How to grow your payments app with picture framers
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Picture framers make custom frames for paintings, prints, photos, certificates and sports shirts. Most orders are made to measure, so framers take a deposit when the customer chooses the moulding and mount, and the rest when the frame is collected. A payments app that takes the deposit in the shop and sends a link when the frame is ready can win these framers, and every customer who pays sees your app.
Talk to picture framers
Ask local framers:
- How do customers pay deposits today?
- How long does a frame take to make?
- Do frames get left uncollected?
- Do you frame for artists or businesses?
Take a deposit on every order
A deposit paid in the shop or by link covers the cost of materials and makes it less likely a finished frame is never collected.
Send a link when the frame is ready
A message with a photo of the finished frame and a payment link lets the customer pay the balance before they arrive, so collection takes a minute.
Grow through artists and galleries
Framers work with local artists, photographers and galleries who send them regular orders. One framer on your app can introduce the artists they frame for.
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 art and craft teachers?
The art and craft teachers guide covers booking and paying for classes and workshops, and selling materials.
Art teachers →What about photographers and creatives?
The photographers and creatives guide covers taking deposits and getting final payments for creative work.
Photographers →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.