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How to Get Paid in Blinko: Invoices, Payment Requests, Deposits & Contributions
The complete guide to collecting payments in Blinko — bill a customer, take a deposit, get paid in person by QR, or raise contributions — with step-by-step setup. 0% platform fee.
How to Invoice a Customer in Blinko: Dictate It, Send It, Get Paid
Dictate an itemized invoice by voice inside a customer chat, send it with a payment request, and get paid — Blinko reconciles it, nudges unpaid customers automatically, and sends a one-tap thank-you. 0% platform fee.
How to Book Appointments in Blinko: Requests, In-Person Bookings & Confirmations
Three ways to set appointments in Blinko — let customers request a time, propose one in person by QR, or send a time to a specific customer — plus one-tap add-to-calendar to cut no-shows.
How to Collect Customer Info in Blinko: Intake Forms, Quote Requests & Photos
Build a custom intake or quote form in Blinko — ask for text, photos, and location, put it on your spot, broadcast it, or DM it. Submissions land right in the conversation. Free plan included.
How to Connect Stripe or Square to Blinko — One-Time Setup for Payment Automations
Before Blinko automations can collect payments or donations, link your Stripe or Square account once at local.blinko.ai/payments. Here is the two-minute setup — and why Blinko never takes a cut.
How to Set Up a Referral Program on Blinko
Step-by-step guide to setting up a Refer-a-Friend campaign on Blinko — configure two-sided rewards, set anti-abuse caps, and launch in under five minutes via the web portal or mobile app.
Blinko vs. Rinsed: Which Car Wash Loyalty Platform Is Actually Built for Your Business?
Rinsed is a serious platform for serious operators — multi-location chains with POS infrastructure and hundreds of members. If that's not you, there's a better answer to that Google search.
Already Using PayPal? Here's the Retention Layer It Doesn't Come With.
PayPal handles your payments. It has no way to fire a win-back when a client goes 45 days without booking, no loyalty tracking, and no automated follow-up sequence. Blinko stacks on top of your existing PayPal setup at 0% additional fee.
Using Stripe? Here's the Retention Layer It Doesn't Come With.
Stripe is exceptional payment infrastructure. It has no way to trigger a win-back when a customer goes quiet, no loyalty tracking, no Copilot watching your repeat purchase rate. Blinko stacks on top of your Stripe setup at 0% additional fee.
Blinko vs Square: What Happens Between Appointments That Square Can't Handle
Square Appointments books the session and takes the payment. It has no idea a client hasn't rebooked in six weeks, no mechanism to trigger a win-back, and no way to run a care-plan sequence automatically. Here's what fills that gap.
Blinko vs Toast, Square, and Clover: What POS Loyalty Can't Do
Toast, Square, and Clover give you a loyalty tab. They don't give you behavioral triggers, connected payment flows, or automations that run without you. Here's the gap — and what fills it.
Extend Stripe Into Physical Spaces: Turn Mobile + Blinko Into Your POS
Blinko extends Stripe's strength from online to in-person. Accept Stripe payments anywhere without a physical POS. Compress engagement and payment into one seamless action for your mobile or delivery business.
Extend Square Beyond Your Location: Real-Time Payment at the Moment of Engagement
Blinko extends Square's strength from in-store payments to anywhere, anytime. Compress the engagement moment and payment into one seamless action. Perfect for mobile businesses, delivery, and off-location sales.
How to Set Up a Stamp Card on Blinko
Step-by-step guide to setting up a digital stamp card on Blinko — configure your punch threshold, choose your reward, and launch in under two minutes via mobile app, web portal, or AI Copilot.
How to Set Up a Welcome Offer on Blinko
Learn how to set up a Welcome Offer on Blinko — an automatic first-visit incentive that fires the moment a new customer follows your business, locking in their second visit before they leave.
How to Set Up a Win-Back Campaign on Blinko
Set up an automated win-back campaign on Blinko to re-engage customers who haven't visited in weeks — configure your lapse window, craft the right offer, and let the AI Copilot run it on autopilot.
How to Set Up a Today's Special on Blinko
Learn how to run a Today's Special on Blinko — a same-day flash promotion that drives immediate foot traffic by sending a time-limited offer to all your customers in seconds.
How to Set Up a Discount Coupon on Blinko
Step-by-step guide to creating a Discount Coupon campaign on Blinko — choose from percentage off, fixed amount, BOGO, or tiered discounts, target the right audience, and set your campaign window.
How to Set Up a Milestone Campaign on Blinko
Learn how to set up a Milestone Campaign on Blinko to recognise your most loyal customers at key visit thresholds, anniversaries, and community moments — building the kind of loyalty money can't buy.
How to Download Your Blinko QR Sticker Design
Step-by-step guide to downloading your custom Blinko QR code sticker from the business portal — choose the right size and format to print and display at your cafe, salon, restaurant, or retail shop.
Where to Get Your Blinko Sticker Printed (and What to Tell Them)
Where to get your Blinko QR code loyalty sticker printed — local print shops, online services, exact specs to request, estimated cost, and a ready-to-send email template.
Getting Started with Blinko Local: The Complete Guide for New Businesses
Step-by-step guide to setting up a digital loyalty program for your local business. Learn how QR code check-ins, digital stamp cards, and automated campaigns work — and how to go live in under 5 minutes.
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