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Great news for all our Skype Prime call providers, you can now add your listings to the Skype Find Directory so your service can be found by Skype users. I know this is something you have all been waiting for, so I’ll get straight to the point. Here’s how it is done:

How to add your listing

1. If you have not already done so, the first thing you need to do is [set yourself up as a Call Provider](http://www.skype.com/help/guides/skypeprime_create/).

2. Go to the Skype Find section in Skype and click on the ‘Open Skype Find’ link at the top of the page.

3. Click on the link in the right hand column ‘add your service’ (if you are not set up as a Call Provider, you will not see this link)

4 Then fill out the form to add your listing. Please be as specific as possible, the more specific your listing, the better quality of caller you will get. Please list relevant keywords to help users find you.

5. You can go back and re-edit your listing at anytime to change or update your listing.

Where will it appear?

The Skype Prime listings will appear in the Skype Find directory. When users search for a business or keyword, relevant Skype Prime listings appear at the top of the results as a ‘paid service’. See below for an example or better still, just add your listing and then do a search for it.

What next?

We are continuing to improve the Skype Prime product and find new ways to help put your service in front of Skype users. We ask you to bear with us, as this is still very much a beta service. But please continue to send us your feedback via the [Skype Prime Forum](http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showforum=134)

More info:

• [Skype Prime User Guide](http://www.skype.com/help/guides/skypeprime/)


• [Skype Prime FAQs](http://support.skype.com/?_a=knowledgebase&_j=subcat&_i=67)


• [PayPal country availability](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_display-approved-signup-countries-outside)

Today some of you received an email saying You've got new funds!. Indeed, we made the first payouts to those that had provided Skype Prime services in March.

Congratulations to all early adopters of Skype Prime out there! Now, you may or may have noticed that you didn't become a millionaire. Or the fact that it took us a while to pay out your money. Please bear in mind that Skype Prime is still in Beta status and expect a better product (and paydays) in the future.

Many of you have asked for the minimum service fee to be reduced since we first launched Skype Prime Beta. We’ve taken that on board and now you can set the per-minute price as low as €0.10 (down from €0.40). This should work with any Skype version without upgrading.

The new shiny Skype 3.2 for Windows is now available to download. In addition to adding nice features like easy taking photos for your Skype profile and sending money to PayPal users we made existing features easier to find by tweaking some menus. You can now access your Skype Prime services from Account > Skype Prime Beta Services. Actual using the service and charging or paying for calls remained the same.

Welcome! This is where we give you news and updates on Skype Prime as well as share ideas how to be more successful on that marketplace.

In addition to existing user guides we've developed simple guides on promoting and pricing your services. You'll also find a security section and overview of ways to send us feedback.

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When Skype Prime launched, only Windows users could set up Skype Prime services and call them. With Skype 2.6 for Mac Beta we've taken a step closer to our cross-platform vision. Now Mac users can also call Skype Prime service providers and seamlessly pay for them with their Skype credit.

Download the new Skype for Mac

As Jaanus already wrote today we released an update to Skype for Windows 3.1 Beta with a brand new feature under the hood - Skype Prime.

What is Skype Prime?

In short, it enables paid Skype-to-Skype voice and video calls. You can charge other people for calling you either a one-off fee or by the minute. Conversely, if you are the caller, you can call experts who charge for their services, and you can then pay the fee and access the expertise that the other call party provides.

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