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Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Using PayPal for Freelance Translation Payments?

What Are the Problems in Using PayPal for Freelance Translation Payments?

Almost all in freelance translation jobs are now reaping the benefits of PayPal. It is one of the easiest ways of transacting payment over the Internet. However, there are times when you may face some problems with your PayPal account.

Once you start facing problems with your PayPal account, it becomes a strenuous and time-consuming job to get access to customer care people and amend it properly.

The first thing one need to keep in mind while on freelance translation jobs is to beware of scams. There are a number of people who sends emails as a representative of PayPal. They ask for your credit card details and the hackers are always ready to empty your account.

Instead of using the normal banking procedure, if you make use of PayPal, a number of risks will automatically be associated with it. You may risk loosing all the money you have in your account. Moreover, PayPal is available only in selected countries and operates for a few currencies.

However, if your freelance translation job requires you to use PayPal to receive money and does not have to connect it to your credit card account, your money is relatively kept safer. Keep in mind to receive small amounts at one time.

Avoid keeping large amounts in your PayPal account and withdraw the money as soon as it touches a few hundred Dollars/Euros.

Keep logging in to your account to keep track of received payments from clients according to the set freelance translation rates. Also, mentally be prepared to loose money you have in your account.

However, since PayPal is one of the best ways to transact small amounts in freelance translation services, it is one of the few alternatives you have at hand to avoid paying a huge amount to the back for cashing cheques.

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