After you have researched the available accounts you may select the one that is good for you and proceed applying for it. Do it the simple way, meaning online. The days of attaching support documents and filling up stacks of applications are gone long ago. Since the market is so diverse now, that you can begin the process of application from your own home.

When choosing, consider the websites selling merchant services over the phone that permit you comparing the providers with the option of allowing you to apply for the selected one.

First ensure that your chosen website is a legitimate one. If you are not sure, try to call up or check reviews. Before beginning the application you may consider proceeding to the official site of the selected provider. Now you have to fill in one application form, which will take you about ten or twenty minutes. You will be asked basic information about your business and yourself. Also you have to include some information about your regular business transactions and the estimated sales volume for a month.