Billing and payment basics
As a Vendasta partner, you have access to everything you need to sell solutions to local businesses and add new revenue streams. Before you start selling, set up payment information so you can bill and track payments in one place. This course covers subscription tiers, platform purchases, payment setup, and managing your billing.
- Understand subscription tiers and charge-per-activation billing
- Set up payment information including your billing contact and credit card
- Navigate My Billing to view purchases and download reports
- Get started with Vendasta Payments (Merchant Services) for client invoicing
Vendasta's pricing is designed for businesses at every stage of growth. With your subscription, you gain access to the platform, including Marketing Automation, Sales CRM, Marketplace, and your online Store. Depending on your tier, you unlock additional features—like access to the white-label Marketing Services team.
Subscription tiers
| Tier | Highlights |
|---|---|
| Starter | Get started. Market, sell, bill, and fulfill. |
| Professional | White-label software. Scale your team. |
| Premium | Multi-location. End-to-end commerce. |
| Custom Enterprise | Plan tailored to your organization. |
Visit the Vendasta website for current pricing on each tier.
Snapshot reports
A certain number of free Snapshot Reports are included monthly in each subscription. They are used when creating reports individually or through Marketing Automation campaigns.
Products and services
Each product in the Marketplace has unique wholesale pricing, but there is no cost to add it to your Store. Add the entire lineup at no cost, mark up, and package as you see fit. You are only billed once you activate a product or service for a client—on a charge-per-activation basis.
Instant billing
As a new Vendasta partner, you'll be billed instantly (same day) for in-platform purchases. To activate any product that is not priced as free, you need a credit card in the system.
Add your payment information
There are three cards under Administration that deal with payments. My Billing is the one that handles your payments. The other two pertain to your customer accounts and payment settings.
Three steps:
- Navigate to the My Billing card under My Account in the Administration tab (Partner Center).
- Add a Billing Contact — purchase receipts are emailed here.
- Add your credit card information into the system.
Receipt breakdown
When a payment goes through, Vendasta sends a purchase receipt email to the Billing Contact with a CSV attached—including which customers the purchase was for. Click the link in the email to view the purchase in the platform.
The My Billing card in the Administration tab lets you manage billing and purchases in many ways:
- See a detailed list of purchases
- View the estimated total costs for the current month
- Download monthly billing reports
- Search, organize, and download billing information as you prefer
Set up Merchant Services to accept payments from your clients and send invoices.
Where to start
Partner Center → Administration → Platform Settings → Vendasta Payments
What it enables
To accept credit card payments via invoices and the Shopping Cart, you need to set up a Stripe Connect account through Vendasta Payments. This lesson is an introduction; a full Academy course walks through every detail.
For a complete deep dive into Vendasta Payments, recurring subscription invoices, and other billing walkthroughs, take the Academy course: Streamline Billing With Merchant Services.
You sign up on Starter. You add a Billing Contact and credit card to My Billing. You add Listings, Reputation, and Social Marketing to your Store at no cost. You activate Listings for your first client—you're billed that day for the wholesale amount. The receipt emails to your Billing Contact with a CSV breakdown. You set up Vendasta Payments via Stripe Connect so you can invoice that client next month. Billing and client payments, managed in one place.
Key Resources
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Explore subscription plan details on the Vendasta website. When ready for invoicing and Merchant Services, take the Academy course: Streamline Billing With Merchant Services.