GoToVendor signup & checkout flow — handoff spec

How the vendor signup funnel works in this app, in plain terms — ready to replicate on gotovendor.com.

1. Silent registration ("guest-first, account in the background")

Step 1 of the form captures email + name and saves a "pending signup" record tied to a browser session ID.
At the same moment, the backend silently creates the actual user account using that email — the visitor never sees a register wall or verification step. Because an account now exists, the email system can always reach them, even if they never finish.
One password field appears on step 1 (used to create and sign into the account in a single move) — no separate register page, no OTP screen anywhere in the funnel.
If they finish paying, the same account is simply promoted to full access. No duplicate accounts.

The pending signup record stores their last activity time and three reminder flags (1 hour / 1 day / 1 month).
A scheduled job runs on a sweep: anyone still marked "active" past the timer gets a reminder email and gets flagged so they're never emailed twice. Anyone who completes the flow is marked "completed" and skipped automatically.
If a reminder email can't be delivered, it logs and skips that person instead of crashing the whole batch — one bad address never stalls the campaign.

All sends go through one email function per message type (welcome, reminder 1/2/3, receipt), so wording is edited in one place.
Use your own domain as the sender (info@gotovendor.com) so it doesn't land in spam.
Keep every reminder email dead simple: their name, what they left half-finished, one big button back to the exact step they stopped at.
Note: sending to addresses that aren't registered app users is more restricted on this platform — registered users are always reachable.

One analytics event per funnel step: started → profile done → plan picked → payment page opened → card entered → attempted → succeeded/failed. Every event carries session ID, email, and plan.
Two views: a funnel (where people drop off, in order) and a revenue split — "founder freebie" signups (100% discount codes) counted separately from paid, so real cash signups vs. comped ones are always known.
A daily email with yesterday's numbers: new signups, payments, revenue, drop-off spot.

Everything already typed pre-fills the final page; one pre-checked "same address" box hides the address block.
Trust badges ("Secure payment," "Cancel anytime") right next to the pay button; card fields as close to the top as possible on mobile.
Checkout must open as a top-level page — when embedded in a frame, open a new tab synchronously in the click handler so popup blockers don't eat it.