The Merchant-SAFE TRUST eSEAL program is designed to improve TRUST among website visitors  while they are making a buying decision on your website. The Merchant-SAFE seal is a low cost alternative to the Hacker SAFE, COMODO and other TRUST seal programs and is ideal for the small and medium businesses and independent contractors.

What does a TRUST SEAL do? The answer is quite simple. A third party seal improves consumer confidence and increases the conversion rate of your website.

Many studies have shown that an increasing number of website visitors and shoppers online, look for third party seals as a measure of the TRUST on any particular website. Currently 8 out of 10 online shoppers interviewed say, that they feel more comfortable when they see a third party seal on a website. The Merchant-SAFE TRUST eSEAL is an electronic seal that you display on your website after meeting certain verification procedures by us. This seal helps you and your business improve TRUST and gain consumer confidence.

Lets look at the three most important concerns online shoppers have.

Concern #3:
They have concerns if the information they enter will be safe and kept private.

Concern #2:
They are concerned about the security of the transaction.

Both concerns mentioned above, can be addressed by having an up-to-date published privacy policy that addresses consumer concerns, and by having an SSL certificate.

Concern #1:
But above all, with literally millions of websites selling online and hundreds of new merchants appearing everyday, the most concerning factor among consumers is TRUST. They fear and wonder if the website they are on, is in fact a legitimate business with a physical office presence. They need something in addition to what they see that will improve their TRUST. Even if they are dealing with an independent contractor, they need to feel that they can TRUST.

They are looking for third party verification that will help relieve the lack of trust. You need to address this IMMEDIATELY, so that you can improve confidence among your site visitors and covert them into customers!

Merchant-SAFE TRUST eSEAL is designed to improve TRUST among online shoppers. Unlike other seal programs that are out there, we are designed to help small and medium businesses succeed. We don't charge thousands of dollars every year like the competition. We don't offer PCI scanning or website vulnerability check Seal which boasts the site is hacker safe. This, we believe is prone to attract even more hackers.  We think charging thousands to verify your already published privacy statement or simply rechecking your SSL certificate is neither right nor adding any value to your business.

We believe in a SIMPLE solution, for this "lack-of-TRUST issue" among consumers.

We believe that it should be affordable for you, as a merchant.

The Merchant-SAFE TRUST Seal is a wonderful solution that does not cost you much, but offers a reliable third party business verification service that will improve the conversion rate!

Remember, Better TRUST = MORE Conversion/Sales!!

So, Which Trust Seal should I get, and do you offer PCI scanning?

We don't offer PCI Scanning because you most likely don't need it. It's that simple! Most people have misconception about PCI scanning and trust seal programs in general.

Fact: PCI Certification / Scanning is not required by small businesses that do less than 20,000 transactions per year.

Only if you process more than 20,000 transactions per year would you need this type of service and still it would probably be unwise to invest in PCI Scanning/Certification, since most Payment Gateways (authorize.net, 2checkout, Verisign, PayPal, etc.) already has this certification and has a built-in procedure to make you safe and secure when it comes to credit card encryption/data protection. Why would you want to pay us a second time for something that you already have?

How does Merchant-Safe differ from Hackersafe and other seals?

If you already have a SSL certificate, (which you can get for as low as $14.95/year), then all you need is a third party seal that verifies your business identity, your website, email and telephone numbers, along with physical location. This makes you REAL. Which is what matters when converting visitors into customers.