Having your own online business can be the fulfillment of a dream. You’re in charge. You get to make all the important decisions. When things go well, the successes are yours. But there also comes a measure of stress and worry, for the same reasons. If you make a wrong decision, the consequences end up in your lap — you get to clean up the mess. So any time an e-store owner can find ways to relieve stress, it’s a good thing.  Having a merchant account can help in this department. Credit card online processing tends to boost sales and profits, increase traffic and repeat business and makes the cash flow process faster. That’s five things that can be made better with one decision — the decision to accept payments online.