Donato is designed to help your business to...

Connect

Build genuine connections with potential customers - without adding to your to-do list.

Lay your foundations - everything starts here.

Grow

Sell your work and strengthen your online presence, in a way that still feels simple and manageable.

Build on your foundations, grow at your own pace.

Flourish

With a system that works quietly in the background, you enable your business to flourish.

Donato will support you as your business evolves.

Explore the tools available and build a setup that supports your business, wherever you are right now.

Start with Connect...

Our core plan Connect is included in all accounts.

Everything below is included in Connect:

Do you want to grow your audience?

Start/Grow an Email List?
Create email newsletters?
Schedule emails ahead of time?

Our solution:

Pages - with an easy to use page builder
Forms
Email marketing
Workflows

Everything you need to grow your email list to connect with and nurture your potential customers and fans.

We can also give you template pages and workflows to help you get started - just ask!

These simple tools will help you attract the right people:

Pages & forms:

Pages: Create a simple page that invites people to join your mailing list via a sign up form, plus a thank you page shown when the form is submitted.
Forms: create simple sign up forms to join your mailing list and a contact form for people to submit enquiries.

Email marketing:

Set up a welcome email that is sent automatically when someone signs up.
Follow up with a series of nurture emails that are sent at intervals (e.g. 1 per day for 5 days) to help your subscribers get to know you.
Create and schedule regular email newsletters or announcements to your subscribers.

Workflows:

Create simple automations/workflows to make the magic happen!

Do you want to...

Post more consistently on social media?
Be able to post on multiple platforms?

Our solution:

Social Media Scheduler

With Donato’s built-in social media scheduler, you can plan and schedule content across multiple different platforms - all from one simple dashboard.

Plan your posts in a visual calendar
Schedule to multiple platforms from one post
Organise and categorise your posts and hashtags so you can plan content in a more intentional way.

Schedule to: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Pinterest, YouTube, and Google Business Profile

Do you want to...

Keep track of your subscribers and customers?
Proactively act on this data?

Our solution:

CRM (Customer Relationship Management)
Tags
Pipelines
Workflows

Donato automatically tracks how people interact with your emails, pages, and products - like what they click on or buy.

View this activity on each subscriber's contact card. Use Tags to organise that information behind the scenes - such as create a workflow that will add a tag when they fill in a form. Use subscriber activity to trigger workflows where you could send personalised recommendations, follow-ups, or offers automatically.

You can also use Pipelines which are a visual way to see what stage people are at (e.g. Subscriber, Customer, Repeat Customer).

Do you want to...

Create web pages - but don't need a full website?
Connect your pages to a custom domain you own?

Our solution:

Pages - with an easy to use page builder
Connect to unlimited domains

Create unlimited pages and connect them to your own custom domain.

Do you want to...

Create quizzes or surveys?

Our solution:

Surveys
Workflows

You can custom build simple quizzes or surveys using the Survey tool plus workflows.

Do you want to...

Look Professional Online?
Ensure consistency across your brand?
Send emails from a professional email address?

Our solution:

Unlimited custom domains and sub-domains
Designated Email Sending domain

Connect your own domain name so your online presence feels professional, cohesive and established and trustworthy from the very beginning.

Also included is:

Donato Support

Access friendly support from a real life human!

Complimentary onboarding call to help you get set up
Donato Users Community
Access to Training library
Email support

Monthly email sending allowance

Each plan includes an email sending allowance of up to 5,000 a month.

When your email list grows, if you need to send more emails, you can simply add a top-up subscription*

*£2 for 2,500 extra emails/month.

If you're just getting started and want to focus on getting your foundations in place, then Connect is a great place to start:

Connect

Keep it simple and start with Connect for just £9/month

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Choose your pathway...

If you're ready to sell, then you can choose one of our pathways to add more features to Connect.

Sell Products

If you want an eCommerce shop to sell physical or digital products.

Sell Services

If you want to sell calendar bookings for 1:1 calls, sessions, or packages.

Sell Courses

If you want to sell courses, group programmes or memberships.

Or perhaps you want a combination of the above? We've got that covered too!

Custom

Try our "Build Your Own" tool and create your own plan

Build Your Own

Sell Products

In addition to everything in Connect, you get the following if you choose Sell Products:

eCommerce Store
Full website functionality including Blogs
Payments system included

Do you want to...

Sell your products in your very own branded online store

Our solution:

eCommerce Store*
Payments system included

*as well as the eCommerce store you also get the full website package (see below)

Showcase and sell your products online (both physical or digital) with the easy to set up eCommerce store.

The system automatically sends confirmation emails on purchase, a despatch notification and also abandoned cart emails.

Other handy features: you can also create branded gift cards, which are great for product based businesses, as well as coupon/discount codes.

See a live shop built in Donato(shop belongs to the Donato founder)

Do you want to...

Set up a website
Set up a Blog

Our solution:

Full Website functionality*

Enhance your online presence with a full website and a blog site.

*included with the eCommerce option

In addition to your existing pages, you can create a full website, creating pages from scratch or choosing from many templates you can use as a starting point.

The Blog feature gives artists and creatives a simple way to share their process, stories, and latest work on their own branded website - helping you connect more deeply with your audience and grow your visibility online.

With easy-to-use tools and built-in SEO, you can inspire, educate, and promote your work without needing any tech skills.

Find out more

Sell Services

In addition to everything in Connect, you get the following if you choose Sell Services:

Automated calendar booking system
Payment system*

Do you want to...

Take online bookings for appointments
Charge for bookings as well as offer free calls

Our solution:

Automated calendar booking system
Payment system*

Customers choose a time that works for them, get instant confirmation emails and reminders with the Zoom link, and it’s added straight to both calendars - no back-and-forth needed.

The Calendar system is very similar to Calendly and includes automated reminders that you can customise.

You can integrate with your chosen calendar (e.g. Google Cal) and video conferencing (e.g. Zoom).

*We have included the Payments system so that you can charge for bookings.

(If you don't need to charge for bookings, you can add Calendars to your Connect account using the "Build Your Own" option so that you can offer free call booking - and add Payments later if your plans change).

Do you want to...

Take payments online
Create gift cards
Set up quick payment links
Send Invoices
Send Proposals, Estimates & Contracts for eSigning

Our solution:

Full payments system and unlimited products
Send Documents & Contracts

Securely accept payments online without needing a separate payment system. Just connect it to your chosen payment processor, Stripe or Paypal.

Set up unlimited products, with different payment types (one-off, split-pay, subscription)

Take payments across all aspects of your Donato account:Courses & Communities; Calendars; Funnel check put pages; eCommerce store.

Also create discount coupons to be used on your products sand Gift Cards.

Question. Why is the Website option not included in Sell Services?

Answer. To sell products you don't need the full website or eCommerce option as you can create all the sales pages and checkout pages you need using Pages. In fact, a funnel is the best place for these kinds of pages! However if you do want the full website functionality, you can choose this in the "Build Your Own" option: Connect + Website + Calendars + Payments.

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Sell Courses

In addition to everything in Connect, you get the following if you choose Sell Courses:

Courses & Memberships platform
Communities platform
Payment system*

Do you want to...

Share your skills through courses or tutorials
Offer a subscription where you can turn your creative process into a paid experience
Share inspiration, updates, and support without relying on social media
Build a thriving creative community that grows with your brand

Our solution:

Courses & Memberships platform
Communities platform
Payment system*

Sell access to your digital content - whether it’s workshops, classes (live or pre-recorded), behind-the-scenes videos, or creative tutorials - all from your own branded portal.

Build a subscription-based membership hub where your audience can support your work and learn from you in a space that feels uniquely yours. A bit like Patreon, but with full control over the look, feel, and customer journey.

You can also set up a Community space where membership content is available - the community makes it a more interactive and vibrant learning space where members can ask questions, share their progress, and connect with you and each other - turning your content into a shared creative journey.

The Communities feature gives you a private, distraction-free space where your members or followers can connect, learn, and grow together. It is a bit like Skool or Circle.

Whether you're offering a paid membership, running a creative challenge, or simply gathering like-minded makers, Communities lets you post updates, share resources, spark conversations, and support your audience - all inside your own branded platform.

Use it as part of your membership to increase engagement and foster connection, or offer it as a standalone community for fans, buyers, or fellow creatives.

*We have included the Payments system so that you can charge for courses and/or communties.

(If you don't plan to charge for courses or communities, you can still add Sell Courses to your Connect account using the "Build Your Own" option - and add Payments later if your plans change).

Question. Why is the Website option not included in Sell Courses?

Answer. To sell courses, you don't need the full website or eCommerce option as you can create all the sales pages and checkout pages you need using Pages. In fact, a funnel is the best place for these kinds of pages! However if you do want the full website functionality, you can choose this in the "Build Your Own" option: Connect + Website + Courses + Payments.

Find out more

Additional features

Should you choose All Features or go for the "Build Your Own" option, you can also get the following additional features

Reputation Tools
Referrals/Rewards system

Do you want to...

Encourage repeat custom
Encourage word-of-mouth referrals

Our solution:

Affiliate / Rewards system

Encourage word-of-mouth and turn your happy customers and biggest supporters into a powerful marketing force - by setting up your own referral or rewards scheme.

Offer your customers rewards (such as shop credit/discount codes) when they refer new customers to your shop, sharing by word of mouth and increasing your sales

Do you want to...

Build trust in your creative work
Get glowing reviews without the follow-up hassle
Give happy customers the opportunity to sing your praises

Our solution:

Reputation Tools

Make it easy for happy customers to leave glowing reviews on Google and Facebook and other platforms by automating your review requests.

Display reviews from different sources in one widget in you website.

Build trust in your creative business by showcasing real feedback, automating review requests, and managing your reputation - all from one simple dashboard.