Hello! My name is Bill and I live in New South Wales. For many years, I hated shopping. My wife would take me to the local mall and I would stomp around the place with her in a terrible mood. However, my entire attitude to shopping changed when I was introduced to a personal shopping service. The guy who took me out looking for new clothes was really great and he made the entire experience super fun. I decided to start writing this blog so I could remind myself how much my attitude to shopping has changed. I hope you enjoy reading it!
If you need a point of sale system (POS) for your business, you might have heard of its numerous benefits. You should, however, note the considerations you need to make when purchasing a POS system for your business.
The Size and Nature of Your Business
You need to understand your business fully to know what features you require. This helps you explain to the point of sale system company representative what you need the POS system for (the features and how you expect it to work). The representative can, in turn, highlight various features you did not know existed, which would make your work easier than you thought.
This is where you tell the representative whether you need a POS system that is either mobile or stationary, can accept credit and debit cards, can produce receipts, takes inventory and warns you when you are getting low, performs your accounting needs and produces a report, has a cash drawer, scans barcodes and QR codes, etc.
Price
Sometimes the budget you have might be too low because you had not considered some features. The more features or the more advanced a POS system is, the more expensive it is. When carrying out your research online, try and look at the cheap POS systems and compare them to the expensive POS systems. What features do they have? Try and set your budget towards the higher side. It is better to find out that you had set a higher budget than a lower one.
Ask About Maintenance
Before purchasing a POS system, you need to know the potential risks that may occur. Remember you are relying on the point of sale system for the financial aspects of your business. If anything goes wrong, it could be bad for business. You would have to stop operations, recalculate stock, check your finances manually, etc.
Always get a POS system with a backup. Additionally, follow the manufacturer's guidelines on usage, inspection and maintenance. If you come across an issue, call a qualified POS system repair person or technician to handle the problem. Sometimes your DIY attempts to repair the problem encountered might not be fruitful and you may end up making things worse.
Training
If you have any employees using one of the many available point of sale systems on the market, have them trained to use the system. You don't want them guessing their way around it. The same goes for you; get trained as well. Also, everyone should get trained on what bad signs to look out for and the do's and the don'ts.
Share16 December 2019
