How to grow your payments app with blacksmiths
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
- 1Your card appears in your app
- 2Tap it to pay in a shop
- 3See every payment as it happens
Blacksmiths forge made-to-order gates, railings and fire baskets, repair old ironwork and make tools, hooks and gifts. Made-to-order work usually starts with a deposit to buy steel, with the balance when it is collected or fitted. Many blacksmiths also sell at craft fairs and online, and some run forging courses. A payments app that sends deposit links, takes card payments at fairs and handles course bookings can win these blacksmiths, and every customer who pays sees your app.
Talk to blacksmiths
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Take deposits by link
A payment link for the deposit means the blacksmith can buy steel and start work as soon as the customer agrees the design.
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What it does
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Take payments at fairs and for courses
Card payments at craft fairs and payment links for course places help blacksmiths sell more and fill their forging days.
Grow through makers and trades
Blacksmiths know farriers, welders and other makers at the same fairs. One blacksmith on your app can bring the makers they work alongside.
How it works
Your own money app- 1Name it and pick your colours
- 2Choose what it does
- 3Launch when you are ready
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Questions people ask
What about welders and metal fabricators?
The welders and metal fabricators guide covers gates, railings, staircases and repairs, with deposits, final payments and call-out payments.
Welders and metal fabricators →What about farriers?
The farriers guide covers farriers who travel from yard to yard shoeing and trimming horses every few weeks.
Farriers →Can I call it a bank?
In most countries "bank" is a protected word you can only use with a banking licence. Call it an account, a wallet, an app or a platform. The accounts and payments behind a SendPay Business platform are powered by licensed partners.
Is there a step-by-step plan I can follow?
Yes. The free launch checklist takes you from picking your people and naming your app to setting fees, going live and winning your first ten customers.
Digital bank app launch checklist →How do I start?
Pick a template, name it and preview every page before you launch. Your platform can be live on your own domain within 24 hours of confirmation.
Build my platform →Read next
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This guide is general information, not legal or financial advice. SendPay Business is a technology company, not a bank, and does not take deposits; regulated services on the platforms are provided by licensed partners. Other companies named in this guide are reference points only and are not affiliated with SendPay Business.