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Ask HN: Consultants, do you take mobile/credit card payments?
Hello,
I've started doing consultancy for a living, and one of my clients expressed interest in me accepting credit card payments. Do you accept credit card payments? What has your experience been like
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- moeamaya 10y agoShort answer yes. We make it a point to add the processing fees to the client's invoice. Since we use Stripe its 2.9% + 30¢. There's a bunch of different ways to invoice your client with a credit card option. The two we've used are our accounting software https://www.xero.com/and https://www.xero.com/and one time invoice with https://slimvoice.co/ https://slimvoice.co/ (which as an additional $1 to the fees).
- technobabble 10y agoI don't think I'm at the point where I need something like Xero. Slimvoice, however, looks very presentable. Thanks for getting back to me
- itamarst 10y agohttps://doubleyourfreelancing.com/getting-paid/ https://doubleyourfreelancing.com/getting-paid/ suggests it's a bad idea (risk of chargebacks).
- technobabble 10y agoThanks for the link; it clarified some issues regarding paying cycles that I was fuzzy on.
- eswat 10y agoMost of my clients pay via credit card (really Xero invoice + Stripe integration) unless they happen to be in my city. No complaints and I usually prefer it anyway versus dealing with cheques and wire transfers even with the Stripe fee.