How do I make sure a client pays before I send the files?

Put a price on the transfer. The client gets a watermarked preview and pays through Stripe, and only then do the clean originals unlock. The payment and the delivery are the same step, so there's no window where they have the finished work but haven't paid.

Can I let them see the work before they pay?

Yes, that's the point. They see a watermarked preview, enough to confirm it's the work they approved, but not usable as a final. The clean version is what unlocks on payment.

Isn't this just invoicing? Why is it better?

An invoice is a request and a hope. This makes payment the thing that releases the files, so there's no 'I'll pay you next week' after they already have the work. It also skips the invoice-software round trip, the client pays on the same link they download from.

What if the client just doesn't pay?

Then they never get the clean files, they only ever had the watermarked preview. You've lost nothing but the time, and you still hold the finished work. That's the whole advantage over delivering first and chasing later.

Does the client need an account to pay and download?

No. They open the link, pay, and download. No signup, no app. The lower the friction, the faster you get paid.

Get paid before you hand over the work

Q: Where does the money go, and what's the fee?

Straight to your own Stripe account via Stripe Connect, we never touch it. Pro and Squad pay 0% platform fee, free accounts pay a flat 5%, and Stripe's standard processing fee applies on top, same as any Stripe payment.

Send your client a watermarked preview. The clean, finished files unlock the second their payment clears. No more delivering the work and hoping the invoice gets paid.

Set Up a Paid Delivery

Payment unlocks the files

Put a price on the transfer. The recipient pays through Stripe, and the clean originals download the instant it clears. The work and the payment happen together, not on a promise.

The preview sells, the original delivers

Your client sees a watermarked version, enough to approve the work, not enough to use it. They only get the clean file once they've paid.

Your money, your Stripe

Payments land straight in your own connected Stripe account. We never hold your cash. Pro and Squad pay 0% platform fee, free accounts pay a flat 5%.

How it works

1

Upload the finished work

Drop in the final files you'd normally email over once you're paid.

2

Set a price + watermark

Turn on the payment gate, set your amount, and we generate a watermarked preview automatically.

3

Send one link

The client opens it, sees the preview, and pays through Stripe right there. No invoice software, no back-and-forth.

4

Files unlock on payment

Payment clears, the clean originals download, and you get a notification. Done.

Final video edits

Hand over the export the moment the last payment lands, instead of sending it and chasing the balance for three weeks.

Photo galleries

Deliver the high-res shoot behind a paywall so the client can't right-click-save the proofs and ghost you.

Design & deliverables

Release the print-ready files, the source, or the master on payment, not on a 'looks great, invoice me' that never gets paid.

Common questions

Paid delivery works on every plan. Free accounts pay a 5% platform fee, Pro and Squad pay 0%. Connect Stripe once and the money is yours.

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Deliver and get paid in one move

Price the transfer, send the link, and let the payment unlock the files. No invoice chase.

Set Up a Paid Delivery