# Click & Convert with Maria Sparagis Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413.md RSS feed: https://feeds.captivate.fm/maria-sparagis/ Official site: https://directpaynet.com Author: Maria Sparagis Episodes: 200 ## Resource 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 founders and online entrepreneurs need to scale to 6 and 8 figures — from optimizing your checkout flow to maximizing what hits your bottom line. Featured in American Banker, Vice, Coindesk, and Yahoo. Connect at mariasparagis.com or directpaynet.com. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413.md ## Episodes - [#244 Why Your Payment Processor Treats You as High‑Risk (Even If You’re Legit)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/244-why-your-payment-processor-treats-you-as-high-risk-even-if-you-re-legit) — 2026-07-17T11:00:00+00:00 - [#243 The Revenue Leaks Most Businesses Never Find](https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/243-the-revenue-leaks-most-businesses-never-find) — 2026-07-10T11:00:00+00:00 - [#242 Is Your Checkout Scaring Customers Away? 7 Trust Fixes That Increase Sales](https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/242-is-your-checkout-scaring-customers-away-7-trust-fixes-that-increase-sales) — 2026-07-03T11:00:00+00:00 - [#241 Is Your AI Agent Quietly Increasing Chargebacks?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/241-is-your-ai-agent-quietly-increasing-chargebacks) — 2026-06-26T11:00:00+00:00 - [#240 Stripe Withheld Your Funds – 4 Steps That Actually Work](https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/240-stripe-withheld-your-funds-4-steps-that-actually-work) — 2026-06-19T11:00:00+00:00 - [#239 The Silent Revenue Killer: Fixing 'Do Not Honor' Declines](https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/239-the-silent-revenue-killer-fixing-do-not-honor-declines) — 2026-06-12T11:00:00+00:00 - [#238 What Happens If Stripe Shuts You Down Tomorrow?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/238-what-happens-if-stripe-shuts-you-down-tomorrow) — 2026-06-04T21:00:00+00:00 - [#237 Why Having Low Chargebacks Is No Longer Enough to Keep Your Account Safe](https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/237-why-having-low-chargebacks-is-no-longer-enough-to-keep-your-account-safe) — 2026-05-28T21:00:00+00:00 - [#236 Your Payment Processor Is Silently Blocking Sales](https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/236-your-payment-processor-is-silently-blocking-sales) — 2026-05-21T21:00:00+00:00 - [#235 How to Reduce Stripe Chargebacks in 3 Steps](https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/235-how-to-reduce-stripe-chargebacks-in-3-steps) — 2026-05-14T21:00:00+00:00 - [#234 5 Checkout Fixes That Will Grow Your Shopify Sales](https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/234-5-checkout-fixes-that-will-grow-your-shopify-sales) — 2026-05-07T21:00:00+00:00 - [#233 Stripe Payout On Hold? Fastest Way To Get Paid](https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/233-stripe-payout-on-hold-fastest-way-to-get-paid) — 2026-04-30T21:00:00+00:00 - [232 Shopify Is Holding Your Money (Here’s Why It’s Worse in 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/232-shopify-is-holding-your-money-here-s-why-it-s-worse-in-2026) — 2026-04-23T21:00:00+00:00 - [#231 Why Your Best Launch Month Could Be Your Last](https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/231-why-your-best-launch-month-could-be-your-last) — 2026-04-16T21:00:00+00:00 - [#230 What Are You Actually Paying For? Your Merchant Statement Explained](https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/230-what-are-you-actually-paying-for-your-merchant-statement-explained) — 2026-04-09T21:00:00+00:00 - [#229 5 Subscription Revenue Leaks Hiding in Your Payment Setup](https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/229-5-subscription-revenue-leaks-hiding-in-your-payment-setup) — 2026-04-02T21:00:00+00:00 - [#228 Stripe Is Shutting Down AI Businesses — Is Yours Next?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/228-stripe-is-shutting-down-ai-businesses-is-yours-next) — 2026-03-26T21:00:00+00:00 - [#227 Scaling Your Business? Stripe Might Shut You Down](https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/227-scaling-your-business-stripe-might-shut-you-down) — 2026-03-19T21:00:00+00:00 - [#226 Business Identity Theft and the MATCH List (What Merchants Should Know)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/226-business-identity-theft-and-the-match-list-what-merchants-should-know) — 2026-03-12T21:00:00+00:00 - [#227 How to Get a Merchant Account FAST (High Risk Business Included)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/227-how-to-get-a-merchant-account-fast-high-risk-business-included) — 2026-03-05T21:00:00+00:00 - [#224 Stripe Restricted Business List: Avoid Frozen or Held Payments](https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/224-stripe-restricted-business-list-avoid-frozen-or-held-payments) — 2026-02-26T21:00:00+00:00 - [#223 Shopify Payments Isn’t Your Only Option (Keep Your Store)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/223-shopify-payments-isn-t-your-only-option-keep-your-store) — 2026-02-19T21:00:00+00:00 - [#222 How to Add ACH Payments to Boost Your Sales](https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/222-how-to-add-ach-payments-to-boost-your-sales) — 2026-02-12T21:00:00+00:00 - [#221 The Hidden Reason You Can’t Get a Merchant Account](https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/221-the-hidden-reason-you-can-t-get-a-merchant-account) — 2026-02-05T21:00:00+00:00 - [#220 The Best Payment Setup For Your Business](https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/220-the-best-payment-setup-for-your-business) — 2026-01-29T21:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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