Ecommerce platforms list products for sale online, manage payments, orders, inventory, and customer communications, and connect to social and marketplace sales channels. We reviewed popular platforms and rising stars and found that Shopify, WooCommerce, and BigCommerce are the best platforms for small businesses in terms of price, online sales, and marketing features, and ease of…
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6 Best WordPress Ecommerce Themes 2019
Any WordPress theme can support ecommerce plug-ins, but the best ecommerce WordPress themes deliver built-in features sellers need to succeed on the WordPress platform. Cart icons, checkout pages, filtered search, homepage sales sections, and quick-shop links provide the user experience that shoppers expect. You’ll find these capabilities, and plenty more, in WordPress ecommerce themes. A…
6 Best Kitchen Display Systems 2019
A Kitchen Display System (KDS) is a digital screen that replaces printed or handwritten ticket orders in commercial kitchens by connecting to the restaurant’s point-of-sale (POS) system. Generally, restaurant POS systems have a corresponding KDS system that can be added for an additional monthly fee. KDS systems cannot operate without being attached to a POS…
Top 30 Tips for Selling on Etsy From the Pros
Etsy is an online marketplace for small businesses producing unique and creative products. It’s currently home to more than 198 million sellers looking to establish a name for themselves on a global platform, so standing out can be a challenge. We asked the experts to share their most important tips and tricks for selling on…
6 Best Self-Service Kiosk 2019
Self-service kiosks are digital touch screens at restaurants and cafes, where customers place their own orders instead of being waited on or standing in line to place an order with a cashier. Most self-service kiosks are a feature of the businesses’ larger point-of-sale (POS) system. Choosing a POS with a great kiosk option is important…
6 Best Loyalty Program Software 2019
Loyalty programs are structured rewards or marketing programs used by retail businesses to encourage shoppers to continue buying. The best programs are digital and automated solutions with engagement features that are easy to use. We compared top-rated programs focusing on price, ease of use, and features to determine the best overall loyalty software for small…
Square for Restaurants: The Ultimate Guide
Square for Restaurants is a cloud-based restaurant management software that runs on iPads with built-in tools for full-service, delivery, and counter service restaurants. Square for Restaurants is competitively priced and helps streamline front of house operations, managing employees, and processing payments, making it a good choice for many small to medium-sized businesses. Square for Restaurants…
How to Open a Shopify Drop Shipping Store in 6 Easy Steps
Drop shipping is a business model that lets you curate, market and sell a unique collection of products without any inventory, storage or staff costs. Shopify connects to hundreds of drop shippers via apps that automate every step, making it the quickest, easiest and most economical way to launch an ecommerce business. Below, we’ll show you…
How to Set Up a Free Square Online Store in 8 Simple Steps
Any Square seller, from mobile businesses to multi-store retailers, can easily open an online store, list products for sale, accept orders, and process payments. Best of all, it happens within your Square POS system—a free Square online store is included with your free Square account. Here’s how to set yours up today. Square’s free online…
Top 25 Ways to Get Customer Feedback from the Pros
Collecting customer feedback is critical to the growth of any business, especially retailers. You want to provide your customers with the products and level of service they are looking for. But, the only way to know for certain what your customers want is by collecting and analyzing their feedback. Here are the top 25 customer…
ShopKeep vs. Square: Price, Features, & What’s Best in 2019
In a ShopKeep vs. Square POS review, both clearly deliver essential retail point-of-sale functionality, including barcode checkout, iPad registers, and inventory, staff, and customer tracking, plus both offer a free version. ShopKeep offers impressive inventory tools and supports various payment providers while Square’s all-in-one product delivers convenient built-in payment processing, ecommerce, payroll, and marketing features….
6 Best Appointment Reminder Software of 2018
Appointment reminders are a tool businesses such as medical offices, spas, and wellness practitioners use to notify customers of upcoming services and reduce no-shows. There are many software programs available for businesses that automate this process. We looked at dozens of appointment reminder software programs evaluating prices and features to arrive at the best overall….
