Pavo Blog
Getting paid, in plain numbers.
Short guides for people who sell a product or a service. No jargon, and the fee is always shown.
How to take card payments on your iPhone without a card reader
Your iPhone can take a card with a tap. No reader to buy, no pairing. Here is what you need, the steps, and what it costs: 2.9% + 15¢ per tap.
ReadTap to Pay on Android: take cards with the phone you already have
An Android phone with NFC can take a contactless card with no reader. What you need, how a sale goes, and the fee: 2.9% + 15¢ per tap.
ReadDo you need an LLC to take card payments?
No. If you sell a product or a service, you can take cards as yourself. What you are asked for, what an LLC changes, and what it does not.
ReadHow to send a pay link and get paid from across town
A pay link lets a customer pay you by card from their own phone. How to make one, how to send it, and the fee: 3.3% + 30¢.
ReadQR code payments for market stalls and pop-ups
Show a QR code, your customer scans it and pays by card on their own phone. When a QR beats a tap, how to run a busy stall, and the fee: 3.3% + 30¢.
ReadWhat “2.9% + 15¢” means: card fees in plain numbers
A card fee has two parts: a percent of the sale and a fixed amount per sale. Worked examples at $5, $48 and $125, and the other costs to check for.
ReadHow long until the money reaches your bank
Card money is not in your bank the moment you see Paid. Why the first payout takes about a week, how long it takes after that in each country, and what can slow it down.
ReadHow to take a deposit before the job
A deposit holds the booking and covers your materials. How much to ask, how to take it with a pay link, and how to collect the rest on the day.
ReadAutopay for regulars: charge repeat customers on a schedule
If the same customers pay you every week or month, autopay charges their card on a schedule they agreed to. How it works on Pavo Ultra, and who it suits.
ReadYour logo on your pay page and receipts
A payment page that looks like your business gets paid with fewer questions. Where your logo and color appear on Pavo Ultra, and how to pick them.
ReadIs Pavo Ultra worth it? The math at $1,000, $4,000 and $10,000 a month
Pavo Ultra is $15 a month with no Pavo fee. On fees alone it pays for itself from about $3,750 a month in link sales. The numbers, and the other two reasons to buy it.
ReadHow to check that a pay link is real
Got a link asking you to pay? Four checks to run before you enter a card, what a real Pavo pay link looks like, and when not to pay.
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