Payments

Selling with Stripe on your own site: payment plans, subscriptions, trials and refunds.

How to sell an online course with Stripe, without a course platform

Selling a course with Stripe needs three things a payment link doesn't give you: a members area that checks who paid, delivery that closes on refunds, and the emails. Here's how to set up all of it on your own site.

October 20, 2026 · 6 min read

Payments

Payment plans vs subscriptions: which one to sell, and when

A payment plan splits one price into a few payments and then stops. A subscription keeps going until it's cancelled. Here's when to use each, how to price a plan, and what happens to access when payments stop.

October 20, 2026 · 5 min read