Live Stripe payment notifications are small messages displayed on your site anytime someone makes a purchase via Stripe’s payment gateway.<\/p>\n
They look something like this:<\/p>\n
![\"Stripe](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Stripe-payment-notification-demo-min.png\")
<\/p>\n
And as we spoke about before, this can be a powerful method for increasing your sales. Live Stripe payment notifications work for 2 reasons:<\/p>\n
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- They function as live sales notifications that use FOMO to increase sales<\/li>\n
- They show exactly how customers can pay when they decide to do so<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
In the past, we’ve written extensively on how lives sales notifications use FOMO to get more people to take action.<\/p>\n
For more details on that, we recommend checking out the following post: FOMO Marketing: Everything You Need to Know About Fear of Missing Out<\/a>.<\/p>\n
But what we haven’t touched on is the importance of that second part: showing users<\/strong>\u00a0how they can pay.<\/strong><\/p>\n
This small detail can nudge users toward payment. That’s because Stripe is a payment gateway with several known advantages for consumers, including:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Frictionless checkout process<\/li>\n
- Secure payment information<\/li>\n
- Payments are made on the same site without annoying redirects (like PayPal)<\/li>\n
- And much more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
That means when your users see that they can pay for your products with Stripe, the process will be fast, easy, and secure.<\/p>\n
In other words, you’ll be giving your audience more confidence in your products, your website, and your business, which will translate into more sales for you.<\/p>\n
Now that we know how live Stripe payment notifications work (and why they’re important), let’s look at how you can set them up on your website.<\/p>\n
Using Live Stripe Payment Notifications<\/h2>\n
In today’s tutorial, we’ll be creating our Stripe payment notifications with TrustPulse<\/a>:<\/p>\n
![\"TrustPulse-homepage-min\"](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/TrustPulse-homepage-min.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nTrustPulse<\/a> is hands down the best social proof software for creating Stripe payment notifications. It’s incredibly user-friendly, easy to set up, and requires zero coding skills to create stunning notifications to match your site.<\/p>\n
Plus, it’s only a fraction of the cost of competing social proof software.<\/p>\n
For more information on how TrustPulse stacks up to the competition, check out this post: FOMO vs. UseProof vs. TrustPulse: Which Is the Best for Social Proof?<\/a><\/p>\n
Ready to try it out? Sign-up for your RISK-FREE TrustPulse account today<\/a>!<\/p>\n
Once you’ve signed up, we’re ready to create our live Stripe payment notifications.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Step 1: Select Your Campaign Type<\/span><\/h3>\n
In your TrustPulse dashboard, start by clicking\u00a0Create Campaign<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
![\"Create](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Create-Campaign-with-TrustPulse-min.png\")
<\/p>\nNow you’ll need to name your campaign and select the site you want to use it for:<\/p>\n
![\"TrustPulse](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/TrustPulse-Name-Campaign-.jpg\")
<\/p>\nThen you need to choose your campaign type. With TrustPulse, you can select between 2 types of campaigns:<\/p>\n
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- Recent Activity<\/strong><\/li>\n
- On-Fire<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"Select-Recent-Activity-and-Hit-Next-Step\"](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Select-Recent-Activity-and-Hit-Next-Step-min.png\")
<\/p>\nBoth are incredibly effective, but they work a bit differently from one another.<\/p>\n
Recent Activity\u00a0<\/strong>campaigns show when an individual makes a purchase on your site. They look something like this:<\/p>\n
![\"Social](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Social-proof-notifications-for-Elementor-demo-min.png\")
<\/p>\nThese types of campaigns are best for regular purchases made on your site.<\/p>\n
On-Fire\u00a0<\/strong>campaigns, however, show the collective number of customers who have made the purchase. These look like this:<\/p>\n
![\"On-Fire](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/On-Fire-campaign-shows-how-many-users-bought-something-min.png\")
<\/p>\nOn-Fire\u00a0<\/strong>campaigns are great for popular promotions that have a high number of people taking the same action. This makes them ideal for big promotions, flash sales, or other deals where you can show a large number of people paying for a product with Stripe.<\/p>\n
For today’s tutorial, we’ll select\u00a0Recent Activity<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
![\"Choose](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Choose-recent-activity-TrustPulse-min.png\")
<\/p>\nWhen you’ve selected the right campaign type for your Stripe notification, click\u00a0Next Step<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nNow you’re ready to make your notification match your site’s brand.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Step 2: Design Your Stripe Notification<\/span><\/h3>\n
One of the biggest aspects of your Stripe notification’s success is that it looks nice. That’s because you need a notification that matches your site’s brand and style but still grabs your visitors’ attention.<\/p>\n
You can change some of the more practical aspects of your notification’s design, including:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Language<\/li>\n
- Visitor reference<\/li>\n
- Message text<\/li>\n
- Message link<\/li>\n
- Image<\/li>\n
- And much more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"Design-and-Appearance-for-TrustPulse-min\"](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Design-and-Appearance-for-TrustPulse-min.png\")
<\/p>\nThen, under the advanced settings, you can change its physical appearance by modifying your message’s:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Background color<\/li>\n
- Text color<\/li>\n
- Font<\/li>\n
- And more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"Advanced](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Advanced-Settings-for-Design-and-Appearance-min.png\")
<\/p>\nIn the end, you can quickly make the perfect live Stripe payment notification for your website. Here’s the example we built for today’s tutorial:<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nFor the next step, we’ll need to step away from our TrustPulse dashboard and head over to another website to build our Stripe connection.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Step 3: Create a “Zap” With Zapier<\/span><\/h3>\n
For today’s tutorial, we’ll be using Zapier to create our Stripe notification. Zapier is free to get started, so all you need to do is sign up<\/a>.<\/p>\n
And before we get started, you should also connect TrustPulse with your Zapier account.<\/p>\n
We won’t have time to go in-depth on how to do that in this tutorial, but you should definitely check out this helpful resource: How to Connect Zapier With TrustPulse<\/a>.<\/p>\n
That article will have all the detailed instructions you need to get set up in minutes.<\/p>\n
Once you’re in your free Zapier account’s dashboard, click\u00a0Make a Zap\u00a0<\/strong>in the upper left-hand corner:<\/p>\n
![\"Make](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Make-a-Zap-min.png\")
<\/p>\nNow you need to select your trigger. Type\u00a0Stripe\u00a0<\/strong>into the search bar and select Stripe:<\/p>\n
![\"Select](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Select-stripe-as-your-trigger-in-zapier-min.png\")
<\/p>\nNext, select your trigger event from the drop-down menu. For today’s tutorial, select New Charge<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
![\"New](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/New-charge-for-Zap-event-min.png\")
<\/p>\nThen you’ll click\u00a0Continue, <\/strong>and you’ll need to sign in to your Stripe account:<\/p>\n
![\"Sign](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sign-into-stripe-for-Zapier-trigger-min.png\")
<\/p>\nA separate window will open asking you to enter your Stripe account’s API Key:<\/p>\n
![\"Stripe](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Stripe-account-API-key-min.png\")
<\/p>\nOnce you’ve located and entered your API Key, click\u00a0Yes, Continue<\/strong>. Then you’ll select the Stripe account you just verified from the drop-down menu (in the case that you have multiple Stripe accounts to choose from):<\/p>\n
![\"Select](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Select-your-Stripe-Account-in-Zapier-min.png\")
<\/p>\nThen click\u00a0Continue<\/strong>. Make sure the trigger rule is set to True<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
![\"Set](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Set-Trigger-Rule-to-True-min.png\")
<\/p>\nFinally, you can test your trigger to make sure Zapier is working with Stripe:<\/p>\n
![\"test](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/test-stripe-trigger-in-zapier-min-1.png\")
<\/p>\nNow you need to set up the action that will set the trigger off. For that, type\u00a0TrustPulse\u00a0<\/strong>in the search bar and click on it from the options list:<\/p>\n
![\"Set](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Set-zapier-action-for-TrustPulse-min.png\")
<\/p>\nThen choose an action from the drop-down menu. In this case, it will be your only option, Create Notification<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
![\"Create](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Create-notification-for-Zapier-min.png\")
<\/p>\nThen you’ll need to select the TrustPulse account that you’re creating a\u00a0Zap<\/strong> for:<\/p>\n
![\"Select](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Select-trustpulse-account-in-Zapier-min.png\")
<\/p>\nNote that you can also\u00a0Connect a New Account<\/strong> if you didn’t set up TrustPulse with Zapier. Again, you can skip back to the start of this section<\/a> for the article explaining how to connect the software.<\/p>\n
At this point, you need to select the TrustPulse campaign that you want to display when your campaign is triggered:<\/p>\n
![\"Select](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Select-your-TP-Campaign-min.png\")
<\/p>\nThen enter your email address in the next field box:<\/p>\n
![\"Enter](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Enter-email-of-person-generating-the-notification-in-Zapier-min.png\")
<\/p>\nThis is the email that will be used to generate the Stripe notification, but it won’t be seen by your site’s visitors.<\/p>\n
Then you can scroll down, click\u00a0Continue,<\/strong> and you’ll be ready to test your campaign. To do so, click\u00a0Test & Continue<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
![\"Test](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Test-your-Zap-before-continuing-min.png\")
<\/p>\nFrom there, you’ll get a success confirmation that your Zap worked. Then, you can flip the toggle switch of your Zap from\u00a0Off<\/strong> to\u00a0On<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
![\"Test](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Test-and-Activate-your-Zap-min.png\")
<\/p>\nAnd you’re all set! From here, we’ll head back to our TrustPulse dashboard to select our Zap for the Stripe payment notification.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Step 4: Select Zapier as Your TrustPulse Integration<\/span><\/h3>\n
Now we should be in part 3 of the campaign building process,\u00a0Capture Activity<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
![\"Capture](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-Activity-in-TrustPulse-min.png\")
<\/p>\nHere you have 2 options:<\/p>\n
- \n
- AutoMagic<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Zapier<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
AutoMagic<\/strong> will capture activities taken exclusively on your site. This would be like when someone fills out a form or makes a general purchase.<\/p>\n
But for today, we want to create a notification for when your customers specifically use Stripe as their payment gateway.<\/p>\n
For that reason, we’ll select\u00a0Zapier<\/strong> to capture the activity:<\/p>\n
![\"Select](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Select-Zapier-to-capture-TrustPulse-activity-min.png\")
<\/p>\nBelow, you’ll see a message that lets you reconnect with Zapier if you haven’t already. You can insert your Zapier API Key and click\u00a0Connect to Zapier<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
![\"Connect](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Connect-With-Zapier-from-TrustPulse-min.png\")
<\/p>\nBut since we’ve already done that, we can simply click\u00a0Next Step<\/strong> after selecting Zapier to capture our site’s activity with Stripe:<\/p>\n
![\"Click](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Click-next-step-after-choosing-zapier-min.png\")
<\/p>\n<\/span>Step 5: Configure Your Display Rules<\/span><\/h3>\n
The last step before publishing your campaign is configuring your display rules.<\/p>\n
First, you can select which pages you would like to display your campaign. This can include displaying your Stripe payment notification on:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Any page<\/li>\n
- Exact URLs<\/li>\n
- URLs containing specific text<\/li>\n
- And more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"Display](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Display-rules-for-TrustPulse-campaigns-min.png\")
<\/p>\nThen you can adjust your notification’s display settings, such as:<\/p>\n
- \n
- How long to wait before displaying the first notification<\/li>\n
- The duration that your notification will remain visible on your site<\/li>\n
- The time in between notifications appearing on your site<\/li>\n
- And much more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"Notification-Settings\"](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Notification-Settings-min.png\")
<\/p>\nOnce you’ve determined where and how your Stripe payment notifications will appear across your site, click\u00a0Next Step<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
![\"Next](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Next-step-to-publish-min.png\")
<\/p>\nAnd now you’re ready to publish your campaign.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Step 6: Publish Your Campaign<\/span><\/h3>\n
The last step is to review your live Stripe payment notification and publish your campaign:<\/p>\n
![\"Review](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Review-stripe-payment-notification-demo-min.png\")
<\/p>\nIf you haven’t connected your TrustPulse account with your website, you may see an error message:<\/p>\n
![\"Your](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Your-Site-is-Not-connected-check-now-min.png\")
<\/p>\nFor help connecting TrustPulse with your site, we recommend reading this document: How to Add TrustPulse to Any Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Then you’ll see that your site is connected, and you can publish your campaign by clicking Launch Your TrustPulse<\/strong> Campaign<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
![\"Launch](\"https:\/\/trustpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Launch-your-Stripe-payment-notification-campaign-min.png\")
<\/p>\nAnd that’s it! Your Stripe payment notifications are now live on your site.<\/p>\n
We hope that you found this post helpful. If so, you may want to check out the following articles:<\/p>\n
- \n
- 7 Types of Web Notifications to Increase UX and Boost Sales<\/a><\/li>\n
- 11 Best FOMO Popup Examples to Boost Your Conversions<\/a><\/li>\n
- Social Proof: What It Is & How to Get Started [+ Proven Examples]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
These posts will have everything you need to help you use FOMO and social proof on your site to increase trust with your brand, drive conversions, and boost sales.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- 7 Types of Web Notifications to Increase UX and Boost Sales<\/a><\/li>\n
- Zapier<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- AutoMagic<\/strong><\/li>\n
- On-Fire<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Recent Activity<\/strong><\/li>\n