5 Tips to Decrease Your Retail Business’s Credit Card Processing Fees
Unless you are a very high-end retailer, your profit margins are likely low. This makes cutting costs and saving money is an ongoing concern for your business. If you want to decrease credit card processing fees, take a look at these 5 tips! We hope you can find something that works for you. Before you […]
Find the Right Merchant Services for Your Retail Business
Pick the right merchant services provider for your business in retail! It can be tough to know which factors are important to consider when you’re just getting started with credit card processing. After 20 years in the industry, we think we’ve got it figured out–read our advice! Note: This article assumes a basic knowledge of […]
Mobile Payment for Startups (What It Is and How It Works)
In your research for the right merchant services provider for your startup, you have probably come across terms like “mobile payment” and “near-field communication (NFC)” and wondered what potential benefits these technologies might have for getting your business started off right. Apple Pay was the first major mobile wallet to come to market in 2014, […]
5 Ways to Lower Your Startup’s Credit Card Processing Fees
When you’re strapped for cash in the startup phase of your business, you look for cost-cutting opportunities wherever you can. Credit card processing fees are a great place to start! Check out these 5 tips for lowering your rates. Note: Industry terms ahead! This article assumes basic knowledge of credit card processing fees and how […]
How to Pick the Right Merchant Services Provider for Your Startup
Merchant services is a big industry with lots of options to choose from. You want to get your startup off the ground and processing credit cards on the right foot! Here is our quick guide to finding the right merchant services provider for a business at its beginnings. 1. Research Their Customer Support Services – […]
When It Comes To Merchant Services, “Buy Local”
“Going with what seems to be the lowest price quote you can find might end up producing the lowest value, too.” – Merchant Maverick Merchant Maverick wrote an article on the Top 5 Most Common Complaints Against Merchant Service Providers, talking about everything from bad customer service to outlandish leasing agreements. As a local, Anchorage-based […]
Here’s Why Clover POS Is the Best Choice for Restaurants
We get it. The restaurant industry is logistically complex. You need more than a one-size-fits-all payment processing solution if it is going to remotely cover your extensive list of must-have features. Although the Clover POS system is an effective solution for many businesses, it was made with three specific industries in mind–retail, service, and restaurants. […]
5 Reasons to Launch a Customer Loyalty Program in Anchorage
Maybe you know you need to launch a customer loyalty program at your Anchorage business but you just haven’t gotten started yet. Or maybe you’re not fully convinced of the value of something like this and that’s why you’ve been holding off all these years. Whatever the case may be, we’re hoping this blog gives […]
Want to Know How Clover POS Works? Here It Is
“Clover this, Clover that.” We can talk about it all day, but how does the Clover POS system fundamentally work? For starters, it’s as simple as operating your smartphone or tablet–Clover POS is a system that runs on Android OS, with apps to boot! But Clover POS much, much more than that. Let’s talk about […]
4 Reasons to Offer Mobile Payment at Your Anchorage Business
Are you considering offering mobile payment to your customers? We think that’s a great idea! Mobile payment is quickly growing in popularity due to how easy and convenient it makes payment processing for both the business and the customer. Keep reading for 4 reasons to offer mobile payment at your Anchorage business. How Does Mobile […]