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Title: Paypal account, business or regural?
Post by: KONJINA on October 02, 2017, 10:42
Sorry for maybe dumb question but I'm making paypal account for the first time and don't know do I need business account for getting paid from stock sites? And what are differences betwen business and regural account?
Title: Re: Paypal account, business or regural?
Post by: ShadySue on October 02, 2017, 11:02
Mine is regular.
AFAIK, business is more for if you're going to be doing a lot of direct selling.
I seem to have some vague memory that there was a cash limit on personal accounts (?), but I'm not in that elite group.
Title: Re: Paypal account, business or regural?
Post by: YadaYadaYada on October 02, 2017, 11:22
You can have a personal account and get paid by agencies just fine. Once verified you can get higher payment amounts.

https://theydiffer.com/difference-between-personal-and-business-paypal-account/

Not the end all article but simple basics. I don't think there's any fee difference, just features and more verification for business.
Title: Re: Paypal account, business or regural?
Post by: KONJINA on October 02, 2017, 12:30
Thanks people!
Title: Re: Paypal account, business or regural?
Post by: Justanotherphotographer on October 02, 2017, 13:30
You get forced onto business eventually. Until then personal is fine. There's no advantage to the business account.
Title: Re: Paypal account, business or regural?
Post by: ShadySue on October 02, 2017, 16:27
You can have a personal account and get paid by agencies just fine. Once verified you can get higher payment amounts.

https://theydiffer.com/difference-between-personal-and-business-paypal-account/

Not the end all article but simple basics. I don't think there's any fee difference, just features and more verification for business.

Oh yes, I forgot I had to be verified, and it wasn't such a high threshold.
Title: Re: Paypal account, business or regural?
Post by: KONJINA on October 03, 2017, 15:04
One more question :D
I have few payments ready for some time, after what time can I excpect them on my Paypal account?
Title: Re: Paypal account, business or regural?
Post by: SpaceStockFootage on October 03, 2017, 20:28
Depends on the site.
Title: Re: Paypal account, business or regural?
Post by: KONJINA on October 04, 2017, 15:03
iStock/Getty?
Title: Re: Paypal account, business or regural?
Post by: ShadySue on October 04, 2017, 15:20
iStock/Getty?
Once you have got your PayPal set up with Getty, you'll get paid around the 25th of any given month (22nd in Aug, 21st in Sept, but they say 25th), and it can get into your PayPal account very shortly afterwards, or may sometimes be delayed. Over the past few months, it seems to be arriving in PayPal more or less as I get my notification email that it's been paid.