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In a world where the internet exists, finding a job as a freelancer or a digital nomad is easier than ever before, no matter if you’re a writer, designer, programmer, or else. And now, thanks to digital assets, you have even more freedom and flexibility.
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In fact, ever since Bitcoin came along, you don’t even have to open a bank account to start working. All you need is an internet connection and a Bitcoin wallet which anyone can create in a minute. Have those two, and you are ready to get your wage from all corners of the world.
This is a huge opportunity for an estimated <a class="keychainify-checked" style="color: #ff6600;" href="https://globalfindex.worldbank.org/sites/globalfindex/files/chapters/2017%20Findex%20full%20report_chapter2.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1.7 billion adults</a> worldwide that don’t have a bank account to connect with a global job market.
<h2>Better for everyone, not only the unbanked</h2>
But, despite that, it is also a way to get paid fast and save money on remittance and currency conversion fees that would otherwise apply if you, in fact, would use banking or money transfer services.
Thus, there is no surprise why a recent <a class="keychainify-checked" style="color: #ff6600;" href="https://bitcoinexchangeguide.com/humans-net-survey-shows-nearly-1-in-3-freelancers-want-crypto-payments-despite-bitcoin-market-slump/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">survey</a> by a job platform Humans.net shows that 18% of remote workers prefer receiving a salary in digital currencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum over fiat, whereas another 11% gladly take partial wages in crypto.
This is good news for everyone, not only the unbanked. Evidently, any freelancer can benefit from what the blockchain has to offer, and there are plenty of tools that you can use.
We will come to those soon, but first, let’s find out why getting your salary in Bitcoin (or any cryptocurrency for that matter) is a brilliant idea to consider.
<h3>Bitcoin is easy to receive from a foreign country</h3>
In some regions, using PayPal (which charges 3% for each received payment) or platforms like Upwork is the only way a person can receive payments from abroad. However, such services do not provide services in all world countries. As a result, many freelancers cannot work with clients from certain continents, not to mention the possibility of payment delays or frozen accounts.
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If you are a digital nomad, you might face yet another issue. When opening a bank account abroad, you might need to have a job already or provide utility bills, which might not always be possible. Also, taking care of the endless paperwork just to receive a payment via traditional payment channels can be too time-consuming, especially for those who work on their own schedule.
On the other hand, Bitcoin is easy to receive from anywhere in the world. You and your employer can be separated by a thousand miles, and you can still get paid in minutes. For that, you need only your Bitcoin address or QR code, and that’s it – no paperwork required.
<h3>Bitcoin reduces remittance and currency conversion fees</h3>
If a freelancer has a deal with an employer via a standard freelance website, it will take 10% cut (sometimes even more) and five business days for a wage to clear out. The amount might also include additional fees for currency conversion. In this case, Bitcoin can serve as the international currency, meaning you will never have to convert it to something else when paying or receiving it.<a class="keychainify-checked" href="https://wp-blog-assets.coingate.com/2019/06/2nd-img.png"><img loading="lazy" class="alignright size-full wp-image-3186" src="https://wp-blog-assets.coingate.com/2019/06/2nd-img.png" alt="freelance bitcoin pay" width="1200" height="627" srcset="https://wp-blog-assets.coingate.com/2019/06/2nd-img.png 1200w, https://wp-blog-assets.coingate.com/2019/06/2nd-img-150x78.png 150w, https://wp-blog-assets.coingate.com/2019/06/2nd-img-300x157.png 300w, https://wp-blog-assets.coingate.com/2019/06/2nd-img-768x401.png 768w, https://wp-blog-assets.coingate.com/2019/06/2nd-img-1024x535.png 1024w, https://wp-blog-assets.coingate.com/2019/06/2nd-img-860x449.png 860w, https://wp-blog-assets.coingate.com/2019/06/2nd-img-680x355.png 680w, https://wp-blog-assets.coingate.com/2019/06/2nd-img-500x261.png 500w, https://wp-blog-assets.coingate.com/2019/06/2nd-img-400x209.png 400w, https://wp-blog-assets.coingate.com/2019/06/2nd-img-200x105.png 200w, https://wp-blog-assets.coingate.com/2019/06/2nd-img-50x26.png 50w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></a>
Employers can also use money transfer services like Western Union, which would result in faster delivery, but would still have a considerable fee added. However, if you would choose to accept payments in Bitcoin, the only fee that would incur is miner’s fee that is far lower compared to all other options.
It’s a win-win situation – you can get your full salary quickly from anywhere while the employer saves time and money when handling your payroll.
And, if you would employ a crypto payment provider such as <a class="keychainify-checked" style="color: #000000;" href="https://coingate.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CoinGate</a>, you could benefit from cryptocurrency payments even more.
<h2>Accepting more cryptocurrencies, generate invoices, and more</h2>
Let’s assume you are working on your own, and sometimes, you want to get paid in cryptocurrencies. How can a crypto payment processor like CoinGate can help out in this situation? Let’s review what is possible:
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Accept +70 cryptocurrencies at once. Your employer might want to pay you in a different digital asset than Bitcoin. Luckily, it is not a problem as you can automatically convert any other cryptocurrency earnings to Bitcoin or fiat currency as long as you use a crypto payment provider.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Control your settlements. Once you have the option to accept various digital assets, you also obtain an ability to customize your invoice options and decide how you want to proceed with your crypto earnings. For example, you can convert all collected cryptocurrencies to fiat, settle to other coins, or keep what you get. <a class="keychainify-checked" style="color: #000000;" href="https://coingate.com/blog/post/how-to-customize-merchants-invoice-guide" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Learn more about the invoice customization</a>.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Generate payment invoices. We offer different crypto payment integration methods that generate invoices automatically. In other cases, you can use our payment buttons for email invoicing. Simply create a button and send a link to a person who wants to pay you. You would be able to include all the required information in the payment button description, whereas your employer would be able to choose from a list of available assets to pay you.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Choose the payout option you prefer. You can withdraw your funds weekly via SEPA/international SWIFT bank transfer, also to Skrill wallet or AdvCash platform. There are also options to convert earnings to Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, or Bitcoin cash, and send them to their dedicated wallets.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Track and review the history of payments. Every single invoice (paid or not) would appear on your account dashboard. You can always review and export the information if needed, also sort invoices by date, payment status, ID, and other variables.</li>
</ul>
<h3>What crypto payment integration methods do you offer?</h3>
We offer several ways to collect cryptocurrency payments, depending on what suits the customer best. Learn more about our integration methods in <a class="keychainify-checked" style="color: #ff6600;" href="https://coingate.com/blog/post/why-should-business-accept-crypto" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this article</a>.
<h3>What to do with earned Bitcoin </h3>
Let’s assume you get paid in Bitcoin. What comes next?
Well, you can spend it at shops that accept it (you can find plenty right here on our blog), or you can convert some or all of your earnings to the local fiat currency at an exchange.
Alternatively, you can obtain fiat currency via services like CoinGate that allow selling Bitcoin for fiat and sending money straight to your bank account or the <a class="keychainify-checked" style="color: #000000;" href="https://www.skrill.com/en/">Skrill</a> wallet.
<h2>Start accepting crypto as a freelancer today</h2>
It is always useful for a freelancer or digital nomad to have additional measures for getting paid, especially when it is so easy to set everything up. It is also an excellent opportunity to dip your feet into the crypto world.
In fact, you can start right away by <a class="keychainify-checked" style="color: #000000;" href="https://dashboard.coingate.com/register" target="_blank" rel="noopener">creating an account on CoinGate</a>. Give it a go!
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Freelancing for Bitcoin: is it worth it?

Today, we are debunking the most popular myths and misconceptions about bitcoin that have been always resurfacing on the internet. Read on!

Myths & Misconceptions of Bitcoin – what’s true and what’s not?

Nowadays, it is hard to find a vendor that wouldn’t accept credit or debit cards as currently, it is the most popular payment method in the world. However, the situation might change radically with Bitcoin entering the stage.
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As people were slowly getting familiar with the blockchain technology, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies stepped in and proved themselves as a viable addition to the existing payment options. As a result, vendors get to enjoy some extra benefits that crypto brings to the table.
Even though digital assets might not be very common or convenient for everyday shopping just yet, they show a vast promise for several key reasons that we are going to talk about in this article.
Without further ado, let’s explore how cryptocurrency payments can benefit the vendor in ways that credit card payments cannot.
<h2 style="text-align: justify;">Cryptocurrency payments = significantly lower fees</h2>
It is a well-known fact that credit card payment providers are charging merchants interchange fees for processing payments. These costs can reach up to 3-4% from every purchase a customer makes. Moreover, card companies can adjust and add more fees on a whim without any warning.
Though this seems like a lot, there was never a decent alternative to choose from. Well, at least until now.
Today, merchants can <a class="keychainify-checked" style="color: #ff6600;" href="https://coingate.com/accept" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accept blockchain-based payments</a> by employing a decent payment provider that would convert their revenue to fiat currency. Such service costs way less than credit card processing, charging not more than 1% flat fee to cover processing costs. 
In fact, that is what <a class="keychainify-checked" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/tipping-point-kroger-starbucks-may-ignite-retail-crypto" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kroger and Starbucks intend to do</a>, signaling that even the big merchants are taking measures to find more efficient, cost-effective payment rails.
The good thing about cryptocurrencies is, they can make payment processing significantly cheaper. However, not all shoppers prefer paying with cryptocurrency, so for now, credit cards remain a necessary means of payment.
<h2 style="text-align: justify;">No fraudulent charges, no chargebacks</h2>
Chargebacks are the worst. If a bank issues a chargeback on debit or credit card (fraudulent or not), merchants will have to cover the cost of the reversed transaction. They will also waste their time and possibly suffer consequences like additional fees or various fines, as well as reputational damage.
On the other hand, accepting Bitcoin payments removes this problem whatsoever. As transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain are immutable and irreversible, there is no way for a customer to pull the money back to his account after the purchase has already been made.
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Allowing to pay with cryptocurrencies is also beneficial from a security standpoint. The fact is, it is much easier to steal credit card information and make fraudulent purchases with it (which means that ultimately, the merchant will have to issue a refund) rather than to obtain a Bitcoin private key that doesn’t belong to you.
Simply said, stealing cryptocurrencies is much, much harder than credit cards. That is because when paying with cryptocurrency, a shopper doesn’t disclose his or her private information, whereas when you pay with a credit card, your personal data and the entire balance is revealed to the merchant, the acquiring bank, the card service, and the issuer.
Doesn’t sound too safe, right? 
<h2 style="text-align: justify;">Serve customers worldwide</h2>
It is true that credit cards are accepted in most parts of the world. Still, a large portion of people doesn’t have access to the banking system. Despite that, anyone can use Bitcoin or any cryptocurrency (unless your government bans them) as long as the internet connection is on.
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In other words, blockchain-based transactions are not bound to any country. They are also not affected by the national borders and doesn’t require any authority’s approval to be able to use it. A shopper can pay with Bitcoin from Japan to Norway without the need to wait long for a transaction to clear, convert one currency to another, or share personal data in the process. And all of this is possible without trusting a 3rd party.
Hence just by accepting cryptocurrency payments, you broaden your customer base by inviting crypto-enthusiasts from all over the world to shop at your place.
Providing an additional payment method to people that might prefer it in the first place can also suffice a powerful marketing tool.  
<h2 style="text-align: justify;">The payment option that makes sales</h2>
All merchants accept credit cards, but not all accept payments in cryptocurrency. Luckily, you can take advantage of it.
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Some people prefer spending digital assets more than anything else. In reality, just by letting your customers know that cryptocurrencies are welcome at your shop, you increase your chances to catch the attention of the right customer that otherwise would go somewhere else.
In fact, we have a whole blog post dedicated to effectively <a class="keychainify-checked" style="color: #ff6600;" href="https://coingate.com/blog/post/business-attract-crypto-shoppers-bitcoin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">marketing your cryptocurrency payment options</a>. It includes a free marketing material for your website, as well as tips &amp; tricks you can use to boost your sales, improve customer experience, and elevate your business to new highs.
Check it out!
<h2 style="text-align: justify;">Free and easy setup</h2>
Setting up a cryptocurrency payment option at your store is easier than you might think, even if you compare it with usual payment methods. In fact, finding a decent credit card processor in some countries might be even impossible. Still, anyone can avail of cryptocurrency payments.
With some knowledge, you can also set it up on your own. Otherwise, it is best to employ a crypto payment provider.
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For example, CoinGate offers a variety of different crypto payment integration methods. Each allows different customization options, but all of them give you the ability to accept over 50 cryptocurrencies with a single solution and the ability to convert the revenue to fiat currency.
Depending on the way you choose, it might take from 10 minutes up to a day to set everything up. Whether it’s a payment button, PoS, e-commerce plugin or API connection, the set up is free. In some cases, it does not even require any programming knowledge to execute.
If you would decide to look into it, we can offer our help and <a class="keychainify-checked" style="color: #ff6600;" href="https://coingate.com/blog/post/why-should-business-accept-crypto" target="_blank" rel="noopener">walk you through it</a>.
<h2 style="text-align: justify;">Cryptocurrency 1:0 Credit Cards</h2>
Cryptocurrencies are still far from being a dominant payment method among merchants. And yet, they pose numerous advantages that the traditional payment methods like credit cards have lacked for decades.
Thus, we believe it is not a matter of if but when digital assets will become popular enough to replace traditional payment methods which currently avail of severely outdated technology.
Until that time comes, crypto payment methods might as well serve as an excellent addition to current payment options. After all, it is always better to prepare for the future in advance!

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