Hi
Im pretty small scale at the moment just working on by myself from home in your free time while i do a complete time job. Up as yet i had minor business but i recently secured a offer and im getting regular site operate.
Problem is i am unsure how to ask for payment. Previously I have done work with local people merely getting cash or maybe a cheque. Now im operating doing sites for people all over the country. What is the simplest way I can find the money from them After all i dont possess the money to purchase a visa digesting machine, im only totally confused.
What payment method does one guys use
Paypal or iKobo would be the best, each one is better for something:
Paypal is widely used, but has a smaller amount worldwide coverage as compared with iKobo.
iKobo can be less popular, although has more insurance.
Use Paypal should the payer has any Paypal account inside his country (all your occidental countries tend to be covered), and iKobo when you get a occupation from countries in Africa, etc.
What happens if they dont get paypal
Whenever they don’t have Paypal, certainly they could create absolutely a iKobo levels.
Otherwise they would need to a bank transference or even send a check
ask them to post you a cheque
Thats what ive been doing so far but its not very professional plus slows the full process down having cheque clearance and many others
personally, i wouldnt want to pay by any method than cheque…
There can be a few options which I’ve used when managing " non-locals":
PayPal. This sucks, but it does work.
International bank draft/money order/certified cheque within the correct currency. In your case, get them to generate you out some sort of draft in Excess weight Sterling. If it’s a draft, it clears without delay, since the money’s previously certified.
American Union. Be careful using this type of one; it’s expensive. Try if you are able to to get your current client to eat the expense of it, since it’s about 10-15% of the transaction usually. I’ve got a single client who insists on paying this way, however, and he eats the cost, so as much time as I find mine, I never care.
That were designed to get you started out.
What do you could have against PayPal I am using them for a variety of things and I’ve not got any problem using them.
The $10. 5 VARIOUS million US class-action legal cases, the " API" (and WHEN I use that time period loosely, their flagrant prejudice of consumer protection laws where it pertains to plastic cards, and the difficulty one has in contacting " client service" and the deficit of an intelligent response received when a single finally gets by.
http: //www. paypal. com/cgi-bin/webscrcmd=p/gen/ua/policy_buyer_complaint-outside
Rather than that… no cause.
Likewise by using my US Highest regarded account, but every to his private experiences.
Worldpay is a different possibility that was not mentioned here nonetheless…
Sean
My own brother’s site www. inktoprint. co. uk uses WorldPay (he just made your website for em, I’m not promoting them or anything) as well as he says these are good. Their rates will be good apparently and he’s had no problems with them or a few pointer say, his leader hasn’t. Just another possiblity. And me personally, I use Paypal although am going onti Ikobo plus probably WorldPay rapidly. There have been a wonderful amount of complaints about Paypal’s service which explains why I’m leaving these individuals.