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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Kwackers on October 03, 2007, 05:45:28 pm

Title: Payments
Post by: Kwackers on October 03, 2007, 05:45:28 pm: What payment methods would you recommend ?

Do you find collecting is the best way, or leaving a card saying whats due, your address etc?

Any Advice appreciated.
Title: Re: Payments
Post by: geefree on October 03, 2007, 06:20:02 pm: Hi,

i simply leave a note saying they have been cleaned today etc, please send cheque making it payable to......... and address... 99 % send it ... all be it slowly

but i will be leaving S.A E. shortly.

Gary.
Title: Re: Payments
Post by: Russell Macdonald on October 03, 2007, 06:42:06 pm: If mine are not in i leave a S A E with no stamp on & write the first line of the address on & ammount.

I never go collecting but sometimes stop on the way home if a car is in the drive.

Macc
Title: Re: Payments
Post by: johnny_h on October 03, 2007, 07:22:27 pm: i never collect its cheques by post or via internet banking which is free and only takes 2/3 days where a cheque takes 5 days to clear
Title: Re: Payments
Post by: matt on October 03, 2007, 07:32:32 pm: Quote from: GAZZASP8 on October 03, 2007, 06:20:02 pm
Hi,

i simply leave a note saying they have been cleaned today etc, please send cheque making it payable to......... and address... 99 % send it ... all be it slowly

same here

a few pay me online, which suits me fine, ive had 2 people ask for my bank details, but i dont know how i would know who paid me what
Title: Re: Payments
Post by: johnny_h on October 03, 2007, 07:43:26 pm: matt when they pay online get them to put their address in the reference line i have not had any problems
Title: Re: Payments
Post by: Feen on October 03, 2007, 07:46:44 pm: I leave SAE. Payment can be slow, but it beats collecting. I do collect some locals. Thinking about PayPal, but they take a charge. Online sounds worth trying to develop.
Title: Re: Payments
Post by: matt on October 03, 2007, 07:54:19 pm: Quote from: johnny_h on October 03, 2007, 07:43:26 pm
matt when they pay online get them to put their address in the reference line i have not had any problems

i meant for interent banking, do you get a reference box even with that ?? ? ?
Title: Re: Payments
Post by: johnny_h on October 03, 2007, 08:05:48 pm: yes matt they have a reference section they have to fill in put it on all chits you leave that they must use their address i know which ones use online so wouldnt be too much trouble working out who its from
Title: Re: Payments
Post by: Feen on October 03, 2007, 08:35:32 pm: Quote "they have a reference section they have to fill in "

Is this not voluntary? I am preparing invoices and am asking the customer to leave a reference in this box. Don't think they "have to".
Title: Re: Payments
Post by: johnny_h on October 03, 2007, 08:51:50 pm: they dont have to if they dont want to but then they can always go back to paying by cheque with an extra charge to cover my bank charges
Title: Re: Payments
Post by: windowwashers on October 03, 2007, 09:00:02 pm: Quote from: Kwackers on October 03, 2007, 05:45:28 pm
What payment methods would you recommend ?

Do you find collecting is the best way, or leaving a card saying whats due, your address etc?

Any Advice appreciated.

I never collect, did when first started but took far to much time and I was not getting paid for it. Now all payments are either posted or paid online via bank transer, cheque, standing order, paypal even postal orders.
Title: Re: Payments
Post by: Chris Cottrell on October 03, 2007, 10:18:36 pm: Quote from: windowwashers on October 03, 2007, 09:00:02 pm
Quote from: Kwackers on October 03, 2007, 05:45:28 pm
What payment methods would you recommend ?

Do you find collecting is the best way, or leaving a card saying whats due, your address etc?

Any Advice appreciated.

I never collect, did when first started but took far to much time and I was not getting paid for it. Now all payments are either posted or paid online via bank transer, cheque, standing order, paypal even postal orders.

Ditto