How to grow your payments app with web designers and developers
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Freelance web designers, developers and small web agencies build websites and online shops for local businesses, charities and start-ups, often for clients in other towns or countries. Most take a deposit before starting, bill again at each stage of the project and then charge a monthly fee for hosting, updates and support. Chasing the final payment after a site goes live is a common headache. A payments app that sends a deposit link, stage invoices with a pay button and a regular monthly charge can win these designers, and every client who pays sees your app.
Talk to web designers
Ask local web designers and developers:
- How do clients pay the deposit to start a project today?
- How do you bill for each stage of a build?
- How do clients pay monthly hosting and support fees?
- How long do you wait for the final payment after a site goes live?
Take deposits and stage payments by link
A deposit link sent with the proposal and an invoice with a pay button at each stage keep the project and the money moving together.
Turn support into regular income
A monthly charge for hosting and updates means the designer is not sending the same small invoice every month.
Grow through the businesses they build for
Designers work with shops, trades, photographers and coaches who also need to get paid. One designer on your app can introduce many of their clients.
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 virtual assistants?
The virtual assistants guide covers VAs who handle admin, email and social media for busy business owners, often for clients in other places, billing by the hour or monthly.
Virtual assistants →What about photographers and creatives?
The photographers and creatives guide covers freelance photographers, designers and musicians taking deposits and chasing final payments.
Photographers and creatives →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.