16 Payment gateways freelancers use

These are some Payment gateways which freelancers use. However you need to discuss the payment mode with you client before the job is awarded.     ------------------------------------------- Moneybookers PayPal 2Checkout Authorize.net ChronoPay iPayment Check/Money Order NOCHEX PSiGate Roboxchange (WebMoney, E-gold, Yandex.Money, MoneyMail, RuPay, INOCard) SECPay  Sofortüberweisung Direkt WebMoney WebToPay.com WorldPay Junior Western Union   All rights belong to ostom, Use of this post is allowed provided this link is present at the end of the article http://getdirectclient.blogspot.com

9 payment practice groups

The following payment practice groups or lists will help you avoid working for bad clients: 1. http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/translationagencypayment (free membership) 2. http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WPPF (free membership) 3. http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/TranslationPaymentsWhoWhenWhat (free membership) 4. http://groups.google.co.in/group/transpayment (free membership) 5. http://it.groups.yahoo.com/group/the-checklist (free membership; in Italian) 6. http://de.groups.yahoo.com/group/zahlungspraxis (free membership; in German) 7. http://www.paymentpractices.net (paid membership) 8. http://www.tcrlist.com/Join (paid membership) Source : Suyash All rights belong to ostom, Use of this post is allowed provided this link is present at the end of the article http://getdirectclient.blogspot.com

Why a translator is expected to get Payment after 90 days?

Why a translator is expected to get Payment after 90 days? 1. I do not know whether this is normal. I know, that each project you handle is unique, each agency is different. May be you know the agency. You are working for them for long and getting payments in time. So you may be perfectly comfortable in accepting their payment terms of 90 days. 2. But I think it is not OK. If I were you, I would NOT accept this term because 90 days is too long a period. May be 45 days is OK. 3. It may sound very tempting that you are promised assignments week after week. However, what if they don't pay you as promised? That means, they owe you more and more money. If by any chance agency decides not to pay you would have to spend more time go trying to get your money. And time is money. 4. If you accept ninety days, please do not take on any additional assignments from them; instead, tell them that you will be available again as soon as they have settled all outstanding accounts. 5. There are a number of agencies in who reasons that their customers don't pay them. It is not logic. You do not have any agreement with the customers of your client. Your agreement is with your direct client. All rights belong to ostom, Use of this post is allowed provided this link is present at the end of the article http://getdirectclient.blogspot.com

8 tips to Avoid Payment Default

8 tips to Avoid Payment Default While it is definitely not fair to generalize, you should always be on the safer side and be careful to avoid falling prey to the dirty tricks of many scammers and cheaters that are present waiting to rip you off. There are many of them who will get the work done and then refuse to pay under the pretext of your work being shoddy or not up to the mark. In order to avoid falling prey to such cheap methods employed by a few bad apples it is necessary to follow a few simple methods that are enlisted: 1. Check out the profile of the agency before you accept any work from them. It is always better to accept work from people who have good credibility ratings. 2. If you are not for any reason able to check upon the credibility of the agency, it is better to first ask for a proper contract that will make them liable if they default on payments. 3. Ascertain that the contract contains all the details of the project and the deadlines and terms and due date of payment. 4. If you still suspect the credibility of the agency, either refuse to take up the work or if you still want to take it up ask for upfront payments or payments in parts as and when the work gets completed. 5. Keep in constant touch with the agency and send in reminders if the payment is due beyond the due dates. 6. If the agency refuses payment under the guise of bad quality although you are sure that the quality of the work is good, tell them that you will leave bad feedbacks on translator websites that is bound to affect the credibility of the agency in future projects. 7. If they still refuse payment, you can go ahead with using sites such as http://www.ripoffreport.com and file for a rip off report and provide them with a copy. It may influence them to pay you the money owed. 8. If nothing works, use the contract to take up legal action against the agency. This is generally a difficult procedure if you are living far away from the other party but definitely not impossible.