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Subscription Service (Paypal alternative)?

by Scott Stevens
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Hi all,

I'm selling leads, and I'm looking for a Paypal alternative for monthly billing, so I don't have my account locked and my money held for months on end.

Ideally, I'm thinking of going down the pay per individual lead route, and bill each month based on how many leads were created.

So if 3 leads were generated, then I'd charge for 3 leads. So there would be a different amount billed each month.

Rather than invoice each month, and chase invoices, do you know if there is a way to just charge/bill, and auto deduct the amount owed each month?

Or is there a better way?

Thanks peeps.
#alternative #paypal #service #subscription
  • Profile picture of the author qu4rk
    Originally Posted by Scott Stevens View Post

    I'm looking for a Paypal alternative for monthly billing, so I don't have my account locked and my money held for months on end.
    Scott,

    I keep hearing people have problems with PayPal, but I've never had any money locked up with them. I'm not saying it's not happening, it's never happened to me. Out of curiosity, what got your account locked or money held out of curiosity? Was it a customer dispute? Too much money processed?

    Thanks
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    • Profile picture of the author Scott Stevens
      Originally Posted by qu4rk View Post

      Scott,

      I keep hearing people have problems with PayPal, but I've never had any money locked up with them. I'm not saying it's not happening, it's never happened to me. Out of curiosity, what got your account locked or money held out of curiosity? Was it a customer dispute? Too much money processed?

      Thanks
      Not so much me, but others I know have had their account locked with money in them. I had it happen to me, but a small amount. I guess I'm just looking to stay on the safe side.

      Or maybe I'm just paranoid...
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      • Profile picture of the author pwk2000
        I used Square to bill my customers. But you do have to keep their cc# to re-enter it and the amount at the end of the month. Approval is super easy and they deposit the amount into your bank in 1-2 days.

        Stripe seems to also be a popular option.
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      • Profile picture of the author qu4rk
        Originally Posted by Scott Stevens View Post

        Not so much me, but others I know have had their account locked with money in them. I had it happen to me, but a small amount. I guess I'm just looking to stay on the safe side.

        Or maybe I'm just paranoid...
        Yeah, it's always good to have a backup plan. Let us know what you come up with. I'd be interested to see an option for this. I am using PayPal for this same exact scenario, but would love to hear what you come up with.

        Originally Posted by pwk2000 View Post

        I used Square to bill my customers. But you do have to keep their cc# to re-enter it and the amount at the end of the month. Approval is super easy and they deposit the amount into your bank in 1-2 days.

        Stripe seems to also be a popular option.
        Stripe looks pretty promising. I'll have to dig around on this, but it looks like it may be better than PayPal.
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        • Profile picture of the author Scott Stevens
          Originally Posted by pwk2000 View Post

          I used Square to bill my customers. But you do have to keep their cc# to re-enter it and the amount at the end of the month. Approval is super easy and they deposit the amount into your bank in 1-2 days.

          Stripe seems to also be a popular option.
          Nice, will check both of these out. Thanks.


          Originally Posted by qu4rk View Post

          Yeah, it's always good to have a backup plan. Let us know what you come up with. I'd be interested to see an option for this. I am using PayPal for this same exact scenario, but would love to hear what you come up with.
          A friend of mine just recommended these, but I've yet to even look at them:

          Braintree
          Payleven
          Paymill
          Gocardless

          Cheers.
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          Skochy - The Musical Salesman

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  • Profile picture of the author Ady1000
    GoCardless is ideal if you live in the UK, I switched from PP to it for all my recurring billing last year and customer retention shot up.
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  • Profile picture of the author jeffreysloe
    I have used Payza (formerly AlertPay) in the past, and have never had an issue. They offer both personal and business accounts. You can learn more here: https://www.payza.com/features
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  • Profile picture of the author iAmNameLess
    Stripe is a very solid option, not nearly as hold happy as PayPal. They honor entity separation as well which is a big plus.

    I actually would recommend Stripe over paypal any and every day of the week.

    Nothing like processing check by phone but it's a good alternative.
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