We've set up Square for credit card payments, have accommodated PayPal payments, etc. If we are to incur a fee for these payments, we make sure to be very clear to client that there will be a convenience fee for online payment. Our state does not allow processing fees to be passed on to consumers, so we use the term convenience fee.
If we have a 3% processing fee (Square), I've found we have to markup our invoice about 4% to net our earned fee.
That's been my experience. Have not had a client offer to pay with bitcoin yet, but did notice a fellow designer here in town had a bitcoin button on their website...
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Felix Ziga AIA
Principal Architect / Owner
Ziga Architecture Studio, PLLC
San Antonio TX
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Original Message:
Sent: 02-13-2018 12:23
From: Scott Rappe
Subject: Alternative methods of payment
Clients are increasingly requesting to pay by methods other than check. While we've accommodated the occasional paypal payment, we have not set up a formal alternative.
Is anyone explicitly accepting credit cards, paypal, bank transfers, (bitcoin!) etc.?
How are you handling the fees associated with these forms of payment?
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Scott Rappe AIA, LEED AP
Kuklinski + Rappe Architects
Chicago IL
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