Re: [Coworking] Digest for coworking@googlegroups.com - 2 Messages in 2 Topics

[Paul Reynolds]

Hi Julia!

We use Stripe for both recurring subscriptions and one time charges. The nice thing about Stripe is you can set up multiple "Plans" and Stripe will take care of the proper prorating when a member switches between them. When the user is subscribed to a plan, Stripe automatically charges for the full month up front and that day is the basis for the regular payment. I don't know offhand if you can configure it to do otherwise.

The software we use to members and payments is my own creation that allows members to sign up and self-service their account completely online. I'm in the process of cleaning up to be more configurable and usable by other spaces. The whole system has been running for a couple months and we've been really happy with it.

Hope that helps!
Paul


> Membership Dues Payment Methods
> Julia Ferguson <ju...@coworkfrederick.com> Nov 10 06:47AM -0800
>
> I'm told most coworking spaces use PayPal as a means of collecting payments
> from members. We've had enough problems with payments not going through
> properly that we've begun looking at other options, including Stripe,
> gettng a merchant account, and others. Glen (my husband and partner in this
> coworking adventure we've embarked on) has spent possibly over 100 hours
> analyzing the situation. I keep thinking that this can't be that hard, so
> I'm wondering:
>
> 1) What do you use for recurring payments for membership dues?
> 2) Do you have it integrated into an online signup on your website so that
> payments are set up automatically upon sign up?
> 3) Have you standardized so that payments from all members are due the same
> day of the month?
> 4) Do you prorate for partial months when someone signs up mid-month and if
> so, do you handle that manually or does your payment software/plug-in
> handle it?
>