Deposits & Payments
Take the deposit at the moment they decide, not the morning you show up. A job with money on it is a job that doesn't evaporate.
Card payment right after they sign
while they're decided, in the same sitting
Money goes into your own merchant account
we set it up in your name; we are never in the middle of your money
Any deposit rule you want
a percentage, a flat amount, or full payment upfront for small jobs
Receipts sent automatically
which is also the moment to ask for a review — see below
Balance invoiced when the work is done
same system, no separate bookkeeping step
Card fees are the processor's, not marked up by us
you pay what Stripe or Square charges, and nothing on top
Deposits & Payments
A deposit is a filter, not just cash flow
The obvious benefit is money before you buy materials. The bigger one is what it does to your schedule: a customer who has paid a deposit is a customer who will be there, and who has stopped shopping. A verbal yes with nothing attached to it cancels at a rate that quietly ruins weeks.
The reason most local businesses don't take deposits isn't reluctance — it's that asking for one over the phone is awkward and collecting it is a hassle. When it's just the next button after the signature, the awkwardness disappears.
Deposits & Payments
Where the review request fits
The receipt is the best-timed message you will ever send. The work is done, the customer is satisfied enough to have paid, and they're already reading something from you. That's the moment to ask for a review, and almost nobody uses it.
So the automatic receipt carries the review link — on Arvo, the business we operate, it goes out with a QR code. No one has to remember to ask, and the asking happens at the one moment it's most likely to work. This single connection between payment and review does more for local ranking than most things people pay for separately.
Deposits & Payments
What this is not
We are not a payment processor and we don't touch your funds. We connect your site to Stripe or Square, in an account that belongs to you, and we never see or hold the money. If you stop working with us, the payment setup keeps working — it's yours.
We also don't handle your bookkeeping or your taxes. The system records what was charged and when; what you do with that at tax time is between you and your accountant.
How we work
Three things decide who gets the call.
Technical
Fast, secure and easy for Google to read on every phone.
Relevance
Pages that match what your customers actually search for.
Authority
Real reviews and clean listings that make you the trusted choice.
Want deposits collected automatically?
Tell us how you take payment now and what deposit you'd want. We'll tell you what setting it up involves.
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