Payments and checkout

Getting paid, cleanly.

What card processing really costs, how to take deposits and online payments, and how to set it up so the money and the job records agree.

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October 16, 2026Stripe vs Square for a service business.They are both good, and they are good at different things. The right choice depends on where your customer is standing when they pay, not on whose rate is a tenth of a point lower.Read ↗
October 16, 2026How to fight a chargeback, and win the ones worth fighting.A chargeback is decided by a bank that has never met you, reading one bundle of evidence you get one chance to send. Most of the work happened, or did not, on the day you took the money.Read ↗
September 12, 2026Taking a deposit without building a second system.Most shops end up with two payment systems that never agree and a monthly reconciliation done from memory. It starts with the first deposit taken the wrong way.Read ↗
September 12, 2026What card processing actually costs a shop.The quoted rate and the rate you pay are different numbers. The second one is on a statement you already have, and it takes about ten minutes to find.Read ↗

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