{"id":310917,"date":"2020-05-12T09:49:05","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T16:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/css-tricks.com\/?p=310917"},"modified":"2020-05-12T09:49:06","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T16:49:06","slug":"accepting-payments-including-recurring-payments-on-wordpress-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/css-tricks.com\/accepting-payments-including-recurring-payments-on-wordpress-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Accepting Payments (including Recurring Payments) on WordPress.com"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’m a fan of building websites with the least amount of technical debt and things you have to be responsible for as possible for what you wanna do. Sometimes you take on this debt on purpose because you have to, but when you don’t, please don’t ;).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s say you need to build a site that can take money from customers, but on a recurring basis. WordPress.com can do that now<\/a>, and it’s a fantastic choice because it’s all of the power and control and none of the debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s my thinking…<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

1) WordPress.com is the fastest<\/em><\/strong> way to spin up a WordPress site.<\/h3>\n\n\n

Not only is it fast, but you don\u2019t have to worry about anything. Servers, SSL, security, performance, accessibility\u2026 that\u2019s all handled for you and you can focus on what you do best. Even if you\u2019re a seasoned developer, I\u2019m sure you can understand how this is compelling. Automating work is what the best developers do.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2) WordPress.com sites can be eCommerce<\/em><\/strong> sites. <\/h3>\n\n\n

Not only sell-a-product style sites, but also recurring payments sites. Meaning you can very easily set up a subscription service, membership site, or site for monthly donations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The pricing is like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WordPress.com Plan<\/strong><\/td>Jetpack plan<\/strong><\/td>Related Fees<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
WordPress.com eCommerce<\/td> \u2014<\/td>None<\/td><\/tr>
WordPress.com Business<\/td>Jetpack Professional<\/td>2%<\/td><\/tr>
WordPress.com Premium<\/td>Jetpack Premium<\/td>4%<\/td><\/tr>
WordPress.com Personal<\/td>Jetpack Personal <\/td>8%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So you do the math and figure out the most economical plan for you<\/a>. That eCommerce plan on WordPress.com is only $45\/month and means zero additional fees, so I imagine once you’re up and running and making sales, that plan becomes the obvious choice.<\/p>\n\n\n

Ideas!<\/h4>\n\n\n