Getting paid

[vegancoder]

i am in the process of developing a small design business, and was wondering how i would get paid so far i have used paypal for it but this doesnt seem very professional how else can it be done easily? preferably using credit cards

[Wistow]

You can setup a merchant account with the bank, as you will need a business account aswell for any funds to be transferred to.

This is more costly than paypal though.

Craig

[vegancoder]

is there any other free ways to do it? i find paypal to be a bit annoying, and i dont have the cash to invest anything really

[monaghan]

Your only options really are PayPal & NOCHEX for low volume payments or WorldPay etc... (or a full merchant account) if you have sufficient volume. Most merchant accounts have a monthly fee though, so you'd need to have a decent volume in order to make the jump from PayPal/NOCHEX.

If you signup with NOCHEX, then you can register as a buisness and accept payment without requiring signup, this looks a bit more professional.

If you're dealing with business, then you'll want to accept good old fashioned cheque, perhaps direct bank transfer.

[vegancoder]

how would i set up a direct bank transfer?

[monaghan]

Give your sort code & account number to your client, they'll then transfer from their account to yours.

If you have a business bank account, then you can probably also setup a direct debit.

[FrozenDice]

Stay away from setting up an merchant account with a credit card, they charge a certian percent of your sales. Is that going to be your website, nano something?

[vegancoder]

my website in http://www.nanothree.net

ill do the sort code thing thats a good idea!