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is Square the most recommended card reader for a small business owner
Posted on 9/25/20 at 10:14 am
Posted on 9/25/20 at 10:14 am
My wife is starting her own side-business, and is thinking through payment options.
All I know about is square. But is that the gold standard for this type of thing? Or is there something else that she should look into?
TIA
All I know about is square. But is that the gold standard for this type of thing? Or is there something else that she should look into?
TIA
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Posted on 9/25/20 at 10:18 am to UGATiger26
SQ is the market leader.
you should also own the stock
you should also own the stock
Posted on 9/25/20 at 11:11 am to UGATiger26
It’s certainly the easiest to use. Square also has a simple point of sale app so you can use a phone or iPad like a cash register.
Posted on 9/25/20 at 11:55 am to hungryone
Square is expensive as hell from what I’ve seen. It’s easy though. I don’t know what kind of business she runs but I’d absolutely explore other options.
Posted on 9/26/20 at 9:00 am to UGATiger26
I prefer Paypal
Posted on 9/26/20 at 9:46 am to SlowFlowPro
there is another one that my dog groomer uses, unfortunately i can't remember the company, never heard of them before, but they said it was cheaper and very good.
fyi
fyi
Posted on 9/26/20 at 3:08 pm to UGATiger26
Shopify POS, especially if you’re selling inventory related goods via Shopify anyway. It all ties in without needing any connections or 3rd party software.
Posted on 9/26/20 at 3:08 pm to FMtTXtiger
Possibly Clover?
Posted on 9/27/20 at 7:56 am to SlowFlowPro
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prefer Paypal
PayPal is expensive as hell too. A lot of these payment processors that you see advertising are like Quicken Loans or other crappy products by making their money advertising to market themselves as cool and then vastly overcharge their customers in rates.
I don’t know anything about point of sale processors, but I’d suspect you can get much better deals through someone that doesn’t advertise nationally.
Posted on 9/27/20 at 9:35 am to baldona
Square doesn’t have a monthly fee. So if you don’t have a lot of volume from credit cards, it can be a good service.
If you have a lot of volume, there are cheaper options than square.
If you have a lot of volume, there are cheaper options than square.
Posted on 9/27/20 at 2:12 pm to UGATiger26
I have clients who stopped using Square because it’s encryption wasn’t secure. If that’s a concern of yours, Shopify works nice if she gets any bigger.
Posted on 9/27/20 at 3:00 pm to Rex Feral
quote:can you clarify or provide further information about this?
I have clients who stopped using Square because it’s encryption wasn’t secure
Posted on 9/28/20 at 5:47 am to whitefoot
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can you clarify or provide further information about this?
Their readers aren't encrypted. Now, this was several years ago so I don't know if they've updated them.
Posted on 9/28/20 at 7:34 am to Rex Feral
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Their readers aren't encrypted.
Yes, they are.
Posted on 9/28/20 at 8:22 am to Jag_Warrior
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quote: Their readers aren't encrypted. Yes, they are.
Thanks, that's good to know. The last I'd heard they weren't so I'd avoided them.
Posted on 9/28/20 at 11:49 am to Rex Feral
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Thanks, that's good to know. The last I'd heard they weren't so I'd avoided them.
They've been encrypted since around 2011 or 2012.
Posted on 9/28/20 at 8:02 pm to UGATiger26
Quickbooks has several different plans including a low volume, no annual fee, I believe that it's 2.5% if swiped. It does not have to be connected to the online QB account, I believe that they market it under the name GoPayment
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