How to grow your payments app with personal stylists
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Personal stylists and personal shoppers help clients choose clothes, sort out their wardrobes and shop for weddings, work and holidays, in person or online. Most sell sessions or packages, take a deposit to book and lose time when clients cancel. A payments app that takes the deposit when the session is booked and the rest on the day can win these stylists, and every client who pays sees your app.
Talk to personal stylists
Ask local personal stylists and shoppers:
- How do clients pay you today?
- Do you take a deposit to book a session?
- What happens when a client cancels late?
- What would make taking payment easier?
Take a deposit when they book
A payment link for a deposit holds the session and cuts down on late cancellations.
Sell packages
A link for a package of sessions, such as a wardrobe edit plus a shopping trip, gives clients one simple payment.
Grow through referrals
Happy clients tell their friends about their stylist. Every client who pays through your app shows it to the people they recommend.
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 makeup artists?
The makeup artists guide covers deposits to hold the date and payment on the day.
Makeup artists →What about tailors?
The tailors guide covers deposits and final payments for made-to-measure work.
Tailors →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.