What Form Of Payment From A Sponsor Do You Prefer ~~username~~?

[Greenguy]

I'm not going to say that I'm fighting with a couple of sponsors about this, but I'm old school & pretty much assume that when I sign up to an affiliate program, they'll pay me with a check.

I'm finding more & more that don't offer payments by check & use wires or something like ePassporte or Storm Pay or whichever the fad of the day is :)

I'm not a big fan of wires (had a big problem with one a few years ago that left a sour taste in my mouth) I don't really mind ePassporte, but nothing beats having that check come in the mail, opening the envelope & putting the info into MS Money :)

So - if you had the option on all of these (and you paid the fees, since most don't eat the transfer costs unless it's a large amount) which would you choose?

[Cleo]

I wish all my sponsors did ePassporte.

Don't like checks in the mail at all. They get lost and if I'm out of town they just sit in the mail box. I get the same warm fuzzy feeling logging in and see deposits as I do opening letters without all the hassle of dealing with mail.

CCBill is my biggest income and they don't do ePassporte. :(
They do direct deposit I hear but I've never gone trough the trouble of setting it up and it annoys me that they want $25 bucks for each direct deposit.

[Chop Smith]

I'll take a check and I sure don't want to incur a fee for being paid something owed to me. Damn that 35c charge from ccBill.

[Greenguy]

Added one for you Cleo :)

[latinafind]

I like checks too (although here there are silly fees) + Epassporte is also good.

[Jel]

epassporte all the way for me :D

ccbill is also my main source of income, I'm looking forward to the day when they incorporate epassporte payments (as I'm sure they will - be it a month or 2 years).

[ponygirl]

a cheque in your hand sure is nice...although being in Canada most of them get held for 2 wks |angry|
but it's ok cuz the exchange makes it worth it (well for now anyway) :D

Ponygirl

[emmanuelle]

I love getting checks in th mail :-)

I HATE the $100 minimums though..... It took me a year to make my first $35 sale with one program, now I find out that I wont get paid till I make 3 more |angry|

[emmanuelle]

a cheque in your hand sure is nice...although being in Canada most of them get held for 2 wks |angry|
but it's ok cuz the exchange makes it worth it (well for now anyway) :D

Ponygirl



Ponygirl- talk to your bank. If you have a business account and a good relationship with them, you can often get that hold reduced or removed.

[MrMaryLou]

Checks and Epassorte are ok by me but I wont even join if they have to wire me the money :(

[swedguy]

A regular old check in the mail gets me going :D

I don't really like having too much in my ePass account since it doesn't do much use there. The ePass exchange rate sucks compared to my other options, so I only keep little money in there to pay designers and stuff like that.

[CrazySy]

ePassporte and checks however I like ePassporte more than checks :D

[Useless]

I'd prefer a mix of beer and blowjobs, but if that isn't offered, I'll take a check. If they'd make direct deposit simple and free, I'd take that. I like check stubs for accounting purposes too.

[bdld]

i enjoy epassporte for amounts under 1k, checks for larger ones.

[Rui]

ePassporte all the way, its one of the best things ever made(at least for European and non-US) webmasters :=)

[Jim]

I have never understood why anyone would have a problem with wires.

[stuveltje]

i like epassporte the most and direct deposit, because i am foreign it takes to long to receive the check, plus my bank takes to long to sent me the money of the check, then my bank send me huge bills for cashing the check, and then every 3 months i get an fight with my bank again because it seems some checks bounched back and with the administration of my bank i cant see which ones, my first choise is epassporte:))))

[Lunatic]

I like epassporte the best. I don't like having to drag my lazy butt to the bank, plus it's great being paid instantly on payday.

[Fido]

In the past it took 14 days for sponsor to write out the check, another 14 days for the postal service to deliver it to me and about 2 months to cash it out.

Now (or in the near future) with EP I could instantly, when I get sign up, withdraw the money from the ATM in front of my house (everywhere on the globe).

Guess what do I prefer? :)

[Rand]

So - if you had the option on all of these (and you paid the fees, since most don't eat the transfer costs unless it's a large amount) which would you choose?

GreenGuy - Your sig is great!

I'm not an affilate of any programs but if I were I'd prefer the instant payout of ePassporte. -- Big Surprise!

I do have funds loaded onto my ePassporte account at least twice a month. I spend the cash faster than that though. |pimpin

[Greenguy]

I have never understood why anyone would have a problem with wires.It really does depend on the amount - hell, if you sent me a wire it'd cost you $20-25 (which you'd take out of what you're sending me) and then my bank charges me for incoming wires - I forget how much, but let's say it's $10 - so maybe $35 for the wire?

I can wait the 3 days it takes the check to get here (especially since I have a line of credit with the bank so most funds are available instantly - lol)

[Cleo]

I didn't realize that wires cost so much. Guess this explains CCBill's wire charge.

[PR_Tom]

I would *prefer* direct deposit, so I voted for it. I take a check from every sponsor I use though, except the one which offers direct deposit.

I'm reluctant to join epassporte because I'm stubborn, but since I've been told you can go in and transfer funds direct to your bank account, I suppose I'll have to do it and do the direct depositing myself.

[Joe]

ePassporte all the way.

Btw, concerning the ePassporte Electron card, how has the success rate been?

I heard some people were having trouble using it at select locations even though they allowed VISA cards.

[Cleo]

I just use mine to take out cash at ATMs.

[Kinky]

I like checks (I let them pile up without cashing them for awhile so that I don't get the urge to piss all my money away on useless crap)

[Wenchy]

I prefer good old paper checks, so that's where my vote went. I have this real thing about check stubs for bookkeeping reasons, plus I much prefer having the funds in my hands even if it does take a couple of extra days to get it here. I do most of my banking via ATM anyway as I live halfway across town from my credit union, but the post office is only a few blocks from there so I can do all the check gathering and depositing in one trip once a week. However, I suppose if sponsors offered some way of printing out a "payment receipt" or check stub online, Epassporte wouldn't be bad...

I'm just not comfortable handing out my banking information to anybody who asks for it. I've recently been the victim of identity theft and I guess I'm a little paranoid now. Once per lifetime is more than enough for that BS |dizzy|

[Toby]

I *love* getting money in the mail. Check please!

[Senator]

Direct Deposit because fast and instant. On the down side, I had ARS remove money from my business bank account. Not cool :(

[stuveltje]

ePassporte all the way.

Btw, concerning the ePassporte Electron card, how has the success rate been?

I heard some people were having trouble using it at select locations even though they allowed VISA cards.
it works fine for me, ,like Cleo i only use my epassporte plastic card to pull cash :D

[Mishi]

I'm with Wenchy - give me a paper trail. It makes my record keeping more simple and accurate.

I have one sponsor paying me via ePassporte, and that makes for a great "petty cash" fund for domain renewals, StatsRemote payments, Target.com (damn them! How dare they accept ePassport Visa!) etc. - almost feels like "free" money.

I would like to see a lower minimum payout from some sponsors. $50 is fine; $100 is too high. I don't promote all sponsors equally and it's not uncommon for a few weeks to go by before I hit the magic number. (In some cases, months or even years - I kid you not.) Cash that is not flowing does me little good.

[Fonz]

I pushed the "Regular Checks" button. But that's probably because I don't know exactly how this whole ePassporte thing works :D

[Certifiedbitch]

i prefer ePassporte because it's hassle free.

[Fido]

I pushed the "Regular Checks" button. But that's probably because I don't know exactly how this whole ePassporte thing works :D
Exactly. There are two main groups voting at this thread:

1/ they pressed ePassporte button
2/ they do not know how ePassporte works :D

[swedguy]

It really does depend on the amount - hell, if you sent me a wire it'd cost you $20-25 (which you'd take out of what you're sending me) and then my bank charges me for incoming wires - I forget how much, but let's say it's $10 - so maybe $35 for the wire?
Exactly.

$1000 is usually the minimum for wires.

Cost to cash a check for me: $2 = 0.2% fee
Cost for a wire for me: $35 + $12 = 4.7% fee

If you add all the small fees you pay over the year, it adds up to pretty much and I like to keep unnecessary fees to a minimum :)

[Rand]

Exactly. There are two main groups voting at this thread:

1/ they pressed ePassporte button
2/ they do not know how ePassporte works :D



That's my cue.

Well.. it really is very simple.

Get an ePassporte Personal Account - Either go to https://www.epassporte.com/ and get one, or find a sponsor that will give you one. You can get a Virtual account issued to you within minutes.

Tell your sponsors that you wish to be paid by ePassporte and give them your ePassporte account username. That is all they need. -- You can use the same ePassporte account with each sponsor you promote.

Sponsors will push payments onto your account on their usual schedule.







BUT...............

-> You get your payment instantly. No waiting for mail, no lost mail, no worry about the check clearing, no updating your address with sponsor.

-> You receive your money at no cost to you (unlike PayPal who takes a fee for receiving the money for you).

-> You can shop online and spend your money with your Virtual Visa.

-> You can add an Electron Card to your account and pull cash from ATM's or shop at your favorite stores.

-> You can send money to any other ePassporte account holder instantly, anywhere in the world, for less than the cost of a stamp. (P2P)

-> You have a documented transaction history online so that you can print out for your records.

-> You can increase your limits based on your particular needs.

-> US account holders may transfer funds to their US bank account.

-> No Internet access? No problem! You can check your balance, transfer funds, or re-load your account from your mobile phone.

Cheaper than wires, faster than checks. The Power of Visa.

How many more reasons do you really need?





Write to me if you have questions. Rand @ ePassporte .com

[Cleo]

When I finally broke down and went to get an ePassporte account and looked at a free one from a sponsor but I didn't like the way my account would have been so I just went to ePassporte and got an account. Simple, painless, got just the account name I wanted. It did cost a couple of dollars, can't remember exactly but it wasn't much, I got the extra card and stuff.

I got a tax question about ePassporte.
I'm a corporation so my sponsors have corporation tax ID. If a sponsor pays me by check it goes into my corporation's account and if I want to personally use that money I have to take it out as salary so I have to pay taxes on it. ePassporte I just take it out with the ATM card and it seems to me that I have unreported income since I've basically been given cash with no real records since you are not required to file anything when a business is making out checks to a corporation. Nothing really filed on me as payments and well cash is…

Not that I would ever cheat on my taxes and not report all my income or anything.

[Rand]

Cleo - I'm not exactly sure I understand your question. But, I'm in no poistion to offer anyone tax advice. You may want to confer with your accountant.

[Cleo]

I already know what my account would say. :D

[dareutwo]

Send me a check -
I do have an ePassporte account - used once. If I need to use it again, I'll transfer the funds.
Plus I love the look on the tellers faces when there's a bunch of them. :)
(remember this is a really small town - I know everyone at the bank)

Though I agree on the 100.00 minumum being too high.
I'll try out a sponsor.. make a sale or two, but if the conversions suck, it can take a long ass time to get paid.
Fortunately, there hasn't been too many sponsors going belly up for quite awhile.

[Greenguy]

Exactly. There are two main groups voting at this thread:

1/ they pressed ePassporte button
2/ they do not know how ePassporte works :DI know how ePassporte works, but I still prefer a check.


...I got a tax question about ePassporte...The proper way to do it is to get your business bank account added to your ePassporte account & transfer the funds that way.

***

Rand - thanks for the |spam|

[cd34]

Cleo,

You might want to use the transfer to a US Bank Account rather than the ATM -- at least that way you have a paper trail.

If you take it out at the ATM, you need to save that receipt and record it in your accounting as a separate accounting entry of cash in/cash out.

[troy]

Definitely Epassporte

[Fido]

I know how ePassporte works, but I still prefer a check.
Yeah, but it sounds to me like you would prefer horses over cars ;)

[Rand]

I know how ePassporte works, but I still prefer a check.

Rand - thanks for the |spam|

Why do I bother posting here?

[stuveltje]

some does do less for bankwire ike ccbill 100 (but then 25 cost) extreme paycheck 200 cost 25 , guerilla i believe 600 cost 20 bucks(not bad if you think i pay more for an 100 check in holland) still epassporte is the best:D

[MadMax]

I'll take checks every time. That way if there's an error I have a document in my hand and not just a string of numbers in a transaction ID. It also forces me to take notice of who pays on time and who doesn't. The fees do piss me off though.

[Greenguy]

Yeah, but it sounds to me like you would prefer horses over cars ;)No - to me it's just another step in the process. You'll never have every sponsor paying via ePassporte, so I have to take the money from there & put it where it belongs - I'm doing that with checks anyway, so this does technically add another step. That & there are limits as far as the amounts & whatnot, which might interfere with me transferring large amounts to my regular bank account, not to mention the fees that come with the transfers on each end.


Why do I bother posting here?Sorry - I just don't remember anyone asking for info on ePassporte - let alone a book on the subject. If Storm Pay had come by & posted the same thing I'd have told them off too. We're not like very other board in the world & I like it that way.

[Lunatic]

The only thing I don't like about epassporte is the $2.00 charge most, but not all, sponsors charge. But I still like epassporte the best. :)

[Fido]

You'll never have every sponsor paying via ePassporte...Why are you so sure about it? Maybe it will not be ePassporte, but I bet that every sponsor WILL offer some kind of instant payments based on Visa/MC cards in the near future. Simply because it costs them almost nothing and because a lot of (especially non-US) webmasters demand it.

The only thing I don't like about epassporte is the $2.00 charge most, but not all, sponsors charge.As in every industry, competition will lower prices.

[MrYum]

I'm in the gimme a check camp...paper trail...and I just like getting em in the mail box :)

One Australia based sponsor pays me by wire...which is fine too...my corp bank sends notification of the deposit every month...still got a paper trail.

Epassporte is great for some things, buying content and such...but as of yet...I don't process any affiliate payments through it...

[Greenguy]

Why are you so sure about it? Maybe it will not be ePassporte, but I bet that every sponsor WILL offer some kind of instant payments based on Visa/MC cards in the near future. Simply because it costs them almost nothing and because a lot of (especially non-US) webmasters demand it.1st off, you're thinking that even more of these cards/services would be a good thing? How many accounts do you need? LOL Let's say CCBill released one - that's another service that would cause yet another step in the process & another fee. (and that's not even mentioning that it still takes a couple days to get money transfered from the online account to your normal bank account, if I remember correctly)

I only have PayPal because it's easier to make payments for some mainstream stuff & I only have ePassporte because some sponsors can't or won't cut US checks for one reason or another.

2nd, how many sponsors pay instantly besides Flash Cash? And, in all reality, how desperate are you for money that you need it in your account 15 minutes after the sale? The instant payment is a novelty to most people.

If ePassporte actually was what I was personally told it was going to be & be able to do 2+ years ago when it was released, that'd be a different story - it does have it's uses & I'm sure it's wonderful to most people, it's just not what I want with every sponsor because of the extra steps it forces to me do in order to keep proper records.

[Fido]

1st off, you're thinking that even more of these cards/services would be a good thing? How many accounts do you need? LOL Let's say CCBill released one - that's another service that would cause yet another step in the process & another fee. (and that's not even mentioning that it still takes a couple days to get money transfered from the online account to your normal bank account, if I remember correctly)Sure it will be a good thing. Contest is always good thing for a customer. There will be probably similar situation like in credit card sector. Not monopoly, but also not 50 of such a companies.
2nd, how many sponsors pay instantly besides Flash Cash? And, in all reality, how desperate are you for money that you need it in your account 15 minutes after the sale? The instant payment is a novelty to most people.Well, sorry, I did not express myself correctly enough. By instant payment I mean payments, when I will receive money within a few moments from the moment when someone would send them. Instant signup is a nice feature, but if all of sponsors would do them it will be very hard to keep overview of them.

I fully understand all of nostalgic posts in this thread. When I have received my first check (and it was from adult, because in Europe the checks are not so common like in US) it was very nice. Trust me or not, there was even my name on it :)

I also, GG, understand some of your reasons why someone would not use ePassporte. Nothing is perfect. Well, maybe some express wire transfer done straightforward to your regular bank account anywhere on the globe within one minute, with costs $0.1 per transaction? :D Lets get surprised.

[grzepa]

I love the way epassporte works...

[Jel]

Looks like *most* non-US/Canadian webmasters prefer epassporte from what I can see?

[HappySmut]

i like checks because they give me something to rub on my belly when the old people in the bank stare at me...

[Lori_Anderson]

I prefer checks :)

[Robbo]

I like checks. No cost to me to cash or deposit, a paper trail, not having to give out my bank info and I can walk to the bank branch and choke the manager if I so choose.

[pornrex]

:D That's my cue.

Well.. it really is very simple.

Get an ePassporte Personal Account - Either go to https://www.epassporte.com/ and get one, or find a sponsor that will give you one. You can get a Virtual account issued to you within minutes.

Tell your sponsors that you wish to be paid by ePassporte and give them your ePassporte account username. That is all they need. -- You can use the same ePassporte account with each sponsor you promote.

Sponsors will push payments onto your account on their usual schedule.







BUT...............

-> You get your payment instantly. No waiting for mail, no lost mail, no worry about the check clearing, no updating your address with sponsor.

-> You receive your money at no cost to you (unlike PayPal who takes a fee for receiving the money for you).

-> You can shop online and spend your money with your Virtual Visa.

-> You can add an Electron Card to your account and pull cash from ATM's or shop at your favorite stores.

-> You can send money to any other ePassporte account holder instantly, anywhere in the world, for less than the cost of a stamp. (P2P)

-> You have a documented transaction history online so that you can print out for your records.

-> You can increase your limits based on your particular needs.

-> US account holders may transfer funds to their US bank account.

-> No Internet access? No problem! You can check your balance, transfer funds, or re-load your account from your mobile phone.

Cheaper than wires, faster than checks. The Power of Visa.

How many more reasons do you really need?





Write to me if you have questions. Rand @ ePassporte .com

Well said, Rand. In my opinion, epassporte is by far, second to none. Except for maybe beer and blowjobs. :D

[-efreet-]

I preffer only epassporte
This is best payment method !

[Lemmy]

Checks for me.

[Jeremiasz]

ePassporte !! Too long time to wait for check from USA , and realization of checks in poland can take a while also... so only ePassporte , quick payment and ATM card |pimpin

[spookyx]

I like epassporte the best. I don't like having to drag my lazy butt to the bank, plus it's great being paid instantly on payday.

I am extra lazy.. I mail my checks to my bank

|waves|

[krki]

epass too, but I like and wire transfers. Yes, checks just too long travel from USA.

[funmaster]

i prefer epassport payment

[seven]

With the check i get the money in 2 month with epassport in 2 weeks..so i kinda love epasport :)

[digifan]

Epassporte all the way... I hate to pay that much to my bank for the checks.

[webgurl]

Epassporte is the best thing since slice bread !!! I lOve It

[maharaja]

i would vote for epassporte

[tickler]

I like ePass, but the exchange rates and not being able to use it anywhere but ATMs is a pain.

[sue-fl]

I only like getting paid by check sent to my house! My mailbox doesn't often have a check for me but it's picking up a bit |bananna|

[swedguy]

I like ePass, but the exchange rates and not being able to use it anywhere but ATMs is a pain.
You get a Visa number that you can use for online purchases.

[Thumbler]

Looks like *most* non-US/Canadian webmasters prefer epassporte from what I can see?
If I still lived in the UK I would probably have voted for epassporte. The problem with checks as we both know is the time it takes to get them to the UK and the fees charged by the banks to process them.

Now of course the bigger problem is the horrendous exchange rate...... :(

[Kenny B!]

I much prefered getting paid by check, but since we recently started offering epassporte as a payment method, I like to have that account funded by other sponsors:-)

[punker barbie]

I think checks are good.
Most of my affiliates also prefer checks, i get the occasional request for paypal or wire which is fine. What ever works best for the affiliate.

[mytch]

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[dsangon]

ePassporte is the best for europeans

[funmaster]

I prefer epasport payment

[kalle7]

I dont sign up or push any sponsors that dont have epassporte (Except from CCBill). As a non-us webmaster the check option costs way to much for me to be a real option. For me it costs about $ 30,- to get it into my account and that is a waste of money.

As mentioned earlier in this post I also hope that CCBill will soon offer epassporte payments cause wire/checks are outdated in my opnion cause of the high costs. Just changed my CCBill account from weekly wires to monthly wires and will probably change that also to monthly checks cause wires even cost more than checks. To bad that a company like CCBill is still not offering the solutions for the future.

[Greenguy]

kalle7 - you have to remember that ePassporte is backed by Epoch which is CCBill's main competitor, so them doing something that would benefit Epoch will probably never happen (even if it benefits the webmasters)

[kalle7]

Ah, I did not know that Greenguy. Thanks for updating me |thumb Yeah, I guess when the situation is like that, CCBill would probably never get into the epassporte program. Can only hope that there will be more solutions like epassporte from non-competing companies in the future.

Actually I have ment to ask the board about the fethard.biz company. Anyone had any experience with them?

[Forser]

Epassporte all the way for me, since checks are a hassle to get changed to cash at the bank.

/Forser

[lukaz]

i prefer wire.
the charges for cashing non EU cheques are ridiciously high

[wolfie]

Cashing check is so damn expensive here so I'll use ePassporte if can.
For bigger amounts regular cheque and wire are ok.

[Roby]

Epassporter is best

[Rand]

I dont sign up or push any sponsors that dont have epassporte (Except from CCBill). As a non-us webmaster the check option costs way to much for me to be a real option. For me it costs about $ 30,- to get it into my account and that is a waste of money.


I would mention that even a sponsor program using CCBill can still make affialte payouts via ePassporte.

There is nothing stopping a sponsor program processed by CCBill from using eP, and many of them do.

Affialte payouts are a seperate issue from who your HRIPSP is.

[Greenguy]

Rand - I think he was referring to programs that pay their affiliates via check/wire from CCBill & not just programs that process with them.

[Rand]

Rand - I think he was referring to programs that pay their affiliates via check/wire from CCBill & not just programs that process with them.

Right. But any program that does their own affilate payouts (and that would be most of them) may use ePassporte as a payment method regardless of who their processor is.

[Greenguy]

Rand - I'm signed up for 350 or so programs & about 100 are directly thru CCBill as far as link codes & payments, thus no ePassporte :(

Now, how many of the other 250 use CCBill & pay me themselves I have no idea :D

Point being that when most of us ask about payments from a CCBill account, we're talking about the programs that have CCBill handle the payments :)

[IwantU Bryan]

I would have to pick Epassporte ;)

[Keyser Soze]

Epassporte all the way :)
I won't sign up for a new sponsor if they don't have epassporte as an payout option.

[chilihost]

cheques cost me a $10 processing fee plus currency conversion charges to deposit into my bank account so I prefer epassporte.

cheers,
Luke

[Sams]

ePassporte

[mytch]

.... hello have a good time ......

[urb]

.... hello have a good time ......

Hey, I probably will... but what's that got to do with webmaster payments?

[JFK]

I wish there were multiple choices, I dont really care how it comes in, as long as I get it . Most of the payments I receive are in the form of a cheque. But I am not adverse to Paypal or Epassporte.

[Certifiedbitch]

i like payment by ePassporte cause it's accessible anywhere you are in the world.

[Cash]

epassporte is my preferred payment method by far!