Deposit Please

DownPayment automates deposit collection for freelancers and micro-agencies, letting them generate booking links that clients use to pay upfront. It eliminates manual payment chasing and prevents revenue loss from no-shows by sending automated reminders when clients don't commit. Built for event-based and project-based workers like photographers, bakers, detailers, and designers.

Value Proposition

DownPayment automates deposit collection for freelancers and micro-agencies, eliminating the awkwardness of chasing payments and preventing lost revenue from uncommitted calendar dates through automated reminders and a streamlined booking workflow.

Target Customer

Independent freelancers and micro-agencies who manage event-based or project-based bookings (e.g., wedding photographers, cake bakers, mobile detailers, web designers).

Revenue Model

SaaS Subscription: $15–$29/month for unlimited booking links and automated reminders.
Transaction Fee (Alternative): A small flat fee (e.g., $1) per successful deposit on top of Stripe fees.

KPIs

Deposit Conversion Rate: Percentage of generated links that result in a paid deposit.
Time-to-Payment: Average time elapsed between link generation and successful payment.
Calendar Efficiency: Reduction in "ghosted" dates for active users.

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Team Lead

Team management, task planning, delegation, and monitoring

designer

UI/UX design, frontend development (React/Tailwind), branding.

engineer

Full-stack software engineering, Stripe integration, database design, backend automation.

Sign up with your Stripe account to enable payment processing. Generate a booking link and share it with clients. DownPayment automatically sends reminders if the deposit isn't paid, and tracks all deposits in your dashboard.

Overview

Mission

Value Proposition

Target Customer

Revenue Model

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