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Do you accept credit card payments from your clients? If not, now might be a great time to seriously consider it, if you have an iPhone, iPad, Android or Blackberry phone. I have read about Intuit's GoPayment device with interest for sometime, but decided I didn't want to pay for the reader or additional monthly fee.
Recently, I was on the phone with Intuit and the person mentioned GoPayment and how Intuit had made big changes in regards to GoPayment. They are now offering a TOTALLY FREE reader to everyone with a low swipe rate of 1.6%. The GoPayment App to install on your device is also free. All business owners that accept credit cards know if you can actually swipe the client's credit card the discount rate is much lower. All the sudden, I began to sit up and listen with great interest. He went on to say since I was already using Intuit's merchant services for the Desktop version of QuickBooks they would simply add GoPayment to my existing account with NO additional monthly charge. Immediately, I was sold. Of course, I confirmed this offer didn't have any hidden charges and I quizzed him over all the terms and conditions. There is no contract, you can cancel at anytime and it is extremely easy to sign up as new merchant with Intuit. I think he told me the monthly fee is $11.99 per month.
I received my FREE reader last week. Dandelion Interiors is ready to accept charges using our iPhones or iPad. Did I mention Jerry and I love our iPhones? Jerry and I both tested the reader on our phones and indeed it works as advertised. You can even void a charge right from your phone. Absolutely, love it! Isn't technology amazing?
Thank You,
Amelia Laterza
Debbie, FYI I canceled my account with GoPayment. The fees are notas low as they say. When you use a credit card that has points associated withit the fees are really 3.7%. They charge you the 1.6% at processing time and then whenyou get your monthly statement it shows additional fees. I was very disappointmentwith them. I ended up speaking with my bank who had a much betterprogram. I don’t need to process on thejob, I can record credit card account # and set up payments on computer through securedsite. Also can use as a reoccurring payment (ie: if customer was making depositson project they would charge account on specified date) I really think even though thereader is free the fees aren’t worth it. When your charges are big (over $2000.00 at a time) it adds up fast! Check your statements for additional charges.
Amelia