Comments on: 2ndSite in Great Company on ZDnet http://www.michaelmcderment.com/2006/04/19/2ndsite-in-great-company-on-zdnet/ Canadian Entrepreneur Currently Adding Value in the Web 2.0 Space Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:33:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: brian http://www.michaelmcderment.com/2006/04/19/2ndsite-in-great-company-on-zdnet/comment-page-1/#comment-115 brian Thu, 27 Apr 2006 12:37:01 +0000 http://www.michaelmcderment.com/blog/2006/04/19/2ndsite-in-great-company-on-zdnet/#comment-115 "I ran an e-commerce business from Canada (and mostly US customers) for a number of years and found the banks/currency issues to be a real pain. <br /><br />That said, I have one suggestion to entrepreneurs out there -- go and talk to your account manager. Tell him/her about your business and the pains that they're causing you. I found that my account manager was willing to put special notes in the system to make my life easier.<br /><br />I agree with Mike -- never convert your money at a bank (unless it's < $5k USD) -- find an independent exchange house for the simple reason that they will charge you much less." “I ran an e-commerce business from Canada (and mostly US customers) for a number of years and found the banks/currency issues to be a real pain.

That said, I have one suggestion to entrepreneurs out there — go and talk to your account manager. Tell him/her about your business and the pains that they're causing you. I found that my account manager was willing to put special notes in the system to make my life easier.

I agree with Mike — never convert your money at a bank (unless it's < $5k USD) — find an independent exchange house for the simple reason that they will charge you much less.”

]]> By: John Philip Green http://www.michaelmcderment.com/2006/04/19/2ndsite-in-great-company-on-zdnet/comment-page-1/#comment-111 John Philip Green Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:32:50 +0000 http://www.michaelmcderment.com/blog/2006/04/19/2ndsite-in-great-company-on-zdnet/#comment-111 That's awesome g'eye!<br /><br />Have you talked to Dion? He'd be well advised to do a whole post on you. That's awesome g'eye!

Have you talked to Dion? He'd be well advised to do a whole post on you.

]]> By: Laura S. http://www.michaelmcderment.com/2006/04/19/2ndsite-in-great-company-on-zdnet/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Laura S. Thu, 20 Apr 2006 08:45:25 +0000 http://www.michaelmcderment.com/blog/2006/04/19/2ndsite-in-great-company-on-zdnet/#comment-110 Woo hoo!!! It took a while but you guys finally did it. Congrats! Woo hoo!!! It took a while but you guys finally did it. Congrats!

]]> By: Dharmesh Shah http://www.michaelmcderment.com/2006/04/19/2ndsite-in-great-company-on-zdnet/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Dharmesh Shah Thu, 20 Apr 2006 00:22:18 +0000 http://www.michaelmcderment.com/blog/2006/04/19/2ndsite-in-great-company-on-zdnet/#comment-109 Wow! Very impressive. Congratulations! Wow! Very impressive. Congratulations!

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