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Everything you need to know about online payments with GoCardless
Everything you need to know about online payments with GoCardless

A beginner's guide to help you make an informed decision about the GoCardless online payment options in membermeister

Sara Ballam avatar
Written by Sara Ballam
Updated over a week ago

GoCardless provides you with a variety of ways to collect online payments from your customers in an efficient and automated way.
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Looking for card payment options? Check out out Stripe integration instead


One-off payments

If the fees your customers pay vary from month to month or term to term then you can collect the exact amount due every time. The customer gets charged the exact invoice amount. Optionally, you can offer instalments.

Subscriptions

If you charge a fixed amount on a weekly, monthly, termly or annual basis (or indeed any schedule you wish) then this is the perfect option for you. Subscriptions are automatically recurring payments and you are in control of the amount, date and frequency and GoCardless will automatically collect the payments from your customers.

Up-front Payments

When a new customer uses your online registration form to sign up you can request a payment for a trial or taster session or ask them to pay for uniform or registration fee.

Instalments

Give your customers the option to pay an invoice in smaller, more affordable chunks using the the instalment option. Add all the items your customer needs to pay for onto one invoice, send them all out in bulk and the customer can choose to pay in full or in instalments. You can pre-define the instalment schedule.

Why should I choose GoCardless?

  • It's quick, easy & free of charge to set up an account

  • No monthly costs or hidden extras

  • Only pay for what you use (transaction fees apply)

  • Cancel any time

  • It's safe & secure (GoCardless is ISO27001 accredited (a widely recognised, internationally accepted standard for information security and they're authorised by the UK Financial Conduct Authority - so you are in safe hands
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How much will it cost?

There are no ongoing fees, you only pay the applicable transaction fee when someone pays you via GoCardless.
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The total cost consists of the membermeister app fee at 0.8% per transaction plus the GoCardless transaction fee
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Transaction fees are automatically deducted as the payment goes through GoCardless and the remainder is paid out to your designated bank account.

GoCardless are currently offering new customers

'Zero Transaction Fees'

for 90 days.

So if you are considering it, now is the perfect time.

How do I get started?

You need to have a membermeister account in order to get started and here is a short 1 minute video showing you step-by-step how to set up a GoCardless account:

If you haven't yet signed up for a free 30 day trial of membermeister then call us today on 0800 567 7899 or send an email to [email protected]

Team membermeister :)

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