Increase Sales By Going Mobile

The world of commerce is changing. This has made many things easier for both merchants and customers and one of the biggest is the ability to accept mobile payments anywhere and at anytime. It has been such an innovation that we are at the point that customers are beginning to expect merchants to be able to do it. Can this help to increase your sales and is it right for you?

Mobile Payments Made Possible Because Of The Cloud

The ability to accept a payment anywhere has been made possible because of one thing: cloud computing. As long as you have an Internet connection you can access the cloud and process a payment. 

Mobile payment portals are easy to use for both the merchant and the customer. They can be integrated into anything from a tablet computer to a smartphone. Considering that most people carry their smartphones with them everywhere that they go this will result in little difference to the merchant.

How Can Mobile Payments Increase Business?

While it is not true across the board with every single customer many younger customers are coming to expect the ability to use a credit or debit card, or another form of electronic payment. It makes the merchant look much more technologically savvy and working with a more technologically adept service is something that is preferred by younger consumers.

By being able to make a payment then and there it increases cash flow and increases efficiency. You will get the payment for your efforts right there, you won’t need to wait to send them an invoice and wait for that to arrive and then for the check to clear. You also won’t need to buy an envelope and a stamp to send it in the mail. Sorry Postal Service.

At the same time the customer has made their payment and they know that it has been accepted. They don’t need to worry about it afterwards giving them peace of mind. It also gives you the merchant peace of mind as well. You don’t worry about having to wait to receive the money and you don’t have to deal with late payments, much less working with a collections agency since you have been paid for your work on-site.

Repeat Customers

With an easy payment process a mobile payment solution could be what separates you from your competition. No one likes a long and arduous checkout process so getting it over with quickly and efficiently means less pain for everyone involved. An easy payment process may mean that a customer is more likely to work with you again.

More Efficiency For You

When it comes time for the customer to pay, they can in a matter of seconds. A merchant will not need to explain to them the payment process, which itself could take far longer than it takes to use the mobile payment solution. It will get the merchant back on the road for the next delivery or next call sooner and it will allow them to do more in a day, which means more potential income. 

Is a mobile payment solution right for you? If you think it could be give JLE Business Consultants a call and we can go over your options. This could be just what your business needs to take the next step and it could be just what you need to make your job just a bit easier.