Toolsy: paid subscriptions bot

You are launching a course, a challenge or a club, and instead of preparing material you take payments by hand, send links and cross off people who owe you. Toolsy takes this machinery over: the bot accepts payments, grants access and removes whoever's term ran out. No programming is needed.

What you can sell here

According to the service's description, it suits a course, a marathon, an online school, a club, a workshop and other projects. Access can be tied to a channel, a group or an external resource.

The main idea is that you do not depend on a developer. Setup, the creators say, takes about five minutes.

Three steps to launch

1. Create a chat bot. Open Toolsy and follow the prompts. This becomes the storefront of your project.
2. Link your resource. Connect the channel, group or outside resource whose access you sell.
3. Add plans and payment methods. Set the price, the term and how customers will pay.

The bot's menu is modest: /projects opens your projects, /account your account, /help lets you ask a question, and /start restarts the service.

What the bot does after payment

After a successful payment, the customer receives a personal invite link. The bot tracks the subscription term and removes people who did not renew in time.

There are finer settings too:

• Plan visibility. A plan can be open to everyone or closed and reachable by link only.
• Promo codes and trial periods. Good for a first wave of sales.
• Launch dates. You can set the start and end of sales, which suits cohorts and challenges.
• Recurring payments. Automatic card charges for a subscription.
• Reminders. The customer gets a message before the term ends.

Marketing and statistics 📊

The service has UTM tags, a built-in referral program and broadcasts to customer groups. That helps you see where paying customers came from and win back those who did not renew.

With a bigger team, rights can be split among staff. Detailed statistics and data export help with reporting, and there is an API for integrations.

What it costs and where the money goes

The service's site says there is no commission on sales on any plan. The free plan is meant for a small turnover, and paid plans start at roughly a thousand rubles a month, growing with the income limit. Check the current figures in the service itself, since terms change.

Customers can pay in 32 currencies including crypto, and revenue, as the creators put it, goes straight to your own account details. The payment system you connect may charge its own fee.

What to keep in mind

The service automates collecting money but is not responsible for your product. Refunds, taxes and course quality remain yours.

Think through the rules in advance: what people pay for, what happens when the term ends and how a customer can cancel. Clear terms save nerves on both sides.

News and support are listed in the bot profile. Write there too if something goes wrong with payment or access.