WooCommerce credit card processing for adult sex toys –
Selling sex toys, vibrators, and adult novelties on WordPress using the popular WooCommerce shopping cart plug-in may seem easy enough on the surface. The reality, though, is that processing credit cards for adult toys can be more complicated than it first appears. Below we explain why and also provide solutions.
For many website owners finding adult toy-friendly credit card processing compatible with their WooCommerce site is a huge hassle. (Quick tip, It doesn’t need to be, contact us anytime to get started.)
Common WooCommerce payment gateways like Stripe, PayPal, and WooCommerce Payments (powered by Stripe), generally restrict or prohibit adult-themed products. Worse yet, many online adult toy websites do not realize that they have violated the allowed use policy of their payment processor until after they have their account shut down and their money held.
Established in 2015, with an emphasis on adult toy payment processing since day one, Tower Payments prides itself on providing sound tips and advice to help sex toy websites avoid obstacles and pitfalls so they can create a profitable online sex toy store.
There are hundreds of e-commerce platforms on the market, and for some, it can be hard to decide which platform will best suit the needs of their business. Those in the high-risk category often have a smaller list of choices to reach the full potential of their profits.
Adult toy websites have a high potential to operate profitably, but it’s essential to set your business up correctly to give it the best chance to compete. We find that WooCommerce when paired with the right payment gateway and merchant account, works very well for online sex toy stores.
Click start at the bottom of this page to apply for WooCommerce credit card processing that is affordable and adult toy-friendly.
WooCommerce works well for adult toy sites
One of our preferred shopping cart platforms for an adult toy store is WooCommerce. WooCommerce is a plug-in for WordPress, the most popular website platform in the world. In addition to that, it’s open-source, which allows users to add code and gives them nearly complete control over their website.
WooCommerce is the most popular e-commerce plug-in for the WordPress CMS (Content Management System). Because WordPress is also open-source, the WordPress/WooCommerce combo gives you maximum control over your online sex toy store.
Over the past few years, WordPress overhauled its user experience and added a block system called Gutenberg that allows for more user-friendly page building. You can learn more about Gutenberg Blocks on the main Gutenberg WordPress page.
WooCommerce is a simple, secure platform to learn how to use, and with an extensive list of plug-ins and widgets, running your web store can be thorough and straightforward.
Their plug-ins aren’t just made by random programmers; over 400 official WooCommerce plug-ins are available to add to your shop. Some of these extensions are free, and some cost a bit of money. These add-ons vary in purpose from shipping help to membership or “of the month club” management and the integration of WooCommerce high-risk credit card processing.
Credit card processing for sex toys on WooCommerce
Stable, reasonably priced, and easily integrated credit card processing is essential to your online store, no matter what products you’re selling. This is especially true for high-risk categories.
Websites that offer adult toys, sex dolls, or adult entertainment like live streaming or downloadable videos often struggle with finding a credit card processor they can trust. Adult sites often become tangled up with their processor’s loss prevention and rules compliance departments.
What’s even worse is that some of the “quick sign-up” services like PayPal and Stripe allow you to sign up and start accepting credit card payments immediately, only to potentially close your account once you start selling.
The “adult toy” product category is too often lumped-in with illicit product sales and illegal services. It goes against the standard industry underwriting policies that dominate the “low-risk” traditional e-commerce industry.
Another part of the issue is that the adult product industry generally has a higher risk of chargebacks and returns. This isn’t an impossible problem to solve, though. Any legitimate adult toy website can get an appropriate WooCommerce payment gateway and merchant account from us quickly and efficiently.
Tower offers clear terms, fair rates, and one-on-one support from an actual human. We specialize in providing merchant accounts for high-risk product categories like adult toys and entertainment. In addition, we quickly help you connect your WooCommerce site to a payment gateway like Authorize.Net, ePN, or NMI integrated with adult-friendly payment processing. This last step is what enables you to avoid a shutdown payment gateway and held deposits.
When set up correctly by our expert staff, these payment gateways work perfectly with WooCommerce.
Sex toy credit card processing for WooCommerce is easy and affordable
Interested in credit card processing for your high-risk adult toy website? Contact Tower Payments for help. We specialize in providing WooCommerce website owners with payment gateways and merchant accounts that fit the specific needs of their businesses.
With Tower Payments, you won’t worry about help funds or frozen accounts anymore. We will set up your payment gateway, help connect it to WooCommerce, and get you charging cards ASAP. Click start to begin.