How to grow your payments app with craft and hobby shops
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
- 1Customers pick what they want
- 2They pay by card at checkout
- 3The order lands with you
Craft and hobby shops sell art and craft supplies, model kits, board and card games, and run workshops, clubs and gaming nights. Many regulars visit every week, and many shops also post orders and take pre-orders for new releases. A payments app that takes quick counter payments, sells workshop places and pre-orders by link and handles posted orders can win these shops, and every hobbyist who pays sees your app.
Talk to craft and hobby shops
Ask local shops:
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Sell workshop places and event entry
A payment link for a workshop or gaming night lets people book ahead, so the shop knows how many are coming.
Try it
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Colour
What it does
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Take pre-orders by link
A pre-order link for a new kit or game lets regulars pay ahead, so the shop orders the right amount of stock.
Grow through hobby groups
Hobby shops sit at the heart of local clubs and groups, and their regulars know other shops and teachers. One shop on your app can introduce the others.
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 fabric and haberdashery shops?
The fabric and haberdashery shops guide covers selling by the metre, sewing and knitting classes and posting orders to crafters.
Fabric shops →What about toy shops?
The toy shops guide covers taking payments in the shop and online, and the busy run-up to holidays and birthdays.
Toy shops →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.
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