Getting Paid For eDesign
Let’s first talk about how we shouldn’t be a bank. Giving your client the option to pay you 50% now and 50% later may end up in disaster. No matter what the best intentions are of said client, you may end up doing an entire design job for only 50% down.
We are working in an online environment. During which you will be going back and forth with your clients about the design. And they will see where you are going with your design and…
What has been seen cannot be unseen
You need to protect yourself. And this doesn’t even include the wishy-washy people or the scammer people. Don’t front half of their project. You aren’t a bank. They need to be as invested in you and the project as you are.
You will have a sales page for each of your offers. At the end of each page you will ask people to buy your service.
You have a couple options to get payment. I would wholeheartedly suggest SendOwl or MoonClerk. After trying the free options, this was worth money.
It is pretty easy to set up and then you will be able to collect payment via your clients just like any other online store.
You could also just get a PayPal button and stick into your sales page. You could. But know that PayPal button codes are long and full of gibberish and sometimes they don’t behave with your website page. By that I mean they may not show up exactly in the spot on the page where you want it to. Sometimes they do, but sometimes you get an ugly bunch of code instead. It is up to you to take that risk.
Another option for electronic payment is using Square. It’s pretty slick and lots of people dig it.
My favorite way I get money these days is with Stripe. They automagically send money to my bank account. How divine is that?
One more thing. While no one likes to pay fees to get paid, you need to. It’s the cost of business and asking your clients to pay you under the table or through some service that is meant for people to send money to their friends isn’t cool. Suck it up buttercup and pay the 3% or whatever.
Electronic Payments
If you’re using Squarespace, it’s super duper easy. Like you don’t have to add anything else to your website. They have the functionality and connect with Stripe (payment processor). They give you an SSL certificate (you know that little lock you see on the website address bar? That means your credit card info is secure and safe from those nasty little thieves).
If you’re gonna sell on your Wordpress website you’re going to have to do a bit more legwork. First decide on a payment process like PayPal or Stripe for your offers. If you’re going to take payment on your Wordpress website, you’ll need an SSL certificate.
If you’re selling services and digital products, then you should definitely run to check out SendOwl right now. It really is super easy to use. And it will scale with your business.
When you visit their site, you’ll notice it’s packed with features. One neat feature is the ability to sell your own digital downloads. Hello, passive income! This is a feature you will want to use to if you decide to create pre- made recipe books, paint palettes, look books, or how –to guides. People will be able to buy and download right from your site, which will leave you looking professional! Sweet!
Interior Design Platforms
If you want to run away from any sort of tech shit, then you may want to consider using Designfiles. You can use their platform to sell your design packages and collect payment. They may take a fee on top of the fee taken by the payment processor, but it is an easy solution. And at the end of the day, easy saves money.
Old School Payment
And you always can go old school and email a PDF of the invoice and have them send you a check in the mail. Wait until the check clears before you start designing, okay?
p.s. if you can’t do an online store yet, try setting one up on Etsy.com It’s like a cuter eBay, and you can be up and running in a half an hour.
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