Set your deposit once
Flat amount or a percentage — your call, per your pricing model. It becomes a line in checkout, like tax. Nobody negotiates with a checkout page.
Deposits
The date costs something, so the date gets kept
Set a flat or percentage deposit and it's collected right at booking — on your own Stripe or Square. No-shows drop, and every reserved slot is paid for.
The problem
What this replaces
- Saturday no-shows with a crew ready and nothing collected
- "Pretty sure" bookings that evaporate the night before
- Chasing a Zelle before the job is its own awkward phone call
- Tire-kickers holding dates that buyers wanted
How it works
The RelayLeads way
Collected at booking
The money lands in your own Stripe or Square account immediately. An unpaid hold simply expires and frees the slot — no sweeper, no cleanup.
The balance closes the job
When the work wraps, bill the remainder from your phone — the math is already done from the quote and what's been paid.
What your customer gets
- ✓A clear "due today" amount before they commit
- ✓The deposit comes off the final price
- ✓Reschedule from their booking link instead of forfeiting
What you get
- ✓Money down means customers reschedule instead of vanishing
- ✓Deposits optional per service — some jobs can book free
- ✓Your own processor; RelayLeads never holds your money
Where it shines
Trades that lean on this
FAQ
Deposits, answered
Won't a deposit scare customers off?
It filters exactly the customers you want filtered — the ones who wouldn't have shown. A deposit reads as "this business is real," and operators who add one see no-shows drop toward zero.
Where does the deposit money go?
Straight into your own Stripe or Square account at booking. RelayLeads is never in the funds flow and takes no cut.
What if they don't pay the deposit?
The hold expires on its own and the slot reopens. A date is only locked when it's backed by payment — or immediately, if you've set no deposit.
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