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V_Purcell

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Payment methods
« on: October 17, 2017, 09:04:59 pm »
I am looking to try and get all customers to pay by card, my wife can call all clients up 3 days after the clean, just wondering if any of you guys collect this way, would save time and effort.

p1w1

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Re: Payment methods
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2017, 09:13:11 pm »
why not get them onto gocardless even easier.

simon w

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Re: Payment methods
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2017, 09:14:53 pm »
Why not just state in your payment terms that your invoices are settled  by bank transfer within x amount of days/weeks from invoice date.

The Jester of Wibbly

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Re: Payment methods
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2017, 10:42:55 pm »
It's a good idea as a another way to pay. Let them decide which they prefer.

I use a card reader to take payments by card on the road.  I use sum up.  Really low rates less than 2% with no fixed fee or monthly fee.  Much better than paypal. You can also take payments over the phone.

The card reader only a few quid and you can get a discount of £30 half price with this link ( also helps me with referral reward  ;D )

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Claim your 50% off your mobile payment card reader with Sum Up.  http://fbuy.me/f7Ve3

lal

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Re: Payment methods
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2017, 12:23:15 pm »
It's a good idea as a another way to pay. Let them decide which they prefer.

I use a card reader to take payments by card on the road.  I use sum up.  Really low rates less than 2% with no fixed fee or monthly fee.  Much better than paypal. You can also take payments over the phone.

The card reader only a few quid and you can get a discount of £30 half price with this link ( also helps me with referral reward  ;D )

http://fbuy.me/f7Ve3

Hi Paul, how long have you been using  Sum Up, as i have been weighing up getting one of these for a while now.

The Jester of Wibbly

  • Posts: 2162
Re: Payment methods
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2017, 03:20:06 pm »
It's a good idea as a another way to pay. Let them decide which they prefer.

I use a card reader to take payments by card on the road.  I use sum up.  Really low rates less than 2% with no fixed fee or monthly fee.  Much better than paypal. You can also take payments over the phone.

The card reader only a few quid and you can get a discount of £30 half price with this link ( also helps me with referral reward  ;D )

http://fbuy.me/f7Ve3

Hi Paul, how long have you been using  Sum Up, as i have been weighing up getting one of these for a while now.



Yes mate. Been using it for about 8 months.  Comes in very useful and easy to use. Customers are impressed and makes you look more pro. 

I use it as another option for customers and so much more cheaper than paypal readers usage costs.  Only takes about 3 days to come through so much quicker than go Cardless.

It's only £29 when using the link. Small investment for another easy payment method to offer and a good USP for your business.

Claim your 50% off your mobile payment card reader with Sum Up.  http://fbuy.me/f7Ve3

lal

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Re: Payment methods
« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2017, 04:30:17 pm »
It's a good idea as a another way to pay. Let them decide which they prefer.

I use a card reader to take payments by card on the road.  I use sum up.  Really low rates less than 2% with no fixed fee or monthly fee.  Much better than paypal. You can also take payments over the phone.

The card reader only a few quid and you can get a discount of £30 half price with this link ( also helps me with referral reward  ;D )

http://fbuy.me/f7Ve3

Hi Paul, how long have you been using  Sum Up, as i have been weighing up getting one of these for a while now.



Yes mate. Been using it for about 8 months.  Comes in very useful and easy to use. Customers are impressed and makes you look more pro. 

I use it as another option for customers and so much more cheaper than paypal readers usage costs.  Only takes about 3 days to come through so much quicker than go Cardless.

It's only £29 when using the link. Small investment for another easy payment method to offer and a good USP for your business.

Thanks Paul for your quick reply, i think i will go for one using your link later today.

Best regards
Lal

Caleb Morley

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Re: Payment methods
« Reply #7 on: October 18, 2017, 05:45:49 pm »
It's a good idea as a another way to pay. Let them decide which they prefer.

I use a card reader to take payments by card on the road.  I use sum up.  Really low rates less than 2% with no fixed fee or monthly fee.  Much better than paypal. You can also take payments over the phone.

The card reader only a few quid and you can get a discount of £30 half price with this link ( also helps me with referral reward  ;D )

http://fbuy.me/f7Ve3

Hi Paul, how long have you been using  Sum Up, as i have been weighing up getting one of these for a while now.



Yes mate. Been using it for about 8 months.  Comes in very useful and easy to use. Customers are impressed and makes you look more pro. 

I use it as another option for customers and so much more cheaper than paypal readers usage costs.  Only takes about 3 days to come through so much quicker than go Cardless.

It's only £29 when using the link. Small investment for another easy payment method to offer and a good USP for your business.

Does the card reader only take contactless or chip and pin too?

Also does the customer get any receipt or email confirmation?

Thanks

The Jester of Wibbly

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Re: Payment methods
« Reply #8 on: October 18, 2017, 05:52:35 pm »
Yes buddy.  You can swipe cards or use chip and pin option or contactless payments. It's fab.

Once you take payment you then can put the customers email or phone number in the app and it will either text or email the receipt straight away for them. Works a treat.

Just use your own card to test it out when you get it first to see how it works. Just take £1 on your own card. 



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Claim your 50% off your mobile payment card reader with Sum Up.  http://fbuy.me/f7Ve3

Caleb Morley

  • Posts: 376
Re: Payment methods
« Reply #9 on: October 18, 2017, 05:54:07 pm »
Yes buddy.  You can swipe cards or use chip and pin option or contactless payments. It's fab.

Once you take payment you then can put the customers email or phone number in the app and it will either text or email the receipt straight away for them. Works a treat.

Just use your own card to test it out when you get it first to see how it works. Just take £1 on your own card. 




http://fbuy.me/f7Ve3

Cheers mate

Arnold Palmer

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Re: Payment methods
« Reply #10 on: October 18, 2017, 08:30:33 pm »
why not get them onto gocardless even easier.

That.
#aliens

Marc Stock

Re: Payment methods
« Reply #11 on: October 19, 2017, 01:48:32 pm »
It's a good idea as a another way to pay. Let them decide which they prefer.

I use a card reader to take payments by card on the road.  I use sum up.  Really low rates less than 2% with no fixed fee or monthly fee.  Much better than paypal. You can also take payments over the phone.

The card reader only a few quid and you can get a discount of £30 half price with this link ( also helps me with referral reward  ;D )

http://fbuy.me/f7Ve3

Hi Paul, how long have you been using  Sum Up, as i have been weighing up getting one of these for a while now.



Yes mate. Been using it for about 8 months.  Comes in very useful and easy to use. Customers are impressed and makes you look more pro. 

I use it as another option for customers and so much more cheaper than paypal readers usage costs.  Only takes about 3 days to come through so much quicker than go Cardless.

It's only £29 when using the link. Small investment for another easy payment method to offer and a good USP for your business.

Been using PayPal here for approx same amount of time.

Best thing I ever did along with go cardless.

Btw PayPal is in your bank account ready for funds immediately. You don't need to wait 3 days.

The Jester of Wibbly

  • Posts: 2162
Re: Payment methods
« Reply #12 on: October 19, 2017, 01:54:21 pm »
Is it the paypal reader ?  The cost when I looked at it was 54p for a £10 transaction  and 17p for Sum up. 

Go Cardless is great but it's more like direct debit and not a card reader. Takes a week to show up in your account but only costs 10p per £10 taken and free to set up.

I use both Go Cardless and a card reader plus paypal for online payments.   Also BACS payments are free. 



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Marc Stock

Re: Payment methods
« Reply #13 on: October 19, 2017, 02:14:10 pm »
It's 28p per £10

So not quite as cheap as yours. But I get my money the second they make the payment into my actual bank account.

Go cardless isn't like a direct debit...it IS a direct debit.

The Jester of Wibbly

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Re: Payment methods
« Reply #14 on: October 19, 2017, 02:18:30 pm »
It's 28p per £10

So not quite as cheap as yours. But I get my money the second they make the payment into my actual bank account.

Yes think you're right.  It only adds the extra 20p charge if you swipe card using PayPal.
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Marc Stock

Re: Payment methods
« Reply #15 on: October 19, 2017, 02:35:08 pm »
It's 28p per £10

So not quite as cheap as yours. But I get my money the second they make the payment into my actual bank account.

Yes think you're right.  It only adds the extra 20p charge if you swipe card using PayPal.

TBH  it's all swings and roundabouts.

It's chip and pin..

Tom-01

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Re: Payment methods
« Reply #16 on: October 19, 2017, 02:42:45 pm »
GoCardless is excellent. Its all automated with cleaner planner / aworka too so very easy to use and a constant stream of money coming in. The year just gone we were up a considerable amount which is because partly due to increased work but also the better cashflow from using GC.

In the process of transferring all customers over to it. We have the odd one here and there who don't want to, the ones who are good payers I will keep BACS. The others who take ages with multiple reminders will be gone once they are replaced by new customers who are DD only. On another note quite an influx of new customers recently - due to someone else leafleting I think! :)

The Jester of Wibbly

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Re: Payment methods
« Reply #17 on: October 21, 2017, 07:35:53 am »
Yes that's what I do too. Any bad payers I always let them know that to continue the service they will need to sign up to gc.
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Marc Stock

Re: Payment methods
« Reply #18 on: October 21, 2017, 08:43:01 am »
Go Cardless is fantastic.

For me my payment priorities are.

1) BACS
2) CONTACTLESS CARD/CHIP AND PIN
3) DIRECT DEBIT (FOR THE FORGETFUL TYPES)

don't know why I'm shouting lol.

Cash is becoming as inconvenient as cheques now.

Plankton

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Re: Payment methods
« Reply #19 on: October 21, 2017, 10:53:50 am »
Recently discovered that the cost of paying a cheque into the bank at the machine costs me £1.50 machine fee + 68p cheque fee. I had previously been told that this was free to use so I was a bit ped off when I phoned the bank asking where these charges over last couple of years were coming from.
Question is how do I get the OAP's onto direct debit when they don't have Internet.