{"id":1673253,"date":"2014-03-17T11:41:20","date_gmt":"2014-03-17T18:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.retailpro.com\/News\/blog\/index.php\/2014\/03\/17\/5-tips-for-establishing-pos-software\/"},"modified":"2014-03-17T11:41:20","modified_gmt":"2014-03-17T18:41:20","slug":"5-tips-for-establishing-pos-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.retailpro.com\/News\/blog\/index.php\/2014\/03\/17\/5-tips-for-establishing-pos-software\/","title":{"rendered":"5 tips for establishing POS software"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you&#039;re just starting out in the online retail market, it is important to ensure you have an effective <a href=\"https:\/\/www.retailpro.com\/Solutions\" target=\"_self\" class=\"dnautolink\">point of sale<\/a> system in place. Choosing the right <a href=\"https:\/\/www.retailpro.com\/Solutions\" target=\"_self\" class=\"dnautolink\">ecommerce software<\/a> can be tricky, since there are so many options available. Here are a few tips to keep in mind as you work on establishing your online point of sale:<\/p>\n<p>1. Security is crucial. Bank Info Security pointed out that correctly installing\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.retailpro.com\/Solutions\" target=\"_self\" class=\"dnautolink\">POS software<\/a> or applications can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bankinfosecurity.com\/mitigating-point-of-sale-security-risks-a-5430\/op-1\">reduce the threat of cybercrime<\/a> to you and your customers.<\/p>\n<p>2. Software should be secure. According to Practical Ecommerce, your POS software should provide authentication, authorization and SSL services that will <a href=\"http:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/articles\/65327-10-Questions-to-Ask-Ecommerce-Payment-Providers\">protect sensitive information<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>3. Compliance with industry standards is a must. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcicomplianceguide.org\/aboutpcicompliance.php\">Payment Card Industry<\/a> compliance ensures your business is adhering to the latest security and safety guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>4. Customer support can prevent shoppers from abandoning&nbsp;sales by resolving common checkout&nbsp;issues.<\/p>\n<p>5. Offer different payment methods. Not all online shoppers will want to hand out their credit card information, so accepting payments from third-party sites like PayPal and peer-to-per digital currency like Bitcoin can increase your customer base.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you&#8217;re just starting out in the online retail market, it is important to ensure you have an effective point of sale system in place. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.retailpro.com\/News\/blog\/index.php\/2014\/03\/17\/5-tips-for-establishing-pos-software\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1673254,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1673253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-point-of-sale-software-systems"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.retailpro.com\/News\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1673253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.retailpro.com\/News\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.retailpro.com\/News\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.retailpro.com\/News\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.retailpro.com\/News\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1673253"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.retailpro.com\/News\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1673253\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.retailpro.com\/News\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1673254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.retailpro.com\/News\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1673253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.retailpro.com\/News\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1673253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.retailpro.com\/News\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1673253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}