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as an artist, you need to take steps to protect yourself from refund scams, and customers improperly paying, as well as from paypal itself.
so here's a guide on how to make a quick and simple invoice for digital art!
(this guide is for desktop users only!)
so here's a guide on how to make a quick and simple invoice for digital art!
(this guide is for desktop users only!)
Step 1. scroll down to your 'seller tools' and select manage invoices, then create a new one.
a little warning, it varies per person/per area, but i needed to have a bank account connected in order to actually receive the money.
a little warning, it varies per person/per area, but i needed to have a bank account connected in order to actually receive the money.
Step 2. this big scary screen
it's really simple to fill this out- you want to change the due date unless you have a specific deadline for payment.
change the type of goods so you don't get a shipping address.
type in your customer and price information, and allow for tips!
it's really simple to fill this out- you want to change the due date unless you have a specific deadline for payment.
change the type of goods so you don't get a shipping address.
type in your customer and price information, and allow for tips!
you can also attach a banner and even files to it, if you prefer to do payment and image all at once, but please, always accept payment, or at least half up first.
(invoices allow for partial payment, but i've never used it before personally)
(invoices allow for partial payment, but i've never used it before personally)
Step 3. what does my customer see?
in the activity tabs, they'll receive a notification for a pending payment. when they click on it, it'll bring them to the 3rd image, where they cannot enter ANYTHING except for a tip amount.
in the activity tabs, they'll receive a notification for a pending payment. when they click on it, it'll bring them to the 3rd image, where they cannot enter ANYTHING except for a tip amount.
this is especially important for artists who do NSFW, which paypal will lock your account for if they find out you do that.
which, they will if a customer types anything of that sort in the notes for the basic payment method, which you do NOT want.
which, they will if a customer types anything of that sort in the notes for the basic payment method, which you do NOT want.
you can also set up taxes if you need to, or bill for multiple commissions at once with the little 'add another line item' button.
overall this is the absolute safest way for payment on paypal! please stop using the basic 'send/request' feature for business if you're able to!
overall this is the absolute safest way for payment on paypal! please stop using the basic 'send/request' feature for business if you're able to!
OH!! one more important thing, to really quickly make another invoice- without having to go through that whole processes again, you can create a template or simply copy your previous invoice and change the customer info.
