NEW "Completely Unbiased" Retail Managment Software Buyer's Guide and Comparison Chart Will Show You...

"How to Choose the Right Retail Management Software System to Expand your Business, and Boost Profits!"

Dear Friend,

Did you know that the right Retail Management Software system can actually help you grow your business and increase your profits?

It's true.

The right retail software system will allow you to:

Streamline your inventory and ordering process. A good Retail Management Software System will help you optimize your inventory. Inventory features allow you to organize your inventory by several categories including sku, manufacturer, size, material, and much more.

More importantly, a good RMS system will enable you to quickly access real time information about your inventory. You can see which items are moving and which items aren't.

This means you can make instant discounting decisions but more importantly it makes your future ordering processes easy. You no longer need to guess what will sell and what won't, nor do you need to spend hours calculating and comparing sales and profit margins--it's all done for you.

A good Retail Management Software system will also have automated purchase ordering features, which means that when stock gets low, your retail inventory software automatically sends a purchase order to your distributor.

Imagine the time you save!

AND you no longer need to keep tons of stock on hand, taking up valuable space. Now your inventory and stocking system is streamlined and efficient.

This saves you time and money, time and money that is better spent on building your business.

Increase your customer base. The right Retail Management Software system can also build your customer base with valuable marketing features.

A strong RMS system offers the following marketing features:

Customize receipts. Place timely messages on your receipts offering future discounts, holiday greetings, and special thank yous!

Send targeted promotional messages. Valuable customer information and marketing features enable you to sort customers by defined categories and send targeted messages.

For example, you can send "we haven't seen you in a while" post cards to customers that haven't been in your store in 6 months and offer them a discount. My local pizza restaurant does this and I usually take them up on the offer!

Track and record customer information. You can also keep track of birthdays or other special information unique to your customers, like their favorite items, and send them notices and announcements.

Increase services available to your customers. Retail management software will enable you to offer frequent buyer programs. Gift cards become an easy offering instead of a tracking nightmare and layaway tracking becomes as easy as the click of a button. In fact, special orders now become a piece of cake!

Additonally, you can make your return policy more lenient because many Retail management software systems offer digital receipts. Now your customers can return items easily and painlessly, because you have a copy of their receipt stores on your retail software system.

When looking for a RMS you must look to the future!

Did you know that Retailers are categorized by tier? If you don't choose the right tier, you will miss out on valuable features for your business. Too small of a system means missed profit building features. Too large of a system means money wasted on features you won't use.

By first determining your tier, you can then eliminate all POS products that do not cater specifically to your tier.

Tier categories:

Tier 5 - The Shrink Wrap Market

Retailers in this category usually range in size of 1 to 20 employees and have annual revenue of up to three million dollars. POS software packages in this tier will probably cost around $200 to $1,500 and are appropriate for approximately 1 to 5 computer users.

The training and implementation of the software is usually done in-house, which helps to keep your costs down. You can often find these software systems bundled with hardware and sold on the internet.

Tier 4 - Lower Market

Retailers in this category usually range in size of 1 to 100 employees and have annual revenue of half a million to fifty million dollars. These are generally smaller companies that have outgrown the Tier 5 solution. POS software packages will cost around $1500 to $75,000 and will accommodate approximately 1 to 40 computer users. The implementation costs are usually .5 to 2 times the cost of the software.

Tier 3 - Mid Market

Retailers in this category usually range in size of 50 to 1000 employees with annual revenue of twenty five million to two hundred and fifty million dollars. POS software packages will cost around $25,000 to $250,000 for 5 to 200 computer users. The implementation costs are usually .75 to 5 times the cost of the software.

Tier 2 - Upper Market

Retailers that choose software in this category usually range in size of 1000+ employees with annual revenue of $100 million to $500 million.

Tier 1 - Enterprise

Retailers that choose software in this category usually range in size of 2000+ employees with annual revenue of over $250 million.

Note that retail tiers overlap in their annual sales and total employees and it is important, when you are determining your tier level, to factor future potential growth into your tier decision and potential Retail Management Software buying decisions.

When researching Retail Management Software systems, a good rule of thumb is to make sure that 80% of your software product's customers are in the same tier that you are. You can find this out by simply asking your sales representative.

Avoid Common Retail Managment Software Buying Mistakes!

Not planning for the future when choosing a Retail Management Software system is just one of the many mistakes I see retailers make every day.

Retailers often also:

Mistakely buy "generic" Retail Management Software.

Every retailer has different needs. A "clothing store" has different needs than a "lawn mower store" or a "gift shop."

The problem is that several POS software companies claim to work for almost any business. They're probably right. The software will work. But you'll miss out on a lot of "time saving" and "profit generating" features--features that will help you grow your business and increase profits.

For example, did you know that some POS systems don't have the inventory features you need to manage all the different catagories and descriptions of your merchandise?

Most retailers need to be able to easily track inventory items that are unique to their industry.

If your POS software doesn't have the right kind of matrixing features to handle this, you'll waste countless hours of time creating additional sku numbers, searching for products, and managing your inventory. Matrixing is just one example a must have and big time saving feature.

Don't be fooled by software vendors that claim to work for everyone. They might work for a variety of retailers, but they always have a specific niche that they're best suited for.

Mistakenly don't do enough research

Analyzing and then selecting your retail management software takes time and effort. Unfortunately, the average retailer doesn't have the "computer expertise" or time to do enough research.

Retailers typically take the safest, easiest, and most comfortable path. Here's the typical evaluation formula that I see:

1. Ask a friend what software he's using.

2. Look at the website.

3. Download the demo.

4. Get a price.

5. Look at a few other companies.

6. Buy affordable software that their friend is using.

Sound familiar?

If you follow a similar route, you'll miss out on a lot of potential profit. In fact. you won't even know what you're missing. Or even worse. the software will turn out to be a disaster because you didn't do enough research. Then you'll have to replace it. That's expensive!

You can do much better. You just need the right formula. And you need to take your time and put some serious thought into this. It's not easy.

Here's Exactly What You Need To Succeed and Choose the Right Retail Management Software for Your Business:

When choosing the right retail management software means the difference between increasing your profits or losing money, you want to make sure that you have all of the information that you need to make a profitable decision.

The Retail Management Software Buyer's Guide was developed specifically for owners and managers of retail stores. It is designed to give you all of the information that you need to help you make the right software decision for your business.

The Retail Management Software Buyer's Guide and Comparison Chart will:

Supply you with Consumer Reviews of POS & Retail Management Software - Purchasing the RMS/POS Software Buyer's Guide gives you instant access to over 200 Retail Software Reviews from real, unbiased retailers. One of the best ways to find out if a retail management software system will really work the way you hoped is to talk with other retailers using it.

Open up the Retail Community Forum - Not only can you read about other retailers experiences, but you can also send "private messages" to many of them. This gives you the opportunity to ask them additional questions and get inside information that's normally to difficult to learn

Show you how to avoid the 10 most common mistakes that retailers make when they buy retail point of sale software. Mistakes like not making sure that the software company is stable and has a bright future in the industry.

Provide a step-by-step explanation of how to figure out which retail managament or point of sale software system will give you the absolute highest return on investment. And make your business the most efficient.

Give you "members only" access to a library of free information on how to get the most from your retail software.

Quickly show you the most important retail management software features. Full use of our POS Software - Quick Search, so you can search through the top 300 RMS/POS software providers and review the best matches for your industry... in as little as 5 seconds!

Teach you the truth about retail management software. What's important? And what's not? What features will give you the most return on investment.

Provide you with "ready to use" questionnaires. It's all done for you, so you don't waste time.

Give you valuable tips so that you can be sure the software is reliable.

Show you how to quickly and accurately "grade" a retail software company's level of service and support.

Tell you the truth about computer technology. I'll tell you exactly what to look for, in operating systems hardware and software so you don't get left behind, and have to spend thousand later on upgrades.

Show you how to accurately compare retail management software products, and make sure you choose the right one!

Teach you how to create a features "wish list", fast.

Explain the right way to use references, and exactly what you need to ask.

I even teach you how to decide if you really need retail software and how much you should spend.

In the Retail Management Software Buyer's Guide you will learn which software features you need... so you can automate tedious tasks and boost efficiency.

The Retail Managment Software Buyer's Guide also includes The POS Software Comparison Template which will give you an in-depth check-list to make sure you didn't miss anything important.

The POS Software Comparison Template will allow you to:

Quickly create your list of "required features" from a professionally designed template of over 400 POS software features.

Use the template as a checklist to make sure you didn't miss anything important.

Use the template as a RFP (Request for Proposal) to send the POS vendors.

Prioritize your features so you can accurately compare POS systems based on your specific business needs.

Use the built-in filtering tools to quickly clean things up so you can analyze the data much easier, and compare each POS software clothing system side by side.

See which retail management software system scored the HIGHEST with an automatic weighted scoring system.

Customize the template however you need to using standard Excel techniques.

Don't Have Time To Do The Research Yourself?

Now, when you buy the Retail Management Software Buyer's Guide you can also buy the POS Comparison Chart and save over 50% off the price. The POS Comparison Chart is entirely filled out! This filled out chart will save you hundreds of hours of research time.

It provides you with more than 20 top software products for retailers to compare.

It allows you to compare 495 total features. Features like:

Price Control Features

Purchasing

Vendor and Supplier Management

Receiving

Customer Management and Marketing

Employee Management

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Payable

General Ledger

Payroll

Rental

E-Commerce / Website & Shopping Cart Integration

Security

Multi-store

Sales Reports

Inventory Reports

Purchasing Reports

Customer Account Reports

Accounts Receivable Reports

Accounts Payable Reports

It provides you with a ranking system so that you can determine which features are most important to you.

And, it offers a filtering tool so if accounting software isn't important to you, you can simply eliminate it from your comparison. That way you're not comparing features that you don't need.

Your final step, once you've marked the features that are important to you, is to add up the score and find out which system is best for you. It's that simple and that efficient.

This Retail Management Software Buyer's Guide and the Comparison Chart are all About Helping You Make the Right Decision.

In case you're wondering, my name is Jeff Haefner and I've been working with computers, retailers, and retail software for almost 15 years. I've seen thousands of retailers go through the pains of choosing POS software and I've seen many of them make the wrong purchase and regret their purchase. Worse, they lost money because they then had to go and buy the right POS software.

I knew that I could help retailers make better choices and avoid spending countless hours frustrated, confused, and eventually making a costly mistake.

I wrote this guide to help retailers make the right decision, make a profitable decision.

It gives me great joy each and every time I hear about how my buyer's guide has helped a retailer.

Here's What Others Have To Say about the Retail Management Software Buyer's Guide:

"We needed software. Without some sort of guide, we were just shooting in the dark. You gave us more than 6 leget choices for us to look at without having to wade thru 100's of others. The chart let us choose who to try to make sure that the POS system fit our needs before we purchased it. We also recommend the POS Software Guide. By reading the Guide, and using the Chart to narrow things down for us, we now know exactly what we want in a POS System. I can't imagine why every POS software company is not asking to fill the chart out and be one the list."

-Michael and Anjanette

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"Hi Jeff,

Thanks for all your e-mails and your book. It is great help :-) My business is a small one, one store (for now) Children apparel, funiture and accessories. 2,000 sq feet aprox in a very nice opened mall. I will do some business online in the near future."

Thanks and regards

Stella Guillen

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"Hi Jeff,

Your guide has helped us a lot. Firstly, we have learned that we are NOT as smart as we thought. Secondly, we have learned that there are a lot more POS suppliers than we thought. Thirdly, your guide STOPPED us from making BAD decisions.

Every user that we have contacted so far and asked what they think of the system that they are using, the answer is almost always: We hate our system, don't buy it. If only we had known then what we know now!

So far we have tried VERY hard to follow YOUR guide lines without which, we might have given up by now.! THANK YOU."

- Juergen Riedel MCS - Maritime Campus Store

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"Your web site is great plus your book and spreadsheet are worth every penny. The spreadsheet was very helpful and easy to use - It made narrowing down systems extremely easy. I will highly recommend your site to anyone interested in purchasing a POS system. Thanks for all your help."

-Robert

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"Hi, Jeff. I read your guide, and it's impressive: very thorough, simple, and full of things I wish retailers would know about when they choose software. I've been in the business of selling POS software for 15 years ( and involved in hardware/lumber retail and wholesale for 25), and I can't tell you how many retailers would benefit from using the approach you suggest!"

-Peter Stoops, President, US Operations

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"I purchased the Chart because your book was so effective at providing a quick study on the state of the art and the fact that we have struggled with this purchase for some time. This objective, features-based, approach will shorten our time and let us make a better choice the first time."

-Alan Cunningham

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When You Finish This You'll Have:

A guide to finding software vendors to evaluate.

Knowledge of the mistakes that many retailers make, so you can avoid them.

A step-by-step guide for you to begin researching software companies including the questions that you need to ask.

Tips to building your RMS 'wish list.'

10 tips to help you narrow down your retail software choices.

Instructions on how to test the software.

Information on to obtain, and understand, your price quote.

Tools to analyze each system to make sure it's what you need.

Tools to conduct a cost analysis. Remember, the right retail management software will actually help you make money and increase profits.

You'll have access to the Member's area where you can participate in the forum and read POS software reviews from real, unbiased retailers.

If you decide to save yourself valuable time conducting the research, you'll also have a completely filled out Comparison Chart. This chart will eliminate several time consuming steps and immediately get you closer to making the right Retail Management Software purchase.

495 features from 20 leading Point of Sale software packages compared. Compare the features you want, eliminate the features that you don't.

A Free Bonus
The Insider's Guide to POS Hardware

This guide explains how to properly select and utilize POS hardware so you can maximize the efficiency of your retail operation. Some of the tips and tricks you will learn include:

How to set up your computer system for maximum reliability and efficiency.

Tips and suggestions for selecting bar code scanners, receipt printers, credit card swipes, cash drawers, portable terminals, and much more.

How to avoid common problems and improve the reliability of your computer system.

How to properly configure and maintain your computer system.

Common mistakes to avoid when purchasing a retail computer system.

Where to purchase POS hardware and where to find the best prices.

Let's Recap:

For $39 you get:

A complete Retail Management Software Buyer's Guide,
Members only access to a POS product search,
Members only access to a library of free information on getting the most out of your retail management software,
A 495 feature comparison template and checklist to make sure you don't miss anything important,
Members only access to unbiased retail software reviews,
And a bonus insider's guide to POS hardware,
A 90-day, 100% money back guarantee. If the buyer's guide and comparison chart aren't what you expected, then simply contact me and I'll refund your money.

For $59.00 you can get the whole ball of wax which includes everything above and...

A Comparison Chart of 20 leading RMS systems, with 495 features that is already filled out.

If you order everything at once, you'll get the Comparison Chart for over 50% off!

Click Here to Choose Your Options and Order the Retail Management Software Buyer's Guide and the Comparison Chart Now.

Once approved, you will be taken to a special download page where you will be able to instantly download the e-book and comparison chart along with your bonuses. You can view or print the e-book on any computer (PC or MAC) and the download only takes a few minutes!

I look forward to getting a letter from you, telling me about your new retail management software and how much it has boosted your efficiency and increased profits. Even though I get an enormous amount of mail, please write to me. I'd love to hear your success story!

Sincerely,

Jeff Haefner

P.S. If you would rather do the research yourself and do not want the comparison chart, then click here to order the Buyer's Guide for $39.00. You'll still get the Comparison Template, access to the member's area, POS product search and access to unbiased software reviews written by retailers just like you. Of course, if you later decide to purchase the Comparison Chart, it will cost the regular retail price of $49.00