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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: C-Thru. on August 22, 2011, 10:55:45 am

Title: Online Payments
Post by: C-Thru. on August 22, 2011, 10:55:45 am

Hi Guys
I know this has been covered before but I want to set up 'on-line' payments for my clients.
Which way do you use and which way do you think is best?
BACs payments, giving punters my bank details, or PayPal? but costs money? Add to final cost to punter to cover this?
Add payments option to my website?
Standing orders???

Any & all advise as always greatly appriciated.
Cheers Guys
Goochie.

PS now going to try and look up older posts also.

Title: Re: Online Payments
Post by: Pope vader on August 22, 2011, 11:32:42 am

i use pay pal and no chex and try to get as many as possible to pay on line,  i dont add the cost to the custy as i would rather sit in the house than drive around

Title: Re: Online Payments
Post by: LHill on August 22, 2011, 01:17:23 pm

BACS works fine for me.. just ask them to put in their address for a reference.

Title: Re: Online Payments
Post by: Carl@Cwc on August 22, 2011, 02:48:14 pm

how have you set up your site etc to recieve online payments ( bacs)

Title: Re: Online Payments
Post by: LHill on August 22, 2011, 02:52:09 pm

I don't do it via my web site. I put all the details on the ticket which I post.

Title: Re: Online Payments
Post by: wpclean on August 22, 2011, 03:40:56 pm

Is it a good idea to give as any ways as possible for the customer to pay

We provide our bank details, and have paypal on our website too

Title: Re: Online Payments
Post by: Paul Coleman on August 22, 2011, 06:31:51 pm

I give the customer my details.  I get them to put <door number> or <first 4 letters of house name> plus <postcode> asthe reference.  It doesn't stop the odd one from putting "windows" or something equally meaningless to me but if they have an unusual surname it's easy to figure out.

Title: Re: Online Payments
Post by: SB Cleaning on August 22, 2011, 07:17:40 pm

Quote from: LHill on August 22, 2011, 01:17:23 pm

BACS works fine for me.. just ask them to put in their address for a reference.

I do this and is working fine :)

Title: Re: Online Payments
Post by: Craig 72 on August 22, 2011, 08:10:43 pm

A lot of my custies pay online now but I'm finding I'm still having to chase up a few of them for payment.I know it can be easy to forget but it's pretty bloody annoying.Especially when they say they'll pay immediately and you're still waiting a week later.Not in a position yet to start dropping slow payers so have to bite the bullet and send text reminders.

Title: Re: Online Payments
Post by: TLC on August 23, 2011, 01:27:28 pm

I use paymywindowcleaner.com, customers seem to love it! Some pay bacs tho.

Title: Re: Online Payments
Post by: amayze on August 23, 2011, 09:26:39 pm

TLC, what do you think of paymywindowcleaner ??

Title: Re: Online Payments
Post by: C-Thru. on August 23, 2011, 10:16:14 pm

I looked at 'paymywindowcleaner.com' seems a little excessive at around £120 per year for the privilege.
I know people will say that its cheaper than collecting, but I haven't collected for years, good idea but expensive, In my opinion.
I think BACs is the way to go.... so far from previous comments anyway.