Taking money on your website, and holding it fairly. The articles cover the payment methods worth offering, charging at the moment of booking rather than on arrival, and the deposit questions that come up in rentals: how much to hold, when to take it, and how to explain it so customers do not read it as a hidden charge.
A Friday to Monday hire is three days on the calendar and one weekend to the customer. How to price hire periods that people actually book.
The deposit is the number that decides whether a first-time hirer books or rings around. How to set one that protects the kit without losing the job.
Cards are not the only way to take money online, and for some businesses they are not the first one. Four methods, what each costs you, and which suits an order, a booking or a hire.
A donate button is the easy part. Suggested amounts, funds, recurring giving, covering the fee and the receipt are what decide how much actually arrives.
Learn how car rental security deposits work, how to choose an appropriate amount, communicate deposit rules clearly, and reduce disputes during the booking process.
Learn what to include in a clear car rental cancellation and no-show policy, from deadlines and refunds to deposits, late arrivals, and customer communication.
Learn how online payments can help small car rental companies secure reservations, reduce manual work, improve customer confidence, and increase online bookings.
Boat hire carries three things car hire does not: a licence you must check, a deposit worth more than the day rate, and weather that cancels. Here is how to handle all three before the skipper arrives.
A no-show is an hour you cannot sell twice. Deposits and automatic reminders are the two things that reliably reduce them, and both take minutes to set up.