Writes words, takes photos, etc. Bylines at The New York Times, The Irish Times, Popular Science, Popular Photography, Wired, and more.
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In the name of marketing, I'm going to be blogging a bit about getting paid internationally on Fieldfare. The big takeaway: Fire your clients who want to use PayPal. @Wise is much much better. gofieldfare.com/blog/wise-vs… #buildinginpublic
On a $1000 invoice at today's exchange rates, I'd receive €784.39 from PayPal or €850.34 from @Wise. That's a €66 difference and a total gut punch.
In the past, I've told clients I'd pay any wire or transfer fees if they swapped payment method. They've all said yes.
Anyway, read the article for a deeper breakdown. Or better yet, check out Fieldfare and see how multi-invoicing for freelancers should be. gofieldfare.com
I've been writing for US companies while living in Europe and Asia for almost 15 years. The whole time, invoicing and accounting has sucked. I get paid in $ but live (mostly) in €.
So, inspired by @craigmod, I built my own personal finance app. harryguinness.com/blog/quick…
That's how I came to build Fieldfare. It's live now and free for 10 invoices per month and three clients. Pro plans remove the limits and are priced locally. $5 · €5 · £4 · ₹399 · R$19.90 · ₱249 — it's not just for Americans and Europeans. gofieldfare.com
There's also a public completely free invoice generator that supports every major currency.
This isn't so much a launch as a #buildinpublic pre-launch kind of thing. If you give it a try, please let me know what you think.
gofieldfare.com/tools/invoic…