**ChaosOutlaw

**I think you might have misinterpreted Jaguarwomans post. As far as I can see she is just trying to encourage you to take the web site route rather than soley lining Rendos pockets. Dana (Jaguarwoman) is very experienced in promoting her online business and I personally agree with everything she has written. Commitment is the number one requirement when starting an online business. It's not a sprint but a marathon that has no finishing line. No matter how successful your product is there will come a time when it becomes out dated. So you must be constantly looking to bring in new products and idea's to stay up with the pack. There will be times of dispair when you start to wonder whether it's worth it. But you have to keep up the pace or you'll just become another an also ran. ALL of the successful web businesses in this world have gone through tough times (including Rendo). And it's only the dedication and determination of the people behind the business that can ensure it's success.
Why do you say that you cater to a small niche market?. That statement alone suggests you have no real desire to promote or expand. Everyone who uses Poser is your potential customer and that's one hell of a big market!. 

Lastly, on the subject of taking credit card payments. PayPal is totally free to setup and start taking payments on your web site. In fact a lot of potential customers prefer to use PayPal because they don't have to give their credit card detail's online everytime they make a purchase. Many of our web site clients ask us to set up a PayPal gateway in addition to their merchant accounts as it offers their customers more payment options. You must remember that not everyone has a credit card and yet a lot of people may well have money sitting in their PayPal accounts from sales they make on eBay and other online auctions. In my opinion ANY online business that ignores PayPal is making a big mistake. And the same could be said of Google and some of the other up and coming secure payment gateways. But PayPal is the leader at present and is the best fee free option for small traders and limited budget startup's at present.