When Do YOU Pass On a Job? - FRETS.NET2024-03-28T19:20:19Zhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/when-do-you-pass-on-a-job?commentId=2177249%3AComment%3A112072&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThen there is the issue of yo…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-07-07:2177249:Comment:1120722013-07-07T21:20:06.103ZHesh Breakstonehttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/HeshBreakstone
<p>Then there is the issue of your sisters too..... JUST KIDDING!!!! :)</p>
<p>Then there is the issue of your sisters too..... JUST KIDDING!!!! :)</p> Nathan thanks for the info on…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-07-07:2177249:Comment:1120712013-07-07T21:19:06.614ZHesh Breakstonehttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/HeshBreakstone
<p>Nathan thanks for the info on invoice2go - I'm looking into it right now.</p>
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<p>We used and still use square and I like it too. Although we recently went with our bank for credit card processing it was very difficult for me to stop using square. It works, it works well, it's easy, kind of fun for both parties (unless one is a clean freak and does not want other people's finger tips touching your IPhone....).</p>
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<p>I live about an hour from my new shop and had a repair biz…</p>
<p>Nathan thanks for the info on invoice2go - I'm looking into it right now.</p>
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<p>We used and still use square and I like it too. Although we recently went with our bank for credit card processing it was very difficult for me to stop using square. It works, it works well, it's easy, kind of fun for both parties (unless one is a clean freak and does not want other people's finger tips touching your IPhone....).</p>
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<p>I live about an hour from my new shop and had a repair biz out this way too. I kept the best clients so I let them drop off stuff at my home and I drive it in and return it to my home where they pick it up along with a beer or two... What's great about square too is that I can process credit cards where ever I am and this is a good match for how I work.</p>
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<p>The only down side that I could ever find besides the dirty finger on my phone thing.... is the 2.75% cut that they take. You can do better and if you process a lot of credit cards and we most certainly do with over 50% of our Ann Arbor clients paying with cards the 2.75 can add up. Since we never see the fees taken out like you do with a conventional brick and mortar processor such as a bank what one does not see does not seem to hurt as much... ;) </p>
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<p>But if I was only taking cards less than say 10 times a month I would have stuck with square for the convenience, ease of use, the fact that it's a conversation starter once someone contaminates my phone... and it simply works great.</p>
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<p>Don't lose that white thing, it's important....</p>
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<p>Expect square to be requiring additional info from users in the near future. Banks and clearing houses have agreements for protocol for electronic processing. I am forgetting what the requirement is that banks and other processors have to subscribe to but square has to date slipped under the radar. Everyone that I have spoken with expects this to change once square has the market share for the others to get ugly with them.</p> Square is great! However, "o…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-07-07:2177249:Comment:1119782013-07-07T18:47:36.292Znathan clarkhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/nathanclark
<p>Square is great! However, "out of the box" the amount of $ they let you transact is too small. You have to petition them to get them to raise the ceiling.</p>
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<p>Assuming you already have a smartphone, ipod touch or ipad, there are no equipment costs, no arbitrary annual fees and they take their cut before they give you your money which is a huge time and headache saver.</p>
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<p>I haven't used their "cash register" so I can't speak to that feature.</p>
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<p>Square is great! However, "out of the box" the amount of $ they let you transact is too small. You have to petition them to get them to raise the ceiling.</p>
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<p>Assuming you already have a smartphone, ipod touch or ipad, there are no equipment costs, no arbitrary annual fees and they take their cut before they give you your money which is a huge time and headache saver.</p>
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<p>I haven't used their "cash register" so I can't speak to that feature.</p>
<p></p> I just discovered "The Square…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-07-07:2177249:Comment:1120702013-07-07T18:23:56.739ZRobbie Collinshttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RobbieCollins
<p>I just discovered "The Square" which is an small, white device that plugs into your smartphone/tablet's headphone jack. WIth it you can take credit cards - Visa, Mastercard, Discovery and Amex - and pay 2.7% per item with no other fees. It immediately deposits the money into your bank account.</p>
<p>The tie-in to Nathan's comment is that the app allows you to put in services with descriptions and fees (or create a custom invoice one on the fly). It creates an invoice in pdf format and…</p>
<p>I just discovered "The Square" which is an small, white device that plugs into your smartphone/tablet's headphone jack. WIth it you can take credit cards - Visa, Mastercard, Discovery and Amex - and pay 2.7% per item with no other fees. It immediately deposits the money into your bank account.</p>
<p>The tie-in to Nathan's comment is that the app allows you to put in services with descriptions and fees (or create a custom invoice one on the fly). It creates an invoice in pdf format and emails it to the client at the same time it charges his account. </p>
<p><a href="https://squareup.com/" target="_blank">https://squareup.com/</a></p>
<p></p> I use an app for my phone and…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-07-07:2177249:Comment:1118702013-07-07T17:22:30.181Znathan clarkhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/nathanclark
I use an app for my phone and tablet called invoice2go. Easy to use, looks good and straight forward. Has saved me a lot of time since I started using it about 2 years ago.
I use an app for my phone and tablet called invoice2go. Easy to use, looks good and straight forward. Has saved me a lot of time since I started using it about 2 years ago. Ah, must be a Yankee thing.
D…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-07-07:2177249:Comment:1121532013-07-07T14:52:28.593ZRobbie Collinshttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RobbieCollins
<p>Ah, must be a Yankee thing.</p>
<p>Down hea' in tha South where we're still a-waiting for public education, indoor plumbing, and color TV we say "he's jes no-count...the best part of that boy ran down his mama's leg."</p>
<p>Ah, must be a Yankee thing.</p>
<p>Down hea' in tha South where we're still a-waiting for public education, indoor plumbing, and color TV we say "he's jes no-count...the best part of that boy ran down his mama's leg."</p> "That's weak" is another way…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-07-07:2177249:Comment:1120672013-07-07T14:16:04.623ZMark Pollockhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MarkPollock
"That's weak" is another way of saying "that sucks".
"That's weak" is another way of saying "that sucks". Great replies everyone - Than…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-07-07:2177249:Comment:1118682013-07-07T12:40:36.187ZHesh Breakstonehttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/HeshBreakstone
<p>Great replies everyone - Thank You All!!!</p>
<p>Great replies everyone - Thank You All!!!</p> I can appreciate that, Robbie…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-07-07:2177249:Comment:1118672013-07-07T12:40:17.734ZHesh Breakstonehttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/HeshBreakstone
<p>I can appreciate that, Robbie.</p>
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<p>Prior to having the retail repair shop I worked out of my home shop by appointment only. Folks who missed the appointment AND never contacted me before or after I was no longer willing to serve. It only happened once and I was always sure when setting up the appointment to say something such as "let's set up an appointment so that I can be sure to be here for you." Even when positioning the appointment around them and expressing the benefit to…</p>
<p>I can appreciate that, Robbie.</p>
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<p>Prior to having the retail repair shop I worked out of my home shop by appointment only. Folks who missed the appointment AND never contacted me before or after I was no longer willing to serve. It only happened once and I was always sure when setting up the appointment to say something such as "let's set up an appointment so that I can be sure to be here for you." Even when positioning the appointment around them and expressing the benefit to them if this did not give them the idea that the value was/is there for them then maybe they would be happier taking their instrument elsewhere. I was happier this way too...</p>
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<p>The vast majority of the folks that I met with the home shop though were always respectful of the idea that they were in someone's home, taking their time, etc. </p> Great post JR!
So after read…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-07-07:2177249:Comment:1120652013-07-07T12:24:56.179ZHesh Breakstonehttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/HeshBreakstone
<p>Great post JR!</p>
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<p>So after reading your excellent post I feel inclined to go out and purchase athletic cups for me and our folks.... ;)</p>
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<p>Good point on not doing anything that might devalue a valuable instrument - could not agree with you more!</p>
<p>Great post JR!</p>
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<p>So after reading your excellent post I feel inclined to go out and purchase athletic cups for me and our folks.... ;)</p>
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<p>Good point on not doing anything that might devalue a valuable instrument - could not agree with you more!</p>