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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Pure Shine on June 16, 2013, 09:23:35 am

Title: Window cleaning payments
Post by: Pure Shine on June 16, 2013, 09:23:35 am

Am considering asking customers to pay by direct debit how does this work is anyone else doing it ???

Title: Re: Window cleaning payments
Post by: cgh window cleaning on June 16, 2013, 09:34:41 am

I have started to get more of my customers to pay via Internet banking.i have a business account and just give them the account number and sort code,I then ask them to use their address as a reference.
Most like this method it's very easy.

Title: Re: Window cleaning payments
Post by: Pure Shine on June 16, 2013, 09:43:21 am

I have started this but some of them seem to drag out paying was looking to creat an ensured amount of banked money each week if u get what i mean

Title: Re: Window cleaning payments
Post by: formb on June 16, 2013, 09:51:06 am

Quote from: Andy* on June 14, 2013, 07:34:16 pm

I'm currently in the process of moving all slow payers over to direct debit >> www.iconicwindowcleaning.co.uk/directdebit

I'm also explaining to all new customers that I only commence cleaning once a direct debit has been setup... Seems to be working so far.

Andy :-)

Title: Re: Window cleaning payments
Post by: formb on June 16, 2013, 09:52:17 am

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=172091.0

Title: Re: Window cleaning payments
Post by: Pure Shine on June 16, 2013, 05:56:54 pm

Cheers andy how do i get dd set up

Title: Re: Window cleaning payments
Post by: SunShineCleaning on June 17, 2013, 04:44:57 pm

You can't really do DD as it means the seller (i.e. you) request the fee on a certain day. The bank charges heavily for this. Plus you have the authority to change the amount after giving warning.

I find Standing Orders are better. The customer sets it up and controls it. You simply check the cleans off with payments.

Some just do Bank Transfers after each clean.

Title: Re: Window cleaning payments
Post by: Nick Attwood on June 17, 2013, 04:47:18 pm

Take a look at https://gocardless.com have just started using it and is so easy to set up a direct debit! No mor worries.

Title: Re: Window cleaning payments
Post by: Nathanael Jones on June 17, 2013, 05:14:35 pm

Paypal on my website works best for me when it comes to residential payments.

Round here, no one will sign for a standing order,.. its simply not done unless its to a utility provider, but no way would anyone trust a tradesman to turn up on time every month (I do live in Ireland & can understand this attitude!).

Some of my commercials pay by Bacs,..

Title: Re: Window cleaning payments
Post by: ascjim on June 17, 2013, 05:15:19 pm

 Bacs has made life alot easier

Title: Re: Window cleaning payments
Post by: Pure Shine on June 17, 2013, 05:57:34 pm

Choices choices cheers for your ford back guys

Title: Re: Window cleaning payments
Post by: SunShineCleaning on June 17, 2013, 06:31:40 pm

Quote from: Nick Attwood on June 17, 2013, 04:47:18 pm

Take a look at https://gocardless.com have just started using it and is so easy to set up a direct debit! No mor worries.

That's a lot cheaper than I have seen in the past.