By Rachael Pritz
QuickBooks is used by many pool and spa companies that have been using its point-of sale (POS) for many years. Many pool and spa retailers will be affected by the end of QuickBooks POS in 2023. This is also a great opportunity for pool and Spa businesses to find a new, integrated, industry-specific, software solution. It will allow them to make the switch from QuickBooks seamlessly and provide more opportunities to improve their business operations. Four tips for choosing a replacement to QuickBooks POS.
Tip #1: Select a specialty POS
It can be confusing to know which POS system is best for your business. Pool and spa businesses have the option to choose a system that is designed specifically for their industry. A generic system like QuickBooks POS will not have the user-friendly design and easier implementation that comes from a more focused system. Pool and spa software that is industry-specific allows businesses to scale and do more for less. Automation can help smaller businesses to gain an advantage over their bigger competitors. By investing in industry-specific business software, businesses can automate repetitive, time-consuming business activities, streamline their workflows and improve the efficiency.
These are the benefits of selecting a specialized POS system for pool and spa businesses over a generic POS.
- Integration of vendors specific to industry.
- Ordering from one software eliminates duplicate order entries.
- You can check inventory availability directly from the software.
- Water lab sync, which shares and stores data.
- Enter customer information into the Water Lab software and send it to avoid entering data more than once.
- Handouts with chemical formulas to guide customers through the process of correcting water issues.
- Automatically calculated chemical dosages based on the size of a pool or spa.
- Create a unique revolving service for pool and spa maintenance.
- A shopping cart that is integrated into an existing website to facilitate e-commerce sales.
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