Stratus Online Release 1: Gift Cards, Vouchers, and Client Accounts

The holiday season is right around the corner, which means it’s time to think about making it extra special for your clients—and easier on you. One of the best ways to do both: e-gift cards. Your clients shop from home, pay online, and the gift lands straight in the recipient’s inbox.

All of that arrives today in Release 1—the first update to Stratus Online since we launched on October 5. From here on, every update is automatic, and release notes live under What’s New in the Help section of the admin portal, so you always know what changed and when.

Sell Gift Cards Online

Gift cards are now something your clients can buy from you any time, not just when someone is at the desk to take the call.

You decide which gift cards to offer and how they’re described. Clients buy them from their account, add a personal message for each recipient, and pay online. Every recipient gets their gift card by email, with your branding, and the buyer gets a receipt. The sale shows up in Stratus the same way it would if you’d rung it up yourself.

A new Sales menu in the admin portal keeps track of it all. You can see every order, check that the emails arrived, resend one if an address was mistyped, and watch what’s selling on a dashboard built for the holiday rush.

Vouchers

Sometimes a gift card isn’t just a dollar amount. It’s a package you’re promoting this season, like a promo session.

Any gift card can now be sold as a voucher for a specific package. You pick the package, write a line about what’s included, and set the date the offer ends. When the client books and applies it, Stratus knows exactly what it was bought for.

A My Account Page for Your Clients

Your clients now have a place of their own. Add a “My account” link to your website, and clients can sign in to see their upcoming and past appointments, update their details, manage the cards they’ve saved with you, and pay anything they owe, without waiting for you to send a payment link.

If you’d like help turning on gift cards or setting up the customer portal before the holidays, click below to book a one-on-one session with a Stratus Coach.