Resources & guides for monitoring agencies
Practical guides on billing, payments, pricing, and day-to-day operations for GPS tether, alcohol monitoring, and house arrest programs.
How to Bill GPS Monitoring Clients: A Complete Guide
Billing cycles, per-client rates, enrollment deposits, online collection, and the operational habits that keep GPS monitoring revenue from leaking.
Read guideHow Monitoring Agencies Can Accept Credit Card & Cash App Payments
Card, Cash App Pay, and ACH for monitoring programs — how the money moves, what it costs, and how to keep your full program rate.
Read guideHow to Start a GPS Ankle Monitoring Business
Licensing, equipment selection, court and attorney relationships, staffing, software, and the billing setup that decides whether the business survives year one.
Read guideHow Much Does Electronic Monitoring Cost? An Agency Pricing Guide
Typical daily and weekly rates by device type, the real cost components behind them, and how to set a rate that is both collectible and profitable.
Read guideBest Software for Electronic Monitoring Agencies (2026)
The evaluation criteria that matter — CRM, billing automation, online payments, reminders, reporting — and how to tell purpose-built tools from generic ones.
Read guideSetting Up Recurring Billing for Monitoring Clients
Cycle selection, proration, automated invoicing and reminders, autopay, and the reconciliation loop that keeps balances accurate.
Read guideSCRAM & Alcohol Monitoring: How Agencies Bill for It
What SCRAM and CAM devices actually cost to run, how to structure daily monitoring fees, and how to collect on the industry's most expensive placements.
Read guideHow to Reduce Late Payments & No-Shows in Your Monitoring Program
Deposits, autopay, automated SMS reminders, written policies, and early intervention — the five levers that actually move collection rates.
Read guideRunning a House Arrest / Home Detention Program: An Operations Guide
Intake, curfew and schedule management, compliance tracking, court reporting, and the billing structure that keeps a home detention program solvent.
Read guidePayment Processing Fees Explained for Monitoring Agencies
How 2.9% + 30¢ actually works, what it costs across a real caseload, and the options for passing fees to clients so you net your full program rate.
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