Hi all,
(this is an anonymised extract from a private email).
re: the 10%...
What I had in mind was that in the on-line event design, you, as the event
manager, would have a choice:-
1. Tell competitors to pay when they get to the venue.
2. Ask for cheques in the post.
3. Link to your own existing on-line payment facility.
4. Ask Sailwave to handle the on-line transactions for you.
Or any combination of these. The 10% referred to the last option. To be
honest I would prefer not to get involved at all (hence the 10%) and would
encourage organisations to use option 3. WorldPay and PayPal now offer very
quick and easy setup. PayPal is 'instant'.
I see the event manager as an integral part of 'Sailwave' and thus it would
be free to use, unless an organisation went for option 4. If Sailwave
becomes a pay-for product at some time in the future, use of the the event
manager would be bundled in that cost, with the exception of option 4; i.e.
option 4 is always an additional cost.
To summarise WorldPay/PalPal costs for those who do not have accounts:-
PayPal: setup: nil, subscriptions: nil, transactions: 3.4% (varies)
WorldPay: setup: �100, subscriptions: �160/yr, transactions: 4.5% (varies)
NB: if you phone WorldPay and claim poverty, they give you a better deal!
Regards,
Colin J
www.sailwave.com
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