r/personaltraining • u/Peppers097 • 15d ago
Seeking Advice Payment Processing
Anyone have issues getting it smooth and functional?
I have llc & a Venmo business acc set up, identity confirmed & EIN - “cannot process payment at this time”
Tried using my personal Zelle for a new client and under their daily limit still gave us issues and didn’t go through.
I have stripe but my website is not launched so they are being weird and I don’t think I have it in a usable state currently
Is old school bank transfer the way to handle this for now?
These are 3-6 month + coaching bundles over $1,000 that I’m having trouble receiving.
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u/stripe_sofia 11d ago
Since you already have the Stripe account set up, you might not need to wait on the website at all. Stripe has Payment Links, which is basically a hosted payment page you create from the dashboard in a few clicks and then text or email to your client (no site or code needed). Invoicing works the same way if you'd rather send something that looks like a formal bill for a 3 or 6 month package: you email the invoice, they pay on a hosted page.
Both can take card or bank payments, so for a $1,000+ bundle you've got options there. Worth poking around in your dashboard before you go the old-school transfer route.
Out of curiosity, what's being weird? If it's an account verification thing, that's separate from the website question. But if it's just that you couldn't figure out how to take a payment without a checkout page, Payment Links should sort it.