
Maria Sparagis has spent 20+ years helping online businesses find the revenue they didn't know they were losing. As president of DirectPayNet and a payment solutions expert, she knows that the difference between a good business and a great one often comes down to how you handle payments and conversions. On Click & Convert, Maria shares the strategies, tools, and insider knowledge that ecommerce fo... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 200 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | How ToEducationBusinessEntrepreneurship | |||

Shopify has quietly changed reserve amounts and extended payout delays—and health & beauty brands are being hit the hardest.
Shopify reserves are becoming a growing issue, and most merchants don’t realize anything has changed until their cash flow ... more
Most product launches don’t fail because of marketing. They fail because of how payment processors interpret sudden revenue spikes.
If you run an online business, big revenue spikes from a product launch or a new course can create problems with your... more
What if you’ve been overpaying on your merchant statement without even realizing it?
Most businesses don’t actually read their merchant statements — they just pay whatever shows up and move on. But buried inside those statements are processing rate... more
What if you could increase subscription revenue without spending more on ads?
When revenue stalls, most businesses try to fix it with more ad spend. But real subscription growth comes from optimizing your payment processing, subscription billing, a... more
Your AI business could be one risk review away from losing everything.
Stripe has been shutting down AI companies with little warning — freezing funds, disabling payments, closing accounts. And it's not just Stripe. PayPal, Square, even dedicated me... more
Your sales are scaling, ads are working, orders are flooding in — then Stripe freezes your account. It happens more than you think, and Maria shows you exactly why and how to prevent it.
Stripe's risk algorithms are designed to flag sudden volume s... more
Your business identity could be stolen — and you won’t even know until your merchant account application is declined.
In this episode, Maria explains MATCH Code 14: Identity Theft, how businesses end up on the Mastercard MATCH list, and why you can... more
Applying for a merchant account online doesn’t have to take weeks. Most delays happen because applications are incomplete, inconsistent, or unprepared.
In this episode, Maria explains how to apply for a merchant account the right way, especially if ... more
Horrible experience with Maria’s company. Currently have $40k being held hostage and absolutely terrible support from Maria.
Uncensored Direct Marketing is a masterclass! Whatever the subject may be you are guaranteed to learn something new from Maria and her incredible guests. Highly recommend giving this show a listen!
Loving this new podcast
Every episode is filled with so many great tips and amazing take aways
Especially loved the most recent episode taking chances
Loved hearing about Maria’s experiences and journey
Looking forward to the next episode
Great job Maria
Love the show, keep up the great work! Just finished listening to your latest episode Taking chances- truly inspiring. Can’t wait for new episodes!
Maria is so easy to listen to. I absolutely love her energy. Her questions help clarify and really dig into the roots of copywriting. Together they made a dynamic and engaging conversation. You’re getting top information for free! Maria - I’d love to hear more about how to save on processing fees. Looking forward to new episodes.
Maria offers a fresh perspective in the space. Great tips and easy to listen to. Looking forward to the next episodes!
Loaded with great tips on scaling sales!
Maria offers great insight and tips any business person at any level can benefit from. Whatever your needs may be you will surely find a key takeaway to help your business grow. Great work Maria!
one of my favorite podcasts on this topic !!
Very insightful filled with loads of great hacks and conversion tips.









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