Now you can get invoices by email and pay your tutor securely online by credit card. Tutors will receive funds either by direct deposit right to their bank account or via Paypal.

Our site uses 128bit encryption for all sensitive data and your credit card information is never stored on our servers. It is stored offline at a PCI Compliant data center. Look for the “https” prefix in the URL or the yellow lock icon in your web browser when entering payment info - this lets you know data is being encrypted before it is sent.

Fully integrated payments brings us closer to a true marketplace website. With it come better “credibility indicators” that allow people to make buying decisions online. Here are two:

• Now students can *only* leave a tutor a review after completing a transaction through our site. This ensures tutors aren’t receiving “fake” reviews and they have actually worked with a student before getting a review.
• We are now tracking the number of hours a tutor has completed through our site. This will eventually become an indicator of how experienced they are. Client will be able to sort tutors by “most experienced”.

If existing clients are already used to using cash or check there is no reason to force them to switch over if they don’t want to. It’s optional for now. But it’s a good idea to start transitioning to online payments in the future because tutors will only be able to get reviews and increase their tutoring hours (which is displayed on their profile) by completing transactions online. This will allow them to remain competitive and charge higher rates in the future.

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