by Maureen G | Sep 28, 2026 | ecommerce
Boston Web Group · How High-Risk Merchant Accounts Work, in Plain English A high-risk merchant account is a payment processing account issued to a business that mainstream processors would rather not serve. The product itself is ordinary: it moves card payments from a...
by Maureen G | Sep 24, 2026 | ecommerce, Hosting
Boston Web Group · The Restricted-Category Store Stack: Host, Cart, Gateway, Fraud, Age Verification A merchant selling vape hardware, CBD, supplements, knives, or any other gray-category product usually discovers the problem in pieces. The hosted platform declines...
by Maureen G | Sep 20, 2026 | ecommerce
Boston Web Group · WooCommerce Does Not Ban Products. Your Payment Processor Might. Merchants who leave a hosted platform over a product restriction often arrive at WooCommerce with a specific hope: that an open-source store means no more rules. The hope is half...
by Maureen G | Sep 15, 2026 | Customer Resources & Tutorials; General, Security
Boston Web Group · The Q4 Website Security Checklist for Small and Mid-Size Businesses Attackers follow the calendar. For many businesses, especially retailers, e-commerce sellers, and service companies with year-end demand, the fourth quarter is when the website sees...
by Maureen G | Sep 15, 2026 | SEO
Boston Web Group · What an SEO Engagement Actually Includes, Month by Month Business owners comparing Boston SEO proposals tend to run into the same problem: every proposal promises rankings, traffic, and leads, and almost none of them say what anyone will actually do...
