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The Yearly Plan Sign-Up Form: Capturing the Card When a Customer Joins

A yes in the driveway is great. A yes with a card on file is a plan. Without the card, next year's visit turns into an invoice someone has to chase, and plan customers who have to be chased tend to stop being plan customers. The sign-up form solves that by collecting the card at the moment the customer joins.

Why the Card Matters at Sign-Up

Making the offer in person is covered in Selling the Yearly Plan at the End of the House Wash. This guide is about what happens when the customer wants to sign up on their own, or needs a link to finish joining.

A yearly plan only runs itself if payment runs itself. With a card on file, the crew taps Complete on the plan visit, the invoice is created and the card can be charged before the rig leaves the street. Nobody mails anything and nobody waits for a check. The sign-up form is the cleanest way to get that card at the start.

How the Sign-Up Form Works

PressureWashingBossPro includes a sign-up form you can share with customers. They fill in their details, choose what they are signing up for, and enter their card. The card is captured as part of the sign-up, so it is on file from day one.

Each sign-up lands in Form Responses in the office. From there, one click converts the sign-up into a client, with their contact details and address ready. Imported or converted addresses are placed on the map automatically, so the house shows up on the Waiting List when its visit comes due.

Where to Share the Form

A sign-up form only works if customers see it. Common places washing companies share it:

• A text after the job. “Thanks for having us today. If you want us back next year without having to call, you can join our yearly plan here.”
• A follow-up email with the before-and-after photos and the link.
• Your website, next to the request form for new quotes.
• A door hanger or leave-behind card with a short link or QR code.
• In the driveway, on the customer's own phone, for customers who said yes and want to finish right then.

The Customer App Side

Customers who already use the customer app can sign up for services and see pricing there, request service, and update their card. A plan member whose card expires can add a new one in the customer app without calling the office. That keeps auto-charge working year after year, which is covered in Auto-Charging Plan Visits: Getting Paid for Recurring House Washes Without Chasing.

From Response to Plan

Once a sign-up is converted into a client, the office finishes the setup:

• Check the address and add job details if they are not on file yet: surfaces, square feet, stories, siding, method.
• Add access notes: spigot, gate code, dog, plants to cover, cars to move.
• Set the service to recur, 365 minimum days between visits for a yearly house wash.
• Confirm the customer's alert preferences for reminders.

For an existing customer who was washed this year, most of that is already done. The form just adds the card and the plan.

For a brand-new customer who found the form on your website, the first visit is also the chance to fill in anything missing. Many owners schedule that first wash as a normal job, have the crew confirm the details on site, and let the plan take over from there. Check Form Responses daily in busy season, so a new sign-up never sits for a week waiting for someone to notice it.

Keep the Form Simple

Every extra question on a sign-up form is a reason to stop halfway. Ask for what you need to run the plan: name, phone, email, address, the service they want and the card. Anything else, like the dog's name or the gate code, can come later by text or on the first visit.

Be clear about what they are joining. Say how often the visit happens, what is included, how much it costs, and that the card will be charged when the visit is complete. Customers who know exactly what they signed up for do not dispute charges.

One Less Thing to Chase

The sign-up form turns a yearly plan from a promise into a setup. The customer is in, the card is on file, and the house will come due on its own. To see the sign-up form alongside the Waiting List, reminders and auto-charge, visit the PressureWashingBossPro house washing software page.