Dietary enzymes
  • Prebiotics
  • Probiotics
  • Weight loss supplements like white kidney bean, African mango, and green coffee

You can further diversify your product range by providing products that offer essential minerals, nutrients, and vitamins. Some examples are:

  • Vitamin C
  • Vitamin D
  • Vitamin E
  • Calcium
  • Iron
  • Glucosamine
  • Zinc
  • Magnesium
  • Melatonin
  • Fish oils

Offering a range of products will allow you to anticipate and meet your client’s needs.

Now that we’ve quickly covered some types of popular natural remedies and herbs and established that most Americans supplement their diets today, the next big thing to cover is how to sell natural remedies and herbs online.

How to sell natural remedies online

While you might think that selling natural remedies and nutraceutical products is relatively straightforward, there are some challenges that are generally part of the landscape. Natural remedy sales is a high-risk category industry. Don’t worry, though; being high-risk isn’t a deal breaker. It just means that it’s harder for you to find the payment gateway and merchant services you need. This is because acquiring banks and credit card networks assess different types of businesses on various risk elements. The real question becomes, “Why are natural product e-commerce stores high-risk?”

Why online natural remedy shops are high-risk

Natural remedies, nutraceuticals, and herbal product sales are in the high-risk category for banks and credit card networks. One of the main reasons for this is that the production of many of these products isn’t monitored or regulated by the FDA. This leads to manufacturers not having to submit their products for approval, similar to what more traditional drug companies do, for testing. While this allows for fewer complications in production and distribution, it makes financial institutions a bit concerned. In their calculations, it increases the risk of potential legal action against those selling these natural products. They’re also expecting a higher likelihood of high chargeback ratios. Another aspect is that many natural remedy sites offer continuity billing as part of their business model. While this billing model is an excellent way to market and grow your business, it also statistically increases the number of chargebacks.

However, as we mentioned earlier, being high-risk doesn’t have to be the end of your entrepreneurial dream. It is possible to sell natural remedies online – you just need to set it up right!

Let us help your payment processing with a high-risk payment gateway

When you’re setting up your site, you should be careful how you describe your products and how you market them. Mostly, be careful when discussing what you intend to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent. We highly recommend that you consult a lawyer who specializes in this niche to make sure you’re not exposing yourself to any unnecessary problems down the line. Once that’s in place, it’s time to set up your site for successfully processing payments for your products.

The next step is to use e-commerce software and a platform that will accept your business type. It’s worth spending a little time double-checking your platform and software’s T&Cs.

Third, you’ll want a supplement-friendly, high-risk payment gateway. While there are more than a few high-risk payment gateways and merchant account providers out there, ideally you’ll want one that specializes in supplements. This is where we come in! We love helping businesses like yours accept online payments. We can set you up with a supplement-friendly payment gateway.

Organic Payment Gateways provides high-risk payment solutions to CBD and nutritional supplement companies across the US.

Simply click the blue START → below to begin.