• How to Use the Exit-Intent Pop-up on Checkout Pages

    The exit intent pop-up allows you to display a nicely designed pop-up modal to your customer if the customer looks to be leaving the checkout page without purchasing. PLEASE NOTE: Exit Intents pop-up are only used on checkout pages. It will look something like this… By default this feature should…

  • Switching or Manually Adding an Affiliate to a Subscription or Transaction.

    Vendors have the ability to manually switch or assign affiliates for both subscriptions or transactions if needed. If you want to associate an affiliate to a customer subscription to be credited for transactions related to the subscription go to the subscription section and locate the customer in question. Click on the affiliate…

  • Why Do I See Failed Transactions & What Do the Errors Mean?

    Many PayKickstart vendors new to the platform are alarmed when they see Failed Transactions (can be found under “Transactions” >> “Failed”). Keep in mind that this is typically a normal thing.  Many vendors are coming from other shopping cart platforms that simply do not provide this level of insights like…

  • How to Accept eCheck as a Payment Option in Paypal

    Depending on your settings in your Paypal account, vendors may not have the eCheck option enabled.  eCheck allows customers to purchase your products with other payment sources like a linked Bank Account, instead of using their Paypal balance. Here is what it looks like to a customer when enabled. To…

  • How to Setup Tracking IDs for affiliate links.

    PayKickstart offers affiliates the ability to setup tracking IDs to the end of your affiliate links if they would like. This is particularly handy when you are running multiple promotions for a product in many places, such as Facebook, websites, or an email list.  It will allow you to keep…

  • Integrating Klaviyo

    The Klaviyo API integration allows PayKickstart vendors to automatically add their customers to a specific list/tag in the Klaviyo account. To setup the integration, follow the instructions below: Step 1: Log into your PayKickstart App Step 2: In your Vendor Dashboard, access your Configure menu and select ‘Integrations’. ​ Step…

  • What’s the Difference Between 1st and 2nd Tier Commissions?

    If you were wondering what is the difference between 1st tier and 2nd tier commissions.  Here is a detailed explanation of how they work… Definitions: 2nd tier commission percentages are set by the vendor, allowing the Tier 2 affiliate to earn commission on sales that Tier 1 affiliate generates. Practical…

  • What’s the Difference Between a Purchase ID and Transaction ID?

    For every PayKickstart transaction there is a “purchase id” which are all prefixed with PK-P, followed by a random string. In the IPN POST it is referred to as the “invoice_id”. There also is a “transaction_id” which are all prefixed with PK-T, followed by a random string. In the IPN…

  • Setting Up Split-Payments

    If you offer a one-time charge product that carries a larger price or a subscription with a paid trial and you want to allow your customer the option to pay this amount in smaller payments, you can enable the Split-Payment options. Adding a Split-Payment Option for a One Time Charge….