Bookings and selling

Sell online without the faff

Payment links, deposits, gift vouchers and a small product range, sold from your own site with the cards handled by a mainstream provider. If you do not need a shop at all, I will say so.

Price
Quoted per projectincluding VAT
Payment terms
50% / 50%on agreement, then launch
Card handling
Never by me
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What this covers

Four ways to take money on your site, and one honest conversation about which of them you actually need.

  • Payment links you can text or email to a customer
  • Deposits collected at booking, so a slot in the diary is a commitment
  • Gift vouchers paid for on the site and redeemed in person
  • A small range of products, presented properly, not a warehouse

What this deliberately is not

Hundreds of products, warehouse stock and marketplace ambitions are a different kind of project. If that is you, I will say so and point you somewhere sensible rather than build you the wrong thing.

How payments work

Card payments are never handled by me and never hand-rolled. Here is how the money side works instead.

  1. One fixed total, in writing

    You get a written price for the whole job before anything starts: half on agreement, half on launch, VAT included. No day rates and no surprises at the end.

  2. A mainstream provider takes the card

    Card payments run through an established payment provider, with the account in your name and the money going to your bank. I never hold your money and I never hand-roll a checkout.

  3. Fees at cost, explained first

    The provider charges its standard rate per transaction. It passes through to you at cost, with nothing added by me, and I explain what it means in pounds before you commit.

Who this fits

The three jobs this gets asked to do most, and the businesses that ask for them.

  • Pubs and venues

    Gift vouchers sold from the site all year round, paid for online and redeemed at the bar.

  • Trades

    A deposit taken when the job is booked, so the slot is held by someone with money down.

  • Makers and producers

    A short range of products sold directly from your own site, on your own terms.

Common questions

What are the card fees?
The payment provider's standard rate, passed through at cost with nothing added by me. The exact figure depends on which provider suits your business and the type of card your customer uses, so it goes in your written quote up front rather than as a guess here. What you agree to is what you pay.
Can I add products myself?
For a small range it is usually cheaper to let me manage it inside your plan: content changes are done for you in one to three working days, and adding or retiring a product is exactly that sort of change. If you would rather do it yourself, a self-serve editor is possible and quoted, so you can weigh one against the other.
Do I need a full shop or just payment links?
Most small businesses need less than they think. A pub selling vouchers or a trade taking deposits usually needs a payment link or two, not baskets and stock levels. Tell me what you sell and I will say which you need and why, then quote for that rather than for the biggest version of the job.

Goes well with

Building for a particular trade or town? Pubs and restaurants cover how this works for businesses like yours.

Selling online should be the easy bit.

A straight answer on whether you need a shop, payment links or nothing at all, and a fixed quote if you do.

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