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Pay for your account with Apple Pay

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Updated: March 11, 2025

Use Apply Pay to pay for your Constant Contact account

Apple Pay is an easy and secure way to pay for your Constant Contact account. When you’re ready to upgrade from a trial to a paid account or want to change your email plan, you can set up recurring payments using a stored payment method in your Apple Wallet. 

 

Exclamation Point IconImportant: Due to limitations with Apple, Apple Pay for Constant Contact is currently only available for U.S. customers using a macOS device and Safari web browser. It is not available on Windows devices or third-party browsers on macOS devices.

 


Set up Apple Pay when changing your email plan

When changing your email plan, you can set up Apple Pay as your payment method if a charge is associated. 

  1. Click the three dots in the lower-left and select Plans and pricing.

    Left navigation, profile More drop-down with Plans and Pricing option

  2. Depending on which email plan you have currently and which plan you want to change to, click either Downgrade or Upgrade now. From this page, you can compare all the features available in each plan to see how they’ll change when you upgrade or downgrade.  
    Note: The plan names in your account may differ from what's shown below.

    Exclamation Point IconNot seeing the option to downgrade or compare plans? Please contact our Support team for assistance.

    Lite, Standard, and Premium plans with Downgrade and Upgrade Now buttons

  3. Choose if you want to pay monthly or set up prepayment to receive a discount.
  4. Click Continue.

    Payment plan options and Continue button

  5. Select Pay with Apple Pay.
  6. Click the Apple Pay button.
    Note: Due to limitations with Apple, you can’t use Apple Pay if today’s total is $0.

    Payment method options with Apple Pay button

  7. Confirm the payment method you want to use from your Apple Wallet and approve the transaction.

    Apple Pay pop up with instructions to approve transaction

  8. Review your billing address and pricing summary. Then click Pay now to begin processing your payment.

    Apple Pay set up and Pay Now button

When viewing your payment method in your account settings, you’ll simply see the credit card attached to your Apple Pay account, which you can update as you would any other payment method.

 

 

 

Set up Apple Pay when upgrading from a trial to a paid account on desktop

We make it easy to set up Apple Pay as your payment method when upgrading from a free trial to a full account: 

  1. Click the three dots in the lower-left and select Plans and pricing.

    Left navigation, profile More drop-down with Plans and Pricing option

  2. From the drop-down, select an estimate of how many contacts you’ll have in your account. This helps you get an accurate monthly price, as you're charged based on a combination of the email plan you choose and your contact tier.
  3. Select the frequency you want to be charged. When you prepay for 6 or 12 months, you receive a discount.
  4. Select whether you’re a nonprofit or not. 
    Light Bulb IconDid you know? If you qualify as a non-profit under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, you may be exempt from local US state sales tax and qualify for an additional discount off our standard pricing when you prepay. Learn more
  5. Select your currency. Once you make your first payment, you can't change this option.
  6. Click Choose plan under the plan you want to purchase.

    Contact count drop-down, payment plan, nonprofit option, currency, plan comparison, and Choose Plan buttons

  7. Choose if you want to add SMS Marketing to your plan:
    • If yes, select a pricing tier based on how many text messages you plan to send each month and click Continue.
    • If no, click No thanks, maybe later.

      SMS add-on option

  8. (Optional) Select any additional features or services you want to add, then click Continue.

    SMS Marketing and Inbox Preview add-ons

  9. Select Pay with Apple Pay.
  10. Click the Apple Pay button.

    Payment method options with Apple Pay button

  11. Confirm the payment method you want to use from your Apple Wallet and approve the transaction.

    Apple Pay pop up to approve transaction

  12. Scroll down and enter your billing address.
  13. Review the terms, then click Pay now.

    Apple Pay set up, billing address fields, and Pay Now button

 

All of the features available in your selected plan are ready to use as soon as your payment is processed. Future billing dates are determined based on the date you upgraded to a paid account. You can change your email plan at any time.

When viewing your payment method in your account settings, you’ll simply see the credit card attached to your Apple Pay account, which you can update as you would any other payment method

 

Set up Apple Pay when upgrading from a trial to a paid account on mobile

If you're using a mobile device to upgrade from a free trial to a full account, you can also set up Apple Pay as your payment method: 

  1. Click the menu in the upper-left and select Choose a plan.

    Menu drop-down with Choose a Plan option

  2. Select the frequency you want to be charged. When you prepay for 6 or 12 months, you receive a discount.
  3. Select an estimate of how many contacts you’ll have in your account. This helps you get an accurate monthly price, as you're charged based on a combination of the email plan you choose and your contact tier.
  4. Select your currency. Once you make your first payment, you can't change this option.
  5. Tap Choose plan under the plan you want to purchase.

    Payment plan options, contact count dropdown, currency, and plan options

  6. Choose if you want to add SMS Marketing to your plan:
    • If yes, select a pricing tier based on how many text messages you plan to send each month and tap Continue.
    • If no, tap No thanks, maybe later.

      SMS Marketing add-on

  7. (Optional) Select any additional features or services you want to add, then tap Continue.

    Additional add-ons

  8. Tap the Apple Pay button.

    Payment method options with Apple Pay button

  9. Confirm the payment method you want to use from your Apple Wallet and approve the transaction.

    Apple Pay instructions to approve transaction

 

All of the features available in your selected plan are ready to use as soon as your payment is processed. However, not all features are available via mobile device. 

Future billing dates are determined based on the date you upgraded to a paid account. You can change your email plan at any time. When viewing your payment method in your account settings, you’ll simply see the credit card attached to your Apple Pay account, which you can update as you would any other payment method.


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