We've been in business for 22 yrs. Most of our bridal clients are under 30, which makes me old enough to be their mother. Does anyone have any suggestions for me about being relevant in terms of being the voice of experience…
Charging clients an additional 3% for the credit card is in direct violation of your credit card agreement and could end up costing you a whole lot more. Offering a 3% discount for cash or check is not a violation.
So, always add the 3% to…
You have to include the 3% in your markup for your services. Your markup is your business.....The time you spend with clients often exceed the 3%..so why should you eat the cost? That's not fair..you don't work for free.
I like RTC's reply below. My response depends on volume:
If you do a lot of business via Visa online, or it comprises a large part of your volume, then yes - consider the 3% as a cost of doing business and include it in your rates across the…
If you cant accept credit cards without raising your rates, you are not charging enough. Treat your business like a business and charge an appropriate professional fee that takes into account ALL of your costs of doing business including credit…
Unfortunately, I haven't found a way to be able to directly charge customers to cover this fee...an explicit charge is usually considered a violation of the merchant services agreement. The only places, at least in Tennessee, that can charge a…
Why don't you charge more for the fee and give them a 3% discount if paying by cash or check? That'll make them want to pay to get that discount, and they won't feel like they're being up-charged.
I Absolutely agree. As I mentioned in a another post, only hardship expense is an exception. A Hardship expense is one that is unexpected and directly affects profitability. For example, let's say the price of fuel suddenly went to $5 per…
Processing payment is part of the cost of doing business and is part of your on-going operating expense. It will really hurt you business if clients have to absorb part of you operating costs. You either rise your price or lower your profit margin…
I accept credit cards through Paypal which adds a 3% fee, when clients ask if they can pay with credit card I tell them that they can, but that there will be a 3% fee added, most then choose to pay with cash. I won't raise my prices for the two…
If a couple prefers to pay their deposit by credit card, I ask for $100 on PayPal. This costs me $3.20. The balance of the ceremony fee must be paid the day of the ceremony or prior by cash, certified check or money order. I have never experienced…
We do not charge clients for using VISA (or MasterCard or AMEX). Personally, I think it's better to charge a credit card and be assured the payment is good, than worry about checks being returned for insufficient funds or closed accounts.…
I know it's common for vendors to charge the 3%. As a wedding planner, I looked into whether it was legal to charge the cardholder because it is a pain to take the 3% and you can probably work around it with "convenience fees" which…
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We are a booking agency for professional musicians and entertainers for ALL occasions. Celebrating 20 yrs in business. Specialize in music for Weddings, Corporate and Private events, concerts, festivals, wineries, funerals. Classical, Jazz, World Music, music for theme parties, Jewish and Hindu weddings, ALL KINDS of dance bands; soloists to large show bands, and just about any style in between.
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