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#1 User is offline   Mohanddo 

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Posted 09 January 2010 - 08:57 PM

Hello everyone. Ive never had real clients before and im going to open a paypal account so that i can go ahead and find some. But im wondering what paypal account type is best for web designers? Ty for your time.
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Posted 09 January 2010 - 10:21 PM

View PostMohanddo, on 09 January 2010 - 08:57 PM, said:

Hello everyone. Ive never had real clients before and im going to open a paypal account so that i can go ahead and find some. But im wondering what paypal account type is best for web designers? Ty for your time.



Due to the Paypal charges I no longer accept Paypal as an option for web design work. The 3.4% plus 20p has not chnaged for ages even though general bank interest rates have dropped. I now accept cheque or cash and haven't had a problem as yet and neither cost me a penny.
Prior to that I have a standard Paypal business account.

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Posted 09 January 2010 - 10:38 PM

View Posttaffybach, on 09 January 2010 - 10:21 PM, said:

Due to the Paypal charges I no longer accept Paypal as an option for web design work. The 3.4% plus 20p has not chnaged for ages even though general bank interest rates have dropped. I now accept cheque or cash and haven't had a problem as yet and neither cost me a penny.
Prior to that I have a standard Paypal business account.

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Thnx for your reply.
So you will recieve cash or cheque through the post?
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Posted 10 January 2010 - 03:49 PM

View PostMohanddo, on 09 January 2010 - 10:38 PM, said:

Thnx for your reply.
So you will recieve cash or cheque through the post?


Cheque yes.
If cash payment I provide my bank details for bank transfer.
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Posted 11 January 2010 - 05:17 AM

Moneybookers charges the sender rather than the receiver, they are another option.
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Posted 25 January 2010 - 02:55 PM

Paypal charges are too much for sure. Yet it is convenient. However I'd rather have a direct bank transfer when possible.
Money bookers sounds like a good option. But do you inform the client that they would be paying charges beforehand?
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Posted 25 January 2010 - 03:04 PM

Bank transfer...
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Posted 26 January 2010 - 09:58 AM

I refuse to use PayPal for accepting payment. Just BACS/cheque/cash for me!
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Posted 26 January 2010 - 02:19 PM

it's handy for example for smaller amounts from the states to Britain or elsewhere in Europse otherwise wiring it seems to be complicated and costs about 35 dollars ...
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Posted 26 January 2010 - 02:41 PM

I prefer bank transfer, but cheque will do.

Paypal just sounds less professional (and you lose a chunk of money) especially when you work with bigger companies who make sure you are VAT registered etc before they work with you.
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Posted 27 January 2010 - 07:11 PM

Can I add a question to this post....

Are you guys sending an invoice via email and then listing payment options,

and do you include your bank account details on there for transfers?
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