POS, stock, and money tips for small shops
Practical guides for owners of warungs, corner shops, food stalls, and cafés who sell with an iPhone or iPad.
POS on iPhone & iPad
Choosing an app, printer, and scanner, and setting up an iPhone or iPad as a register.
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POS on iPhone & iPad
Backing Up POS App Data on iPhone and iPad, Including Moving to a New Phone
How to back up POS app data on iPhone and iPad: automatic backups, manual backups, keeping a copy off the phone, and moving your data to a new phone.
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POS on iPhone & iPad
Bluetooth Thermal Printer for iPhone: How to Choose and Connect One
Bluetooth thermal printer not showing up on your iPhone? Learn classic Bluetooth vs BLE, what to check before buying, 58 vs 80 mm, and how to fix it.
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POS on iPhone & iPad
Café POS App on iPad and iPhone: Open Bills, Split Bills, Receipts
A café POS app on iPad and iPhone for small coffee shops: open bills per table, split bills, split payments, item notes, tax, service, and receipts.
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POS on iPhone & iPad
Cash Register or a POS App on Your Phone? An Honest Comparison for Small Shops
Cash register or a POS app on your iPhone? Compare features, upfront cost, upkeep, data safety, and when an electronic cash register still makes sense.
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POS on iPhone & iPad
Offline POS App on iPhone: Keep Selling When the Signal Drops
An offline POS app keeps working when the signal drops at the market or shophouse. How it differs from cloud POS, which needs internet, and how to back up.
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POS on iPhone & iPad
Scan Barcodes on iPhone and iPad at the Register: Camera, Bluetooth, or USB
How to scan barcodes on iPhone and iPad at your shop register: use the camera, a Bluetooth scanner, or a USB scanner. Plus how to label items without barcodes.
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POS on iPhone & iPad
iPad POS App: How to Set Up an iPad as Your Shop's Cash Register
A guide to using an iPad POS app at the shop counter: why a big screen is faster, an equipment checklist, setup steps, table orders, and split bills.
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POS on iPhone & iPad
iPhone POS App: A Guide to Choosing One for Warungs and Small Shops
How to choose an iPhone POS app for iPhone and iPad: works offline, BLE printers, a debt book, profit reports, and backups. Plus a 5-minute start.
Debt & Customers
Customer tabs, collecting politely, and receipts for customers.
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Debt & Customers
Digital Receipts: How to Send Receipts to WhatsApp from iPhone and iPad
Digital receipts save paper and are easy for customers to keep. Learn how to send receipts to WhatsApp from iPhone or iPad as an image, PDF, or text.
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Debt & Customers
How to Collect Debts on WhatsApp Politely, Plus 8 Sample Messages
How to collect debts on WhatsApp without hurting the relationship: etiquette, when to send, 8 polite payment reminder messages, and sending details from iPhone.
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Debt & Customers
How to Track Customer Debt at Your Shop So Store Credit Stays Organized
How to track customer debt at a small shop: what to record, store credit rules, a sample ledger, and a free digital credit book on iPhone and iPad.
Shop Finances
Working out profit, profit and loss statements, selling prices, and cashless payments.
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Shop Finances
A Simple Profit and Loss Statement for a Shop, and How to Read It
A simple profit and loss statement example for a small grocery shop over one month, with the format, what each line means, and how to read gross and net margin.
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Shop Finances
How to Calculate Shop Profit: Formulas and Complete Worked Examples
How to calculate shop profit the right way: sales vs profit, gross and net profit formulas, and worked examples per day and per month for a small warung.
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Shop Finances
How to Set a Selling Price from Cost: Markup and Margin Formulas
How to set a selling price from cost: markup vs margin, formulas, a conversion table, a per-carton example, rounding, and average cost price.
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Shop Finances
Recording QRIS and Cash Payments: How to Reconcile Your Daily Takings
How to record QRIS payments, cash, and transfers: log each payment method, total each method daily, match bank records, and spot fake transfer receipts.
Stock & Products
Stock takes, stock discrepancies, wholesale pricing, and adding products.
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Stock & Products
How to Do a Stock Take in a Small Grocery Shop, with a Sample Form
How to do a stock take in a small grocery shop: when to count, how to prepare, step-by-step counting, a sample stock take form, and how to handle discrepancies.
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Stock & Products
Import Products from Excel into a POS App: Add Hundreds of Items at Once
How to import products from Excel into a POS app on iPhone and iPad: prepare your list, fill in the template, then add hundreds of products at once.
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Stock & Products
Stock Discrepancy: 7 Reasons Your Stock Doesn't Match and How to Fix It
A stock discrepancy between your app and your shelves can usually be traced. Learn 7 common causes, how to prevent them, and how to trace them in stock history.
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Stock & Products
Wholesale and Retail Pricing: Selling by the Piece, Pack, and Carton Without the Confusion
How to set wholesale and retail pricing in a small shop: start from the carton cost, set tiered prices, and sell by piece, pack, or carton without stock errors.
Shop Operations
Managing staff and the register day to day.