A real-world Bitcoin payment story
Like a lot of people, I had heard about Bitcoin for years — but I didn't understand how it would work for my business.
That changed while I was installing a couple ceiling fans for a customer.
During the job, he asked if I had ever thought about accepting Bitcoin as payment.
He smiled and said it wasn't that hard.
While I finished the installation, he helped me set up a Bitcoin wallet on my phone and explained the basics of sending and receiving payments. To show me how it worked, he sent a small payment.
A few minutes later, it showed up.
When the job was finished, he asked if I wanted a check or Bitcoin payment.
At that point I figured:
By the time I got home, the payment had already arrived.
Bitcoin stopped feeling like speculation and started feeling like real-world commerce.
While we were talking, he mentioned a site called BitIncs.com — a directory that helps Bitcoin spenders and local businesses that accept Bitcoin find each other for real-world products and services.
That was when it clicked for me:
Whether you want to spend Bitcoin or accept it, BitIncs helps both sides find each other.