Comments on: FrugalPinoy Q&A: Do you need a PayPal account to make money online?

By: Celine

Celine — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:26:48 +0000

Yes, Kristine that’s true. Pero since PayPal nga yung mainstream, karamihan ng clients, lalo na yung di masyado internet-savvy, yun yung hinahanap. I had a Moneybookers account before, but no one wanted to pay me through it

By: Kristine

Kristine — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:12:50 +0000

And there’s Moneybookers, too
PayPal is just like the ‘mainstream’ payment option. Pero madami pang iba

By: Celine

Celine — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:08:33 +0000

Thanks for your insight Dave I have to be honest that I’ve never looked at AlertPay before. I’ll certainly check it out now!

By: Dave Pearce

Dave Pearce — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:51:49 +0000

I now live in the Philippines and run my online business from here and will never use PayPal again. I get a far better service from AlertPay who accept card payment and will transfer it to any bank account you need it sent to. All you need is some form of proof of identity and a bill to prove the address you live at, plus of course the details of the bank you want money transferred too. Works the same as PayPal with the exception that its no good on eBay because its too much of a rival so they don’t allow it to be used. If you have your own website it works great!
There are just not so many western union outlets for many of us foreigners to use within easy reach in some of our countries so a payment into our bank account is the easier option than to travel many miles for a small payment. Obviously if the payment was big enough distance would be no problem

By: Celine

Celine — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:11:00 +0000

Yeah, I agree that it isn’t a requirement. It’s important for service providers, though. I find that many clients tend to shy away from contractors that don’t have PayPal accounts. They just don’t like the hassle of Western Union and other payment methods unfamiliar to them.

Hehe parang ang tamad nila! But that’s the attitude I used to get from most foreigners.

By: Jinoe

Jinoe — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 05:49:48 +0000

Paypal isnt a requirement to earn money online but its a very good tool for merchants. Some disadvantages are the fees when receiving money and some strict security measures that delays some tranfers of funds. But overall, it works really well and very secured.