How to Create a Google Form for Online Registration with Payments

Determine the Purpose of Your Registration Form

There are several factors to consider when building a registration form. The first thing to consider is the purpose of the form. Are you looking to collect registrations for an event, membership club, or school or community program? Understanding the purpose of your form will help you determine what information you need to collect and how you will use it.

Decide on the Structure of Your Registration Form 

Next, you'll need to decide on the structure of your form. This includes determining the layout of the form, the type of input fields you will use based on the information you plan to collect, and what information is required versus optional. It's important to keep the form as simple and intuitive as possible, as this will make it easier for users to complete.

Google Forms allows you to add questions and organize those questions into sections if you wish. There are several types of questions to choose from, including text fields, dropdown menus, and checkboxes. It's important to select the right type of input field for the information you are collecting, as this will make it easier for users to provide the correct information.

To make it easier for you to start your form, Google Forms provides event registration templates in the Template Gallery.

If you wish to collect payments for registration, Google Forms does not have this capability. Instead, we recommend that you use FormPay, the easiest way to create a registration form with payments.

Add Payments to Your Registration Form

As mentioned, Google Forms does not have payments capabilities. This means that if you’re collecting money for registrations, you’ll have to manually collect payments or find an alternate way to accept payments with Google Forms.

On the other hand, you can use a solution like FormPay, which is like Google Forms, but with payments built in. FormPay is the simplest way to build a beautiful and professional-looking registration form with payments included. You can let your customers or members conveniently pay with credit cards, CashApp, Google Pay, Apple Pay, and other forms of online payments. 

With FormPay, you no longer have to chase people down to pay you, as FormPay will take care of the entire transaction from registration to payment. You and your customer will receive a confirmation email of the order. You'll even get a dashboard where you can easily see all the registrations in one place and keep track of everything. 

Test Your Registration Form

Once you've built your registration form, it's important to test it to ensure that it is functioning properly. This includes checking for any errors or bugs, as well as testing the form on different devices and browsers to ensure compatibility.

Launch Your Registration Form

The last step is to launch your registration form! For Google Forms, you can press the top button “Send” where you can choose to send the form to specific emails, get a unique sharing link, or receive directions on how to embed the form on your website.

Summary

In conclusion, building a Google Form for online registration with payments can seem like a daunting task, especially since Google Forms doesn’t have payments built in. But, with the right tool like FormPay that does have payments integrated into its form-building functionalities, it can be a straightforward process.