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PewSearch — Church Claim Flow

non-critical   Property: PewSearch   Category: UX / Flow Tier: anonymous-to-premium Persona: pastor-admin Touchpoint: /claim/[slug]

Preconditions

  • Church listing exists in PewSearch directory (218K+ listings)
  • Pastor has not yet claimed the listing

Steps

#ActionExpected Result
1Search for church on pewsearch.comChurch listing appears in results
2Click 'Claim This Page' on listingClaim flow starts — email verification step shown
3Enter pastor email and verifyVerification email sent, code accepted
4Complete claim form (church details, contact info)Claim submitted, listing marked as claimed
5Upgrade to Premium ($9.95/mo)Directed to Stripe Checkout with correct PewSearch price
6Complete paymentPremium page features unlocked — photos, extended description, website link
7Check for ChurchWiseAI upsell on premium adminCTA to try ChurchWiseAI chatbot/voice visible

Known Failure Modes

  • Claim form not finding church — slug mismatch
  • Verification email not sent — Resend/email delivery issue
  • Premium features not unlocked after payment — webhook failure
  • ChurchWiseAI upsell CTA missing — cross-property integration broken

References

Notes

PewSearch is a distribution channel for ChurchWiseAI — claimed churches see the CWA upsell. PewSearch Premium is $9.95/mo (separate from CWA plans). The claim flow runs on pewsearch/web/, not churchwiseai-web.