How to grow your payments app with handymen and odd-job services
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Handymen and odd-job services fix the small things bigger trades don't want: dripping taps, loose door handles, shelves, curtain rails, flat-pack furniture and TV brackets. Many are one-person businesses doing several short jobs a day, charging by the hour or a fixed price per job. Customers often don't have cash, and waiting for a bank transfer means chasing later. A payments app that lets a handyman send a payment link or take a tap on the phone as soon as the job is done can win these businesses, and every customer who pays sees your app.
Talk to handymen
Ask local handymen and odd-job services:
- How do customers pay you at the end of a job today?
- How often do you have to chase payment after you leave?
- Do you ever ask for money up front for materials?
- Do landlords or letting agents book you, and how do they want to pay?
Get paid before leaving the job
A payment link sent from the doorstep, or a tap on the phone, means the handyman is paid before moving on to the next job.
Take money for materials up front
A small deposit link for parts and materials means the handyman isn't out of pocket before the job starts.
Grow through landlords and letting agents
Landlords and letting agents book handymen again and again. One agent who pays through your app can bring you many handymen and their customers.
Build it
Create your own financial platform.
Pick a template, name it, brand it, preview every page before you pay. Your brand, your users, your fees.
Build my platform →Questions people ask
What about painters and decorators?
The painters and decorators guide covers work in homes, offices and shops, often with a deposit for materials and the rest when the job is finished.
Painters and decorators →What about plumbers and heating engineers?
The plumbers and heating engineers guide covers emergency call-outs, boiler services and larger installations that need deposits for parts.
Plumbers and heating engineers →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 pay. Your platform can be live on your own domain within 24 hours of confirmation.
Build my platform →Read next
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. PayPal, Patreon and Substack are named as reference points only and are not affiliated with SendPay Business.