Getting real-time payment alerts for Stripe (and maybe PayPal if you still use that) can be crucial to stay on top of important payment events. For this, you can get a desktop app for payment notifications using the app CashNotify that I’m suggesting in this article.
How to know when customers pay?
If you’re a Web Designer like me, or you sell a product on your website, how do you get payment notifications from Stripe or PayPal? Preferably right on your desktop instead of having to log into Stripe or keeping your email app open all the time.
For this, I use the CashNotify app to get real-time payment alerts from Stripe. I stopped using PayPal many years ago and will never use it again. But if you love it, you’ll get notifications for that too.
Clarity and motivation when payments come in
It always has a good motivational impact when getting paid for your services. Hearing that notification sound pop when money is coming in gives us a positive reminder and spark of appreciation for all the work we put into our business.
Online entrepreneurs, freelancers, coaches, consultants, and digital nomads who are making money online should stay up-to-date with their income. And CashNotify is a perfect payment notification desktop app to handle that.
Instant payment notifications from PayPal and Stripe
One neat feature I like about CashNotify is that I can quickly support my clients if there are too many failed payments.
To get these instant payment notifications from PayPal and Stripe, you have to install the well-designed CashNotify app first. Stripe is the easiest to set up. You just add your API key.
There have been a few times I’ve been notified about a payment that did not work because the customer’s card was outdated. So, it’s then easy for me to notify them about this so they can add in a new card.
For people like you and me who are responsible for our own success, getting these payment notifications for incoming payments is an important motivational factor.
It becomes a mindset trigger that, over time, almost becomes a “ping” for incoming money that acts as a manifesting energizer.
Real-time payment alerts on your desktop
Offering Web Design services, online courses, or selling anything online that’s connected to Stripe or PayPal as a processor will alert you on your desktop when using CashNotify.
Whether you use online payment forms for Stripe that you have created yourself, send a PayPal invoice, or send invoices to clients using services like FreeAgent or Fiskl, a real-time payment alert will pop up as long as Stripe or PayPal has been connected and used for payment.
One app to monitor your Stripe and PayPal accounts
PayPal is dead to me. But I have several Stripe accounts to separate some of my services and online businesses to keep things tidy.
If you use several tools and various Stripe or PayPal accounts, you can stream all these into the CashNotify app and get all the payment notifications for charges, failed payments, expired cards, and other events in one place.
In the app settings, you can also adjust some of the notification types you want to see. Then, on the app’s main view, you will see your incoming payments revenue over time.
How to get notified when someone subscribes
If you offer a paid recurring service, like a membership site or monthly support plan, CashNotify will keep you updated and notified when someone subscribes to your service.
And a common beginner tip I have to share…
Make sure payments for new customers or membership subscribers get added into an email service of your choice. I mention this because I have worked with a lot of newbies building an online business. And they don’t keep this in mind.
If you don’t have an email service for your business yet, or struggle with complex and complicated services like MailChimp, ConvertKit is the perfect email platform for web designers and bloggers. And it’s the only email service my clients actually love to use.
Start your Web Design business with the right tools
One last tip that I make sure to mention when I do business coaching:
Always use the right quality tools, apps, and online services to make your work fun, effective, and motivating. Getting regular real-time payment alerts for things you sell is an important motivational factor.
I’m an app-geek and I like to think I have a pretty good sense of the sweet tools and systems out there for you to use when starting your journey as an online entrepreneur.
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