How to grow your payments app with proofreaders and editors
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Freelance proofreaders and editors work on novels, non-fiction books, student dissertations, reports, websites and marketing copy. Most work from home for clients they never meet, some in other countries, and price each job by the word, by the hour or as a fixed fee. For long jobs such as a book, many ask for a deposit before starting and the rest before returning the finished file. A payments app that handles quotes, deposits and final payments can win proofreaders and editors, and every writer or business that pays them sees your app.
Talk to proofreaders and editors
Ask local proofreaders and editors:
- How do clients pay you for a job?
- Do you take a deposit before starting long jobs?
- How do clients in other countries pay you?
- How often do you chase late payments?
Take a deposit before work starts
A link sent with the quote lets the client pay a deposit straight away, so the editor can book the job into their diary knowing the client is committed.
Get the balance before files go back
A second link for the balance means the client pays before the finished file is returned, so the editor is not left chasing money afterwards.
Grow through writing businesses
Editors work alongside copywriters, translators and designers, and many writers use several of them. When those businesses take payments through your app, each editor can bring more of them onto it.
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 copywriters?
The copywriters and freelance writers guide covers charging by the project, by the word or on a monthly retainer for websites, blogs, adverts and newsletters.
Copywriters and freelance writers →What about translators?
The translators and interpreters guide covers working for clients in other countries and waiting a long time to be paid.
Translators and interpreters →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.