uplinkearth, a provider of Web hosting services has announced two new initiatives to help small to medium sized businesses make money on the Internet -- uplinkearth merchant accounts, powered by Card Services International, and ulexpress shopping cart services, powered by CartManager.

"These two initiatives are the cornerstone of our expanded offerings to the business community," said Michael Yablonowitz, founder and CEO of uplinkearth.

An uplinkearth Internet-ready merchant account allows companies to accept credit cards as a form of payment through their online store. This system is a specialized merchant account that handles Internet transactions in real-time without any human intervention. Companies are able to process all major cards.

ulexpress is a secure online shopping cart solution from uplinkearth and powered by CartManager. There is no programming required. Customers simply complete the 8 steps in the Cart Settings and then use the Button Builder section to create the Add to Cart buttons into their existing product pages. ulexpress does all the programming.