Freelance translators, and translation agencies have a natural inclination to work with partners from all over the world. Which is nice and all, but also leads to a significant problem and heartache for us translators: Making sure everybody pays, and does so on time. Every single translator out there has had that problem at least once, and there are quite a few of us who are still awaiting payment, or rather, have had to give up on getting paid, after a few months or years of waiting.
Part of the problem is, of course, that people do not WANT to pay. But it is also just a lot of hassle for them. No-one likes to make international bank transfers. There is a big problem with exchange rates, and sometimes, commissions charged. PayPal is another “love it or hate it” option. While it is fast, and free of commissions, not all people will have PayPal accounts, and probably not be so happy to open one just for you.
So what is the answer to the problem: PayPal credit card payments. Do yourself a favor and look at this guide in order to learn how to set yourself up. Basically, the concept is, a freelancer can send an invoice directly to a client’s e-mail address. For translators, this speeds up the process and also allows you to automatically create nice looking invoices which are saved online. The only drawback of this is that this is essentially a credit card payment, and just as it goes in quickly, it can be revoked at any time and without problem by the credit card company on request of their client. This is what happened to this poor chap.
Gabriel Brunner
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