Shared risk – it’s not all about us.

By LightspeedShopKeep News

So here’s the deal with a pay-as-you-go service, it’s not all about us. It’s about you too. If you’re not getting what you need out of the service, you will cancel and we won’t have your subscription dollars. We’ll be sad and we’ll reminisce about the good times. The point is, we can’t let that…

April 23, 2010

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Lean and Green

By LightspeedNews

The ShopKeep.com way is to make things better for retailers. It just so happens that our service makes things better for Mother Earth as well.

April 22, 2010

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Why newer is better (don’t be afraid)

By LightspeedShopKeep News

Change is scary, but it doesn’t have to be. The point of sale industry is changing. The more agile retail players are moving to a web based delivery system for their point of sale software and reaping the rewards. Those rewards come in the form of reduced costs, real-time information reporting from anywhere, enhanced security…

April 21, 2010

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$upport vs SUPPORT: A new way of thinking about point of sale software

By LightspeedShopKeep News

The owner of a small sporting goods store I just spoke to told me that on top of the $795 she paid to acquire her point of sale software, the company charges $99 a month in support. Here at ShopKeep.com, we think that is outrageous! Had she chosen our web based point of sale solution,…

April 19, 2010

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New release today for ShopKeep.com

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April 19, 2010

Try Before You Buy

By LightspeedNews

Would you buy a car before taking it for a test drive? So why would you invest almost as much money in point of sale software without trying it out first?

April 15, 2010

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Death to the “Ready, Set, Spend” model

By LightspeedShopKeep News

The barriers to entry in a opening new retail shop are staggering. Depending on the nature of your business, you have licensing fees, rent, deposits, construction, HVAC systems, insurance, inventory…the list goes on for a mile. When I opened The Greene Grape with my partner Amy in 2004, we did our homework and had a…

April 14, 2010

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