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 Zell Liew

Zell Liew

@zellwk

Web developer. Building courses, component libraries, and transitioning into building SaaS applications.
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Joined November 2023
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Anyone else experiencing slow site load speed in wip since yesterday?
Zell Liew
@zellwk

Jujst tried to upload a picture into my todo today but it doesn't seem to load 😅

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What accounting software is the easiest for solopreneur / small team ?
Zell Liew
@zellwk

I use wave apps. I can export CSV from my bank statements and import them into wave quite easily.

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What payment gateways do you use?
Zell Liew
@zellwk

I've used Gumroad before I switched over to Thrivecart. It was more for simple products and not Sass. Since I'm building subscriptions at this point, Gumroad doesn't sound suitable.

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Ben Katz
@ben

Fair enough

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What payment gateways do you use?
Zell Liew
@zellwk

Whelp Paddle just rejected my application so I’m gonna go back to Stripe.

LS has 2.5% payout fees so its gonna get too expensive for me to use them.

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Ben Katz
@ben

Weird, I only pay a flat $0.50/payout. Looked further and I think I’m benefitting from having a business based in the US and using PayPal for payouts. Seems their fees are significantly worse for international businesses and bank payouts. Don’t blame you for going back to Stripe.

Another option you could consider is Gumroad - they charge 10% all in (no extra payout fees) but I personally hate their checkout design and the founder seems to be an off-center person (often complains about competitors), not someone I’d trust with my payments.

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Zell Liew
@zellwk

I've used Gumroad before I switched over to Thrivecart. It was more for simple products and not Sass. Since I'm building subscriptions at this point, Gumroad doesn't sound suitable.

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Ben Katz
@ben

Fair enough

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Every table have its own DB (SQLite) + php
Zell Liew
@zellwk

It does. Best not to change database types midway into the project anyway

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What payment gateways do you use?
Zell Liew
@zellwk

How does Germany makes VAT extremely difficult? I wanna know what you’re referring to here.

I’m in Singapore and I’ve been handling VAT with Thrivecart’s tax collection information + my accountant at this point anyway.

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Dominic Monn
@dmonn

They're just more meticulous about it. Quarterly tax reporting. Need to report every invoice sent and received. A lot of bureaucracy. Accountants make a killing there.

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Zell Liew
@zellwk

Sounds like a pain!

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What payment gateways do you use?
Zell Liew
@zellwk

Would you go Stripe, Paddle or Lemon and why?

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Nik Spyratos
@nikspyratos

LS or Paddle, because I don't have a choice. Stripe doesn't operate in South Africa and there are 0 payment providers here offering charging in USD. Big potential conversion issue.

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What payment gateways do you use?
Zell Liew
@zellwk

Likewise I’ve seen more complaints on LS hidden pricing.

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