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Merchant Advisor Guide ​

Use Merchant Stack to help shops in your area accept Bitcoin with a practical operating workflow.

A merchant advisor is someone who helps a shop get from interest to a working setup. This may be a local Bitcoiner, educator, meetup organizer, consultant, developer, or LNbits power user.

Why advisors matter ​

Many merchants do not want to learn Lightning infrastructure before accepting their first payment. They need someone who can:

  • explain the setup
  • choose the right deployment path
  • configure the first wallet and extensions
  • test the first payment
  • recommend hardware
  • support staff during early use

LNbits SaaS makes this easier because the advisor can start with a hosted instance instead of managing a server.

Demo script ​

A simple merchant demo:

  1. Open TPoS.
  2. Add one or two products to the cart.
  3. Show a Lightning QR payment.
  4. Show card payment if configured.
  5. Print a customer receipt.
  6. Open Orders and show the order record.
  7. Open Inventory and show stock change.
  8. Open WebShop and show the same product online.

Keep the demo focused on shop operations, not technical details.

Merchant pitch ​

Use this framing:

LNbits lets you accept Bitcoin without losing the practical tools you need to run a shop: POS, products, stock, orders, receipts, online sales, and hosted setup.

Avoid leading with:

  • developer platform details
  • every extension LNbits supports
  • Bitcoin-only messaging
  • deep backend configuration

First merchant checklist ​

  • [ ] Create or choose the LNbits instance.
  • [ ] Create the merchant wallet.
  • [ ] Install TPoS, Inventory, and Orders.
  • [ ] Add a small product catalog.
  • [ ] Complete a test Lightning payment.
  • [ ] Configure card payments if needed.
  • [ ] Test receipt printing.
  • [ ] Configure notifications.
  • [ ] Document who has admin access.
  • [ ] Schedule a follow-up after first real sales.

Referral programs ​

If a referral or onboarder program is available, use your referral link when helping a merchant start with LNbits SaaS.

Track:

  • merchant name
  • SaaS account or instance
  • setup date
  • first successful payment
  • follow-up issues

Boundaries ​

Be clear with merchants about:

  • who provides support
  • who controls admin access
  • who controls wallet seed phrases and backups
  • which payment methods are enabled
  • local rules for selling Bitcoin, if using OTC/ATM features