Selstack is a platform for creators and businesses to build a public selling page, share individual offers, accept supported payments and bookings, and manage the resulting orders and customer details. A “Stack” is a selling page. This guide explains the relevant workflow and the seller’s responsibilities; payment methods, account requirements and some features depend on the business configuration and plan.
A payment link is a shareable route from an offer to checkout. Instead of sending bank details, asking a customer to search a large site or creating an invoice for every simple sale, you send one link with the information needed to decide and pay.
What the link does
The link presents the title, description, amount and any questions you choose to collect. The customer opens it on their phone or computer, reviews the offer and follows the available payment steps. After a successful payment, the activity appears in your Selstack Payments area.
A payment link can work well for fixed-price products, deposits, consultations, event places, digital resources and other focused offers.
Choose a clear payment structure
Decide whether the amount is fixed or chosen by the customer. Fixed pricing is usually best when everyone receives the same product. Customer decides is a Pro feature, including on Send Love, and can suit supporter payments or variable contributions when the description explains any minimum or expected amount.
Write for the moment before payment
The customer may have received your link in the middle of a chat, so repeat the essentials. Include what is included, the amount, timing, delivery method and what happens after payment. Avoid introducing new conditions at checkout.
Collect only useful details
Name and email may be enough for a digital order. A service may require a phone number or a short brief. Ask only for information you need to deliver or follow up, and avoid collecting sensitive information through general-purpose form fields.
Share and reconcile
Use the same canonical link in messages, social profiles and campaigns. When activity arrives, use Payments to review its status and Contacts to see the person connected to the journey. Do not treat a screenshot from a customer as proof of payment; use the status recorded in Selstack.
Good practice: open the link yourself before every campaign. Check the amount, wording and availability, then complete a safe test using the payment method’s sandbox or approved test process where available.
The value of a payment link is not only speed. It gives both sides a more consistent record of what was offered, what the customer submitted and what happened next.
Follow the payment from offer to recorded result
Selstack connects a customer-facing offer to checkout and an order record. The seller chooses the price and currency for the offer, while the available payment methods depend on the configured business and supported payment arrangements. A payment link can provide a focused way to collect one payment without presenting a large catalogue. The important distinction is between a customer starting checkout and a payment being confirmed. Use the recorded outcome when deciding whether to deliver an order or investigate a problem.
Keep the amount and currency visible
An amount has meaning only with its currency and purpose. Review the price shown on the public page, any applicable delivery charge and the final checkout summary. When comparing records, distinguish the amount the customer paid from fees, conversion and the amount credited for the seller. Do not add figures from different currencies as if they were the same unit. A customer paying in one currency and a seller receiving funds in another need an explanation grounded in the recorded transaction, not an unverified exchange-rate calculation made afterwards.
Choose how fees are presented
The selling-page editor provides choices for handling applicable online payment fees. The seller can cover the fees, build them into the price or, where available, show the customer a separate fee. Review the earnings preview and the actual customer-facing summary before publishing. Describe the price consistently in campaigns and messages. A promotion that quotes only a target earning amount can confuse customers if the final total is different. Check the current pricing page for the applicable rate rather than assuming a rate from an older article still applies.
Understand pending, failed and successful
A pending result means the payment has not reached a confirmed final outcome in the record you are reviewing. A failed attempt does not establish that the seller received money. A successful recorded payment is a different state from either of those. If the customer reports a debit that does not match the order, compare references and timestamps before deciding what happened. Avoid asking for repeated payments while an existing attempt is being investigated. Bank notifications can help identify a case, but the business should reconcile them with the relevant payment record.
Explain international payment boundaries
Selstack can connect customers and sellers across markets, but payment availability is not identical for every business country, currency or method. The customer’s checkout currency and the seller’s payout context may differ. Where the platform handles a supported payment and conversion, review the recorded remittance information rather than assuming the business has a direct gateway account in every currency. Do not advertise universal payment-method coverage or instant settlement. The accurate promise is the one supported by the configured account and the options actually shown to that customer.
Separate online payments from direct collection
Eligible physical-product sellers on Pro and Growth can choose pay online, pay on delivery, or both. With pay on delivery, the seller collects the money directly and Selstack charges no transaction fee for that direct collection. Placing the order does not mean the customer has paid. The business needs to collect and confirm payment through its delivery process. Online gateway payment, direct collection, fulfilment and wallet credit are different concepts, and each should be described using the appropriate record rather than merged into a single “paid” assumption.
Investigate using safe, specific evidence
Start with the business, order reference, expected amount and currency, approximate time and the customer’s description of the problem. Check whether there were multiple attempts or a different email address. Share a concise support summary and the relevant safe references when further investigation is needed. Do not request passwords, one-time codes, a full card number or a card security code. Evidence should help locate the transaction without exposing information that is unnecessary for the investigation.
Reconcile before reporting earnings
Read gross customer payments, applicable fees, refunds and wallet movements as separate parts of the transaction. A successful payment total is not automatically the same as available cash or profit. Review the reporting period and currency before comparing results between weeks or campaigns. If the business uses external bookkeeping, preserve the Selstack order reference so a recorded amount can be traced back to its source. Avoid manually changing historical figures merely to make a spreadsheet match an expected total.
Make payment explanations part of customer service
Put the essential payment expectation on the offer before the customer acts, then keep confirmations and support messages consistent with the record. If a payment is pending, explain that uncertainty without inventing a completion time. If a fee or currency question is common, improve the relevant description or pre-purchase guidance. Selstack provides the payment and order workflow; the seller’s responsibility is to communicate accurately, fulfil confirmed commitments and escalate unresolved cases with the evidence needed to investigate them.
Review Selstack pricing for current plans and online payment fees. For related tasks, visit the Help Centre. If the recorded result remains unclear, contact support with the relevant safe reference.