Ask HN: Consultants, do you take mobile/credit card payments?

https://doubleyourfreelancing.com/getting-paid/ suggests it's a bad idea (risk of chargebacks).

Thanks for the link; it clarified some issues regarding paying cycles that I was fuzzy on.

Short answer yes. We make it a point to add the processing fees to the client's invoice. Since we use Stripe its 2.9% + 30¢.

There's a bunch of different ways to invoice your client with a credit card option. The two we've used are our accounting software https://www.xero.com/and one time invoice with https://slimvoice.co/ (which as an additional $1 to the fees).

I don't think I'm at the point where I need something like Xero. Slimvoice, however, looks very presentable.

Thanks for getting back to me

Most of my clients pay via credit card (really Xero invoice + Stripe integration) unless they happen to be in my city. No complaints and I usually prefer it anyway versus dealing with cheques and wire transfers even with the Stripe fee.