Guides · Shopify agencies · billing layer

Operator guides for agencies that own the money story

Failed payments, ghost subs, discount hygiene, read-only Stripe keys — written for retainers, not vanity content. Honest proof only ($274/mo instrumented test store). No invented case studies.

51 guides · updated 2026-09-01 · glint.aurumflux.co

Guide Client authorization before connecting Stripe keys (agency checklist) Read → Guide Stripe handoff when a client fires the agency (or you resign) Read → Guide Agency playbook: your first Glint scan with a client Read → Guide Why agencies should connect a read-only Stripe key before any write access Read → Guide Approve-first billing fixes: why agencies should refuse silent automation Read → Guide Client-facing recovered revenue reports that don’t sound like vanity metrics Read → Guide Common Stripe subscription mistakes agencies inherit Read → Guide Silent churn from billing failures (not from bad creative) Read → Guide Duplicate subscriptions: when one customer pays twice Read → Guide Expired discount codes still working on Shopify — the quiet margin killer Read → Guide Failed-payment emails are not the same as fixing the rail Read → Guide From one-off billing audit to monthly monitoring Read → Guide Ghost subscriptions on Stripe: active sub, unpaid invoice Read → Guide White-label recovered revenue reports for multi-brand agencies Read → Guide Manual Stripe dashboard review vs automated leak inventory Read → Guide How Glint counts dollars at risk (and what it refuses to inflate) Read → Guide When invoice status and subscription status disagree Read → Guide Legacy pricing drift: old Stripe prices that never got updated Read → Guide Measuring ROI of billing leak scans (without fantasy math) Read → Guide Multi-store monitoring for Shopify agencies without a spreadsheet farm Read → Guide Portfolio ops for Shopify agencies: one inbox for many client billing books Read → Guide The QBR slide agencies skip: billing leakage, not only ROAS Read → Guide Read-only Stripe key scopes agencies should request first Read → Guide Subscription apps + Stripe: what agencies should still audit Read → Guide Billing leaks Shopify agencies should scan before the QBR Read → Guide Preventing merchant churn by fixing their revenue leaks Read → Guide When dunning stops: agencies and the unpaid invoice pile Read → Guide Billing hygiene in Shopify agency onboarding (week-one checklist) Read → Guide How to price leak scanning inside a Shopify retainer Read → Guide The QBR slide agencies forget: billing leakage Read → Guide Shared admin access vs scoped keys for agency work Read → Guide Answering security questionnaires about billing tools Read → Guide How to put billing monitoring in a Shopify agency SOW Read → Guide How often should agencies rescan Stripe for leaks? Read → Guide Failed payments Stripe stopped retrying — what agencies should check Read → Guide Headless Shopify still springs billing leaks Read → Guide Shopify margin bleed: when COGS and fees erase the sale Read → Guide Shopify Markets and multi-currency: billing leaks agencies miss Read → Guide Shopify Payments vs Stripe Billing: what a restricted-key leak scan can actually see Read → Guide Revenue protection for Shopify Plus agencies (beyond theme work) Read → Guide Shopify Plus checkout extensibility: billing risks agencies inherit Read → Guide Promo code abuse after the campaign calendar ends Read → Guide Billing leak scan vs security pen-test (different jobs) Read → Guide Customer portal changes agencies should monitor Read → Guide Using a Stripe restricted key for agency leak scans (read-only first) Read → Guide Stripe: subscription still active while the latest invoice is open Read → Guide Stripe webhook failures: the agency blind spot that never opens a ticket Read → Guide Subscription box billing leaks agencies should prioritize Read → Guide What Glint’s free Scan checks — and what it deliberately does not Read → Guide When to upgrade from free Glint Scan to Pro ($299) Read → Guide Why GA4 and ads dashboards miss billing leaks Read →

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