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id: help.getting-started.website
title: "Do I need a website or a developer?"
canonical: https://docs.secureprocessing.app/help/getting-started/do-i-need-a-website
description: "No: you can take card payments from the dashboard with a payment link or an invoice, with nothing to install. You only need a developer to take payments inside your own website or app."
last_verified: 2026-11-01
---

# Do I need a website or a developer?

No: you can take card payments from the dashboard with a payment link or an invoice, with nothing to install. You only need a developer to take payments inside your own website or app.

## What needs no code

| You want to | Use |
|---|---|
| Sell the same thing to many people | A [payment link](https://docs.secureprocessing.app/help/payment-links/create-a-payment-link.md) |
| Take payment at your counter | That link’s [QR code](https://docs.secureprocessing.app/help/payment-links/share-a-payment-link.md) |
| Bill one person a specific amount | An [invoice](https://docs.secureprocessing.app/help/invoices/create-and-send-an-invoice.md) |
| Give money back | A [refund](https://docs.secureprocessing.app/help/refunds/refund-a-payment.md) from the payment’s page |

Your customers do not need an account or an app. They pay on their own phone or computer.

## What needs a developer

Showing a checkout from your own website, or having your own system told when someone pays, takes some code. A developer can start from the [quickstart](https://docs.secureprocessing.app/quickstart.md).

## If you already have a website

You can still start with a link: add it to your site as a button or a text link, with no code on our side.

For developers: [Developer overview](https://docs.secureprocessing.app/developers.md)

## Related

- [Create a payment link](https://docs.secureprocessing.app/help/payment-links/create-a-payment-link.md)
- [Create and send an invoice](https://docs.secureprocessing.app/help/invoices/create-and-send-an-invoice.md)
- [How our fees work](https://docs.secureprocessing.app/help/getting-started/how-our-fees-work.md)

Still stuck? Write to [admin@secureprocessing.app](mailto:admin@secureprocessing.app) with what you sell and how you want to be paid.