Accept credit cards in the field

There are two services that I recommend for taking credit cards in the field. 

I use them both and have had an authorize.net for many years. 

I just recently found square and it is very easy and free as well.  They will also send you free card swiper for your iPhone.   With authorize.net, I have to key in the card number.  I believe that I could use a swiper with authorize.net but I do not have a swiper that works and did not want to purchase one. 

There are apps for both services and they both work well.  Now, there is no reason to pay monthly fees for credit card processing.  You will pay a percentage and the funds are directly deposited to your account.  I always suggest a check but I will take credit card because it is easy and fast to get paid.

The funds are usually there within 1 day.  

Welcome

I have had the opportunity to meet many great technicians through the MPT and, as I have been learning, I will begin to post and blog here to advance the learning of other technicians and those interested in piano technology.  You can read more about me at my main hometown piano tuning web site and blog at pianotuner.wordpress.com. 

I have been tuning for about 4 years now and have been the MPT webmaster for 2 years.   I am a graduate of the Randy Potter School of Piano Technology.

What I have experienced in this industry has been amazing and the life of a piano technician is great and full of learning and working on a wide variety of pianos from the $100 practice piano to the $100,000 concert grand.

My mentors, teachers and friends are fun to be around and all have an extreme talent to make the piano become beautiful instrument for music. 

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