Thread: How should I charge from my client in the UK?

I'm going to run Adwords campaign for my client in the UK. This is a going to be a long term project. They have asked me if I can use my credit card to pay the Adwords cost and deduct it from their deposit with me. I spoke with Google Adwords team in India. They said I can pay Adwords bill from my credit card in either British pounds, US $ or Indian rupee, etc. No taxes or activation fee will be charged by the Adwords. It will be post-paid account. After maximum Rs. 2500 or one month, my credit card will be debited as long as the campaign runs.

Now, I've following questions:

1. Should I use my credit card to run the Adwords campaign for my client?

2. If yes, which currency should I select in the Adwords account? US $, British Pound Sterling, or INR?

3. What is the most convenient and economical way to transfer and convert money from my client in the UK to my SBI bank account in India? What will be the transaction/conversion cost?

It's urgent. Please reply fast!
Thank you.

Do not start a campaign unless you have thier money in advance!

1) Using your credit card is not an issue as you can actually show that as expenses while filing your IT return as proof.

2) It is entirely upto you what currency you want to use as it doesnt make any difference. I use US dollars myself for adwords.

3) You can get them to do a wiretransfer (You would need your banks swift code) Or you can get them to send you money using western Union which is instant and you can get hard cash from your nearest western union agent.
Or you can ask them to make payments through paypal as well.

Yes, they will be paying me in Advance for the campaign and my services.

Are Swift Code and IFSC Code same thing?

Yes, I use Paypal to receive payments from abroad. However, I wanted to know whether the transaction/conversion charge of other methods (Wiretransfer and Western Union) is less than Paypal's fee which they deduct while receiving the payment in my Paypal account?

Thank you