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Poll: In how many currencies do you typically accept payment? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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| Any - as long as PalPal does the conversion | Jan 3, 2013 |
In the end, I have to have US dollars, but PayPal does the conversion for me. Other than US dollars, I mostly receive euros and Japanese yen.
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nordiste 
France
Local time: 03:16
English to French
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| Euro and dollar | Jan 3, 2013 |
99,9 % euro as all my customer but one are in Europe.
Agencies in countries that are not members of the Euro-zone also pay in euros : Switzerland and UK in my case.
Bank transfer in the Euro-zone is (almost) costfree with my bank, as it is part of my Internet banking package.
One Australian client pays in US dollar via Paypal.
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Mary Worby
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:16
German to English
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Euros and Sterling. I have a separate bank account for each. I have previously had customers pay in dollars but the fees (either for a cheque or Paypal) are so extortionate that it is simply not worth my while.
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Euros, Sterling Pounds and Dollars in separate bank accounts.
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Tim Drayton
Cyprus
Local time: 04:16
Turkish to English
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| EUR, USD and GBP | Jan 3, 2013 |
Almost all of my invoices are denominated in the above three currencies, although I am happy to deal in any currency that the client wishes. The last time that I invoiced in another currency was in 2006, when I charged for an assignment in Turkish lira.
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JaneD
Sweden
Local time: 03:16
Member (2009)
Swedish to English
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I have to deal with SEK as well as EUR, GBP and USD. I am hugely in favour of a single European currency, not just because of exchange rates but also because SEK are about 10 times EUR and all the 000s make my brain hurt!
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Allison Wright (X)
Portugal
Local time: 02:16
| As long as it is convertible | Jan 3, 2013 |
I have a preference for Euro, but any convertible currency which does not lose value against the Euro in the time it takes to pay me is acceptable.
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Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 02:16
Member (2007)
English
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| Keep different streams in PayPal | Jan 3, 2013 |
Mary Worby wrote:
Euros and Sterling. I have a separate bank account for each. I have previously had customers pay in dollars but the fees (either for a cheque or Paypal) are so extortionate that it is simply not worth my while.
My situation is exactly the same, except that my euro PayPal account has a second balance in USD: anything that comes in in USD stays in USD until I want to buy something on the internet that's priced in USD. Mind you, now that I'm in Spain I bank with a company who don't charge anything for accepting anything, and their rate of exchange is reasonable, so I can accept wire transfers from anywhere (as long as the client pays expenses at their end). They don't like accepting cheques, though (not even from Spain!).
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| Money is money | Jan 3, 2013 |
I voted three, because most of my payments are in Danish Kroner, Sterling or Euros, but I happily accepted New Zealand Dollars last month and don't mind USD if offered them.
The rate is far more important than the currency, although one Norwegian client's bank has a nasty habit of docking a large sum for administration. I find Norwegians are normally so obliging... At least it is a fixed sum, and I often do medium-large jobs for that client. The small ones would simply not be worth ... See more I voted three, because most of my payments are in Danish Kroner, Sterling or Euros, but I happily accepted New Zealand Dollars last month and don't mind USD if offered them.
The rate is far more important than the currency, although one Norwegian client's bank has a nasty habit of docking a large sum for administration. I find Norwegians are normally so obliging... At least it is a fixed sum, and I often do medium-large jobs for that client. The small ones would simply not be worth invoicing for! ▲ Collapse
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DianeGM
Local time: 04:16
Member (2006)
Dutch to English
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Euros, US dollars and British pounds.
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GBP or bust for us. If I bought something from abroad, I wouldn't expect to be given a price in GBP. Our customers are also in a better position to assume currency risks than we are (i.e. bigger).
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Vibeke Degn-P
Norway
Local time: 03:16
Member (2010)
English to Norwegian
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| Whatever the customer want | Jan 3, 2013 |
I really do not care what currency they pay me in. I set my price according to the exange rate, and my bank fix everything else. Money is money. I get my money, and everyone is happy.
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Allison Wright wrote:
I have a preference for Euro, but any convertible currency which does not lose value against the Euro in the time it takes to pay me is acceptable.
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These days it's CAD, USD, GBP and Euro, for most of my clients. But I accept any currency as long as it can be handled by Paypal or my bank.
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