How to grow your payments app with sign makers
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Sign makers design and fit shop signs, vehicle graphics, banners, window lettering and boards for small businesses, events and builders. Materials and printing come before fitting, so most ask for a deposit when the design is signed off and the rest when the sign goes up. A payments app that takes the deposit with the proof and the balance on fitting day can win these sign makers, and every business that pays sees your app.
Talk to sign makers
Ask local sign makers:
- How do customers pay you today?
- Do you take a deposit before production?
- How long do you wait to be paid after fitting?
- What would make taking payment easier?
Take a deposit with the proof
A payment link sent with the design proof means production starts as soon as the customer approves and pays.
Get paid on fitting day
A QR code or link once the sign is up lets the business pay the balance on the spot.
Grow through the businesses they serve
Every customer of a sign maker is a business that takes payments too. Each one who pays through your app is a chance to win them as a merchant.
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 print shops?
The print shops and internet cafes guide covers many small payments every day from students and small businesses.
Print shops →What about decorators?
The painters and decorators guide covers deposits for materials and final payments.
Decorators →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.