Decline Recovery

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Declined cards are a nightmare for online businesses. Automate the problem away.

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Decline Recovery

Don’t leave money on the table

Declined cards are a nightmare for online businesses. Automate the problem away.

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Star reviews: 4.5 stars on G2Crowd, 5 stars on Google, 4.5 stars on Trustpilot, 4 stars on Capterra, G2 Crowd Leader in CRM Award Winner. Star reviews: 4.5 stars on G2Crowd, 5 stars on Google, 4.5 stars on Trustpilot, 4 stars on Capterra, G2 Crowd Leader in CRM Award Winner.
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Why is it better?

Keep the recurring revenue coming

If you offer subscription payments or payment plans, be sure you get paid on time with automatic reminders before and after card bounces.

Send reminders before card declines

Automatically remind customers that their card will soon expire so they can update it, you get paid, and their service isn’t interrupted.

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Why is it better?

Keep the recurring revenue coming

If you offer subscription payments or payment plans, be sure you get paid on time with automatic reminders before and after card bounces.

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Send reminders before card declines

Automatically remind customers that their card will soon expire so they can update it, you get paid, and their service isn’t interrupted.

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Automatically retry to collect payments

If a subscriber misses a payment, automatically attempt to recharge the payment multiple times, and email the customer for a better chance of it going through.

Handle declines your way

When payments don’t get made, you design what happens next. Choose to give clients a grace period, shut off access immediately, or find a middle ground.

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Handle declines your way

When payments don’t get made, you design what happens next. Choose to give clients a grace period, shut off access immediately, or find a middle ground.

Problems solved

Don’t let a bounced card ruin your day

Ontraport’s automation features let you recapture lost sales.

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Handle declined cards immediately

As soon as a card declines, email or text the customer to try again, and repeat your reminders for a better chance of retaining them, automatically.

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Don't lose opportunities to close the sale

For those hot leads who are on your order page but don’t push that final “buy” button, automatically send an email within the hour to bring them back.

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Stop losing money

Handling declined or abandoned transactions manually is time-consuming and stress-inducing. Set it on autopilot and be assured it’s taken care of.

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Let your customers self-serve

Make it easier on you and your customers by creating a customer center or credit card update form where they can update their own card information any time.

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“All the features Ontraport has in concert with each other allow you to build a great and repeatable customer experience. We were able to automate subscription enrollment, recurring payments, dunning, failed payment notifications, and more.”
— Josh Ovett, Mobile Pocket Office
All the features Ontraport has in concert with each other allow you to build a great and repeatable customer experience. We were able to automate subscription enrollment, recurring payments, dunning, failed payment notifications, and more.
Ontraport user, Rob Malicki of The Global Society Ontraport user, Rob Malicki of The Global Society
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Mobile Pocket Office

3 ways to recover sales

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When they abandon the order page
Didn't click "buy"? Automatically follow up to reel them back.

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Before the card expires
Card on file about to expire? Send a reminder in advance.

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After the card bounces
Payment didn’t go through? Get in touch immediately to close the sale.

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Decline recovery is possible because of Ontraport’s all-in-one system

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Membership Sites

Keep your subscription payments coming by proactively and reactively keeping current credit card information on file.

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Campaign Automation

Stop handling payment failures manually; instead, let it happen automatically, reliably and immediately behind-the-scenes.

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Complex Offers

No matter what type of subscription setup or payment plans you offer, you can use decline recovery to get every payment on time.

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Related Resources

How to automatically manage dunning

Learn how you can use Ontraport to manage declined credit cards with automated follow-up so you don't miss out on possible sales.

Recover and prevent lost online revenue

Automate your ecommerce processes to recapture and avoid lost revenue.

Manage credit card collections and recharges

Customize recharge settings in Ontraport to easily manage the frequency and duration of retry attempts when a customer’s card fails.

Don’t let bounced cards get in your way

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"In growing a business, the most important stuff is the stuff Ontraport is running — the money processing, your lists, everything. That's your gold, the engine under the hood. You better have something you trust."

— John Gallagher, Learning Herbs

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"In growing a business, the most important stuff is the stuff Ontraport is running — the money processing, your lists, everything. That's your gold, the engine under the hood. You better have something you trust."

— John Gallagher, Learning Herbs

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Ontraport the best ecommerce platform for small businesses?

Yes — Ontraport is a great choice if you’re looking to grow your small business! It comes with everything you’ll need to sell online and scale: order pages and forms, payments, upsells, tracking and more.

While other ecommerce tools on the market may seem more affordable, many of them require additional integrations for your marketing, customer relationship database, sales pipeline, internal workflows and other must-have features… and those price tags add up fast. With Ontraport, you get everything under one roof and will never end up with a price tag that’s disproportionate to your business size. 

I want to start selling online. What features should I look for in online payment platforms?

If you’re planning to take payments online for your product or service, you’ll need a platform that can process those payments and offer a smooth purchase experience for customers. Here are a few features you should keep an eye out for as you shop:
  • Order forms: Can you accept payments, offer subscription plans and integrate a payment gateway?
  • Offline transactions: Can you manually charge credit cards for purchases that didn’t occur on your website?
  • Complex offers: Can you manage subscriptions, free or paid trials, payment plans or any other offers you dream up in the future?
  • Upsells and order bumps: Can you boost average order values by letting customers add to their purchases during checkout?
  • Decline recovery: Can you automatically follow up and save the sale when a customer’s card is declined?
  • Customer center: Can you create your own branded online portal for customer self-service?
  • Referral tracking: Can you track referrals and reward your partners for spreading the word about your business?
Ontraport is one of the best ecommerce platforms you can choose, because it gives you all the features above and more — all under the same roof as your marketing, sales and customer database.
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