Eduardo Grude is a professional freelance web designer from Latin America, and also a Payoneer account holder. Being experienced in doing business internationally while living in Latin America, Eduardo explains the obstacles freelancers face working in a global economy, and how Payoneer helped him to overcome those obstacles and grow his business.

I´ve been working as a web design freelancer for many years, but I had a big problem: I couldn’t do effective online advertising with per pay click payment methods such as Google Adwords, because of limitations I encountered in Venezuela. I needed to promote my Google Adwords services since the traditional methods weren’t effective enough for me and I needed to get more clients.

I received payments for selling some hosting services as an affiliate but I couldn’t make use of that money other than purchasing on websites or paying for some services. I discovered  Payoneer around 2012, I had been looking for information about opening a bank account in the USA for a long time, and I finally came across Payoneer’s services.

Why did you choose Payoneer?

I can honestly say that Payoneer has changed my life! My biggest problem had been solved, and now I could withdraw money that I received online to a US bank account through the US Payment Service, without having to incur in any expenses, like depositing money to open such account. I was then able to make payments with my Payoneer Mastercard.

Payoneer has enabled me to see the endless opportunities that the Internet has to offer, so much so that I’m leaving my profession as a freelance worker to start other online businesses.

Tell us a bit about your experience using the Payoneer Refer a Friend Program. Are you satisfied?

Regarding the Refer a Friend Program, I immediately started promoting Payoneer’s services- I wanted to shout to the world I had found such a valuable opportunity for everyone using the Net to work and do business.

I am very satisfied with the services Payoneer offers, they really are excellent! And I’m even happier that I have been able to help so many people get to know about their services. In fact, they have acknowledged I’m one of the top 2013 referrers.

To my fellow Venezuelans, and to everyone around the world, I’d like to say: there is a way, starting an online business to work from home or anywhere in the world, is the only way!

Eduardo Grude

Blog:  http://www.generandoactivos.com

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There are thousands of people using our Refer a Friend program to spread the word about Payoneer. We had the chance to speak with one of them, Gastón Bicego, who is the CEO and founder of ImpulsandoIdeas.NET. We asked Gastón:

Describe your general experience with our Refer a Friend Program.

The overall experience with the Refer a Friend program has been very good from the start. The Support team of the company has always been available when I needed them to handle my queries or resolve any issue- to me having direct and close contact is very valuable.

What advice would you give to our cardholders that are just starting to refer friends?

My first advice is to know the service and how it works, so you’re prepared to answer any queries you may receive in the future.

Use video. It is easy, what I did was create a simple slide show and record a video with my voice explaining the benefits of the service and how to apply for the card and then I uploaded to Youtube and other video platforms. I also uploaded the slide show on SlideShare . It all adds up to expose more people to your presentation.

Also, I published an article on my blog which included video containing certain keywords to attract visitors from the search engines.

Next was publishing the article with the video on my social networking profiles, and in some forums. All this was done cautiously trying to give the best value possible, without falling into SPAM practices.

Do not forget to answer queries directed to you as fast as possible.

Summing up, this was the basis that enabled me to become one of the main referers in the 2012 Refer a Friend program. I hope, from the bottom of my heart, that I inspire you to shape the techniques you are already using or going to use to promote this program.

Are you satisfied with this service?

I am very happy with the service and attention I receive from Payoneer (now in my native language as well) whenever I need to resolve any problem.

The new Payoneer referral system does work very well and it is reliable. It provides statistics and e-mail notifications whenever someone requests the card through your link and every time you get a commission, I love receiving this kind of notifications 🙂

I can only say: THANK YOU! for giving me this opportunity to share my experience with all the community and help others to generate income through the Refer a Friend program.

Gastón Bicego

Blog: ImpulsandoIdeas.NET

Twitter: @glbicego

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