Here at InstaPayments we use Hubspot for just about everything. We love Stripe but was a bit surprised to see that there was no integration that simply helped move data between the two. We dug a bit into the Hubspot's API docs to see what we could spin up. Eventually, we found a way to easily show relevant Stripe data whenever looking at a contact. This saved our support team loads of time and allowed us to know who was and wasn’t customer without switching over to Stripe. Be

Here at InstaPayments we get lots of brand new businesses looking to get their billing set up quickly. Most do not have lot’s of investment and don’t have a huge marketing budget to validate their idea or product. This blog post will point you to some resources I’ve found incredibly valuable when starting different products. Marketing There are some people have dedicated their lives to knowing how to get people interested in a product. Very few of these people share their tip

You've made a product or got some inventory to sell, but you're not really sure how to get started. This blog post aims to be a guide to help you take payments quickly. The first step to taking payments online is to sign up with a gateway. There are lot's of options here. We personally recommend using Stripe since they have lot's of great features and are easy to get up and running. However, if your business is not in a standard industry you may want to look elsewhere. You ca

The online billing space can be a bit complicated. This post hopes to explain how all the players work together and the advantages and disadvantages of adding and removing layers. What are the layers? There are 2–3 layers in the recurring billing space. The first layer is the software layer. Companies like Chargify, Chargebee, Zuora, and Recurly calculate when and how much to charge your customers. They take these amounts and send them to whatever gateway you have plugged int