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Google+ is one of the largest growing social media sites out there.  With over 300 million monthly active users, the site is not quite as large as Facebook yet, but they’re working on it.  One of the main incentives for businesses to join is being active on the site will help your website rank higher in search engine results. 

Do you have a Google+ business page yet?

Follow these simple steps to get your business page set up and see your business start rising to the top!

Step 1: You Need a Personal Page

Google+ is set up so that every business page is tied to someone’s personal page.  You can’t create a business page without first having a personal one.  If you already have one, you can go stright to step 2.  If you don’t have one, simply sign up for one by going to https://accounts.google.com/SignUp.  There you will be asked to enter your name, email, birthday and gender.   You will also be asked to create a username or use an existing email account and create a password.  The cool thing about Google is that you only need one username and password to access all the Google owned sites.  If you already have a Gmail account, you can login, go to Google+ and then click create profile. 

Step 2: Navigate to Pages

Once you are logged into your personal page, towards the left of the screen you will see a Home button.  If you hover over that, a dropdown menu appears.  There you select "Pages"(towards the bottom).  You will see a button that says create a page. 

Step 3: Choose a Category

Google+ has several categories that you can choose from: Local Business or Place, Product or Brand, Company, Institution or Organization, Arts, Entertainment or Sports and Other.  If your business fits into any of those categories, select that ... otherwise choose "Other". 

Step 4: Add Basic Information

Depending on which category you choose, the process may be slightly different.  If you choose local business, a map will pop up asking you to locate your business.  If you find it, perfect.  If not, you can click "Let me create my business" at the bottom of the listings.  Sometimes this can be challenging, especially if someone previously used your address for a different business and it is still listed on Google.  If you are having trouble with this step, go back to the category page and choose Other.  Once you have picked a category, a screen will pop-up asking you to enter your Business Name and Website Address.   You will have to accept the terms and conditions and then hit continue.  

Step 5: Customize Your Page

Now that your business page is set up, you start adding your business information.  You will be asked to provide a Tagline of approximately 10 words that describe your page.  You should also upload a profile picture.  Here you should use a nice headshot of yourself or the company logo.  In the introduction section, you should type a short paragraph on what your business core services.  You also want to be sure to add your contact infornation.  In addition to the profile photo , Google+ also allows you to add a cover photo across the top of your profile. The profile image can be as large as 2120x1192 pixels. Google+ is helpful in that it walks you through each step so you can easily add your information.  You can also always go back and edit your profile later. 

Step 6: Be Active 

Now that your profile is complete, you should start posting great content to your page regulary.  Being active on your page is what can help drive your business up in the search engine rankings.  Help your business thrive on Google+ by having your friends and related businesses follow your page, and you follow theirs.

Although no one can guarantee your website will rank number one in search results, growing your social media presence definitely helps.  Since Google recently changed its algorithm for ranking web sites, social media is now an important factor.  And since Google+ is owned by Google, it’s definitely a social media site you should pay attention to!

About Novera Payment Solutions

Novera Payment Solutions is a leader in the credit card payments industry. We are committed to helping businesses improve their bottom line by providing significant savings on credit card processing fees through our innovative flat fee merchant account pricing model.

Contact Novera to learn more about how we work with businesses  to provide the most fair and transparent pricing structure available on the market today!

If you are new to social media marketing for your business, you may be wondering about hashtags, how to use them and when to use them.  A hashtag (also known as the pound sign in the US) is used to make a word searchable on Twitter (and on Instagram & Pinterest). In recent months, Facebook and Google+ have also integrated hashtags.  On these social channels, hashtags give you a way to categorize your posts based on topics that people may be interested in following.

Hashtags are used to help your posts get found online, but before you jump in and start using them, there are 5 things you should know to make the most effective use of them.

Start by thinking about the types of hashtags your customers would follow.  Don't be too general; you want your customers to engage in what you have to say.  When marketing your business online, think about the detailed words and phrases that those in your target market use. Be creative and think outside your brand message. Consider trending topics, as well. It's okay to participate in a conversation online outside of your sales message. Consider this, your potential custumers watch the news, primetime TV, have families, and need a variety of services. The use of a variety of hashtags in your marketing messages can get you in front of these consumers using topics you may have never considered.

Below are a few examples to give you an idea of where to start with hashtags:

• Name an event. #Olympics2014 is a popular hashtag right now ... how might you integrate this into your marketing message?
• Build on a trend. If you run a Jeep dealership, #lovemyjeep might be a great hashtag for a post ... especially if you can get others (your customers) to start using it!
• Use a location. #Atlanta localizes your message if you are an Atlanta based business.
• Use something from pop culture, such as a popular TV Show. #AmericanIdol, might be a great hashtag if you operate a Ford auto dealership. Because Ford is a major sponsor of America Idol, getting online and tweeting locally about #AmericanIdol may get their younger demographic into your dealership.
• Give a summary of your day. #lovemyjob, might be a good one to push a message about a client success.
• Use SEO Strategies. #BrooklynHondaDealer, focuses keywords around your business if you operate an auto dealership in Brooklyn that sells Hondas.

 You get the idea!

By creating your own unique hashtag, you can drive conversations about your business.  If you are having a sale, you could promote it with a hashtag incorporating your business name,  #SaveBigatNovera is an example.  Encourage your followers and friends to use the hashtag as well.  Creating hashtags for an event also works well to get attendees and prospects interested in the event.  You want to make sure your new hashtag is distinctive. Try to incorporate your business name or at least the initials if the name is too long. 

If you are creating a new hashtag to use for marketing, make sure it isn’t already being used by someone else.  The hashtag may already be in use by a company or group that you don’t want associated with yours.  Some words have double meanings, so be careful when choosing a hashtag to represent your brand and company. 

Using already popular hashtags is also great way to get your business noticed, as well.  See which hashtags are trending and try to incorporate them into your posts. Find businesses like yours and see what’s working for them. 

A few resources for researching hashtags include:

• Twitter Search : https://twitter.com/search-home
• Hash at It : http://www.hashatit.com
• Hashtags.org : http://www.hashtags.org
• What the Trend : http://whatthetrend.com/

Since twitter already limits you to 140 characters, it is important to keep your hashtags short.  If you want others to re-tweet your message, you need to get your point across by being clear and concise in that short amount of space.  The most successful hashtags are typically the ones that are easiest to remember. 

Excessive hashtags send the message of desperate marketing and can be a way to lose followers quickly.  Use only 1-3 hashtags per tweet for the best results.  Too many hashtags can be distracting from your message, as well. 

Now that you know a little bit more about hashtags, search for a few topics that are relevant to your business.  This can give you a starting point for your first attempt at using hashtags.  The proper use of hash tags in your posts across the social media channels can help drive conversation about your brand and your industry, as well as grow your followers and fans.

About Novera Payment Solutions

Novera Payment Solutions is a leader in the credit card payments industry. We are committed to helping businesses improve their bottom line by providing significant savings on credit card processing fees through our innovative flat fee merchant account pricing model.

Contact Novera to learn more about how we work with businesses  to provide the most fair and transparent pricing structure available on the market today!

LinkedIn is a great social network for meeting other business professionals.  It is also a great place for people to learn about your business.  With the ability to create company pages, you can now put your business in front of all the LinkedIn users.  Setting up a profile is pretty simple and with these steps, your page will be up and running in no time.

Step 1: Navigate Your Way to Companies

From your home screen, hover over “Interests” in the navigation and select “Companies” in the dropdown.  To the right of your screen you should see “Add a Company.”  Click that and you are ready to begin inputting your information.    

Step 2: Enter Name and Email

On the first screen, you will be prompted to enter your company name.  Type this name as you want it to appear on your LinkedIn Company page; this is how others will find your business.  You will also need to enter your email address at the company to prove that you are a current employee of the company. 

Step 3: Basic Information

On the next screen, you will be asked for some basic information about your business.  You can provide a link to your website, choose your industry, add a location and contact information and more.  This step is pretty self-explanatory. 

Step 4: Description

In this section, be sure to be detailed about your business without going overboard.  You want to use keywords that people will be looking for to find your business.  This is also the section where you can build creditability for your business.  You don’t need to talk about every individual product or service you offer in this section; there will be a place to add that later.  This should be a general summary of who you are as a business and what you do.

Step5: Pictures

You are also able to upload your logo which will appear similar to the way a profile picture would on Facebook.  You can also upload a cover photo to be displayed on your company profile page.  Once you have everything filled out and your pictures uploaded, click publish.  You can always come back and edit anything that you need to.     

Step 6: Products and Services

Here is where you can get into detail about the products and services your company offers.  Once you have saved your company profile, you should be on your company’s home screen.  In the navigation at the top, click on the Services link.  From that page you will be prompted to add a service or product.  If you do not see that option, go up to the edit button in the top right corner and in the dropdown you should see add product or service.  Now you can choose a category that your service or product fits into.  You have to name it, add a description and you can also upload a photo of it.  You can add features if you like and also add a link to a specific page on your website or a YouTube video about the product.     

Now your LinkedIn Company Profile is complete.  You can always add to it and update it as your business grows and changes.  Now it’s time to start promoting your page.  Be sure to let all your connections on your page know that you have a new company page and to go follow you.  Then be sure to post relevant content on a regular basis not only to your personal page, but also on your business page.  This will not only help you to be seen within LinkedIn, but having an active social media presence can help your business jump up in the search result rankings.

About Novera Payment Solutions

Novera Payment Solutions is a leader in the credit card payments industry. We are committed to helping businesses improve their bottom line by providing significant savings on credit card  merchant accounts through our innovative flat fee merchant account pricing model.

Contact Novera to learn more about how we work with businesses  to provide the most fair and transparent pricing structure available on the market today for credit card processing! Contact Novera to request a free quote on your merchant account. We are confident that our flat fee merchant account will provide significant savings over what you are currently paying for your credit card processing fees.

Many businesses struggle with getting essential company data from manual processes, varied software programs, and employees who work remotely. The result is lost information, poor customer service, and management decisions based upon inaccurate client and financial data.

The Solution is an Integrated Accounting Payment System

By integrating your accounting system with your business processes, credit card processing,  and other programs, you can dramatically improve the effectiveness and profitability of your business. Eliminating manual processes, connecting remote employees and having accurate customer and financial information automatically updated within your accounting system will have a positive impact on your bottom line.

QUICKBOOKS ® INTEGRATED ONLINE CREDIT CARD PROCESSING with NOVERA

The Novera Integration for QuickBooks® payment processing for credit and debit cards, ACH (Automated Clearing House), EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer), and Electronic Check conversion using a powerful and secure Payment Gateway and Secure Vault Software.

Process credit cards and checks for invoices seamlessly in QuickBooks®.

NO NEED FOR “DOUBLE-ENTRY”

• Process your recurring credit card payments on a monthly schedule.
• No more need to ever perform a double entry.
• Our solution also offers you the ability to choose any merchant account provider, however with our revolutionary FLAT FIXED FEE credit card pricing model, were sure you’ll want to review the Novera Payment Solution for merchant services as well.

SETUP IS EASY

Our QuickBooks® online credit card processing is easy to use and is up and running within minutes. It is guaranteed compatibility for automated integration within QuickBooks®, so you  don't have the need to use old outdated, unreliable, standalone credit card terminals.  If your business  has  customers present to make a payment, then a simple USB mag-swipe reader can be attached in seconds for card swiped transactions.

100% SECURE

The Novera Payment Solutions product is also 100% secure, and both PCI and PADSS certified. When transactions are sent from the software to the gateway it passes all data through a secure socket layer (SSL) which ensure all data is properly encrypted and that it cannot be compromised. Neither QuickBooks® nor Novera itself ever store any cardholder data; data is securely stored in a "Secure Vault". This makes the software PCI and PADSS Compliant so you never have to worry about your payment processing being up to the standards of the cards brands MasterCard/Visa/Disc.

FLAT FIXED FEE CREDIT CARD PROCESSING

In addition to an easy to use turnkey solution for QuickBooks® users, Novera Payment Solutions has also developed a simple, transparent pricing model utilizing a FLAT FIXED FEE for merchant services.

By utilizing a Flat Fee pricing structure for your business merchant services, you can rest assured you will never pay more than you should for credit card processing.

The Flat Fee never changes and rates will not artificially creep up over time. 

WHO WE ARE

Novera Payment Solutions is a provider of credit and debit card payment services for businesses across America, transparently guiding business owners through the complicated world of credit & debit card acceptance. Novera delivers a unique combination of value, integrity and price transparency that is unparalleled throughout the payment processing industry.

WE BRING VALUE TO OUR CLIENTS

The value lies in both our solutions and our pricing model. Novera delivers an integrated accounting solution for QuickBooks® called InstantAccept® that allows users to automatically have credit/debit card payments made on invoices post into their QuickBooks® accounting software.

It's no secret to business owners that credit card fees can be extremely confusing.

At Novera Payment Solutions, our goal is to remove the mystery and provide a service that is clear and easy to understand.

The first thing to know about pricing is that MasterCard, Visa and Discover in conjunction with the banks that issue the credit and debit cards to the consumer actually set the underlying transactional cost of credit card processing (known as “Interchange”). They then pass along this transactional cost to the processor, who in-turn adds a profit before providing the retail rate and service to the merchant. The cost or “Interchange” is now public knowledge and posted on MC/Visa/Discover’s respective websites.

Tiered Pricing for Credit Card Processing

Currently tiered and/or a form of cost plus pricing is the methodology most processors still prefer to use in order to preserve the highest profit margins on merchant accounts. Understanding tiered and other forms of pricing  is the key component to determine if your paying more than you should for your merchant account.

Tiered pricing utilizes the 160 +/- individual transactional costs (known as “Interchange”) with each transactional cost comprised of:

1. Unique percent of the sale
2. Transaction fee 


Both are dependent on the type of card used, (i.e. debit, credit, rewards, business etc..) and, how the purchase was made (in person, over the phone etc...). 
These transactional costs (which are the same for all merchants large and small) are categorized into either three or four tiers with each tier housing approx. 40 of the 160 transactional costs (“Interchange”).

Why Understanding Fees is Important

Understanding the challenge with Tiered pricing is the next step in understanding merchant pricing. Twice a year MasterCard/Visa/Discover reviews and adjusts some of the 160 +/- transactional costs and passes this change along to the processor, who in-turn, usually seizes that as an opportunity to raise the tiered retail rates to the merchant and create additional profit made on each of its “tiers” (the difference between the underlying transactional cost and tiered retail rate) thus raising the entire expense for the merchant, even if the underlying transactional cost is never actually applied against the merchant for a transaction.

Ultimately this is what causes the merchants fee to creep upwards over time.

It’s not simple, it’s not transparent and it’s not fair pricing.

Novera Payment Solutions Approach

Novera Payment Solutions has developed a unique pricing format that passes along all the direct transactional costs:

1. Interchange

2. The processor costs
3. A small “FLAT FIXED FEE” per month depending upon the monthly merchant volume (usually between $19.95 per month up to $99.95 per month). This amount is essentially the gross margin on the account.

Since everyone knows we are in business to make a profit, we are not hesitant to let our merchant clients know what a reasonable profit margin will be.

 In addition, this pricing format delivers:

1. Substantial savings based upon volume
2. Transparency in pricing
3. Detailed reporting on statement

4. Best “cost plus format” available
5. Flat fixed fee never changes

Your Savings Can Increase Over Time

The savings can actually increase over time because unlike the “tiered” and / or other forms of cost plus pricing structures, which raises the overall rate of the tiers or markup when MasterCard/Visa/Discover change rates, our program only raises the one line item effected, this is the only true transparent way of offering merchant processing.

Next Day Funding or Weekend Funding for Gross Deposits

In addition, Novera Payment Solutions offers our merchants in most cases the option of either “Next Day” or “Weekend Funding”, and always with “Gross Deposits”. Unlike many processors who deduct their rates/fee’s daily from your deposits, fees for our services are not collected until the month AFTER the month you have been processing. This means your get your money faster and it’s easier to reconcile with your bank statements.

Novera Payment Solutions is a Great Solution for Your Business Credit Card Processing

The Novera Payments' solution not only offers an integrated credit card processing solution, it also offers a unique transparent pricing model unparalleled in the merchant services industry.

QuickBooks is one of the most widely used bookkeeping tools out there, but it can get complicated when accepting multiple types of payments at multiple locations.  InsatantAccept is the solution to simplifying those transactions, while ensuring that all the behind the scenes work is still getting done. 

InstantAccept provides a standalone, single user desktop application that can process transactions at the point of sale, whether the customer is paying with cash, check or card, from your computer, mobile device or tablet.  You don’t even have to launch QuickBooks to assign these payments to an invoice or customer, create new accounts and invoices, update accounts as needed and generate reports in real time.  There’s no need to reconcile or rekey data because InstantAccept makes it automatically happen. 

Key benefits of InstantAccept

No More Hassle.

InstantAccept updates QuickBooks immediately allowing you to accept and record payments simultaneously, in real time, with no extra data entry on your part.  You can manage customer data, invoices and payments all from a single userface.  You can even allow your customers to pay invoices directly through their email.  And you can do all this from your mobile device, tablet or computer. 

Guaranteed Security.

You can allow your employees to execute transactions and update books without them being able to access your private financial and customer data.  The program also meets all current compliance standards, including PCI-DSS and SAS 70.  InstantAccept also works with some of the most cutting edge fraud solutions out there to protect your Quickbooks databases and records, keeping every transaction safe and secure. 

Grow Your Business.

With InstantAccept, you can accept multiple types of payments and consolidate all your transactions no matter where they originate.  The program also allows for payments from multiple store locations, websites and mobile devices.  If you have a merchant account or payment processor you like, you can keep everything the same, eliminating the need for multiple merchant accounts. 

Don’t worry about all your hard work going to waste; InstantAccept integrates with QuickBooks to update your records in real time.  The simplicity and flexibility of InstantAccept allows you to do what you really want to do, run your business.  For more information about InstantAccept contact Novera Payment Solutions.

Keyboard shortcuts can be a lifesaver in a time crunch.  The ability to keep your hands on your keyboard rather than switching back and forth between it and your mouse can increase productivity.  You also won’t have to search through all the buttons in the program to find what you need.  Take a look at this list of QuickBooks keyboard shortcuts from the QuickBooks User Guide to make your work simpler. 

General

To start Quickbooks without a company file – Ctrl (while opening)

To suppress the desktop windows (at Open Company window) – Alt (while opening)

Display product information about your QuickBooks version – F2

Close active window – Esc or Ctrl+F4

Dates

Next Day –  + (plus key)

Previous Day –  - (minus key)

Today – T

First day of the week – W

Last day of the week – K

First day of the month – M

Last day of the month – H

First day of the year – Y

Last day of the year – R

Date calendar – Alt + ↓ (down arrow)

Moving Around a Window

Beginning of current field – Home

End of current field - End

Next word in field – Ctrl+→

Previous word in field – Ctrl+←

First item on list or next month in register – Ctrl + Page Up

Last item on list or next month in register – Ctrl + Page Down

Activity

Create invoice – Ctrl + I

Delete check, invoice, transaction, or item from list Ctrl + D

Find transaction Ctrl + F

History of A/R or A/P transaction – Ctrl + H

Memorize transaction or report – Ctrl + M

New invoice, bill, check or list item in context – Ctrl + N

Open account list – Ctrl + A

Open Customer Center (Customers and Job list) – Ctrl + J

Open Help for active window – F1

Open list (for current drop-down menu) – Ctrl + L

Open memorized transaction – Ctrl + T

Open split transaction window in register – Ctrl + R

Open transaction journal – Ctrl + Y

Print – Ctrl + P

QuickReport on transaction or list item – Ctrl + Q

Show list – Ctrl + S

Write new check – Ctrl + W

Editing

Edit transaction selected in the list or register – Ctrl + E

Delete line from detail area – Ctrl + Del

Insert line in detail area – Ctrl + Ins

Increase check or other form number by one –  + (plus key)

Decrease check or other form number by one –  - (minus key)

Keyboard shortcuts are fast and efficient.

Some people may not care for shortcuts because they can be hard to remember; but once you get the hang of it, you realize just how much they can help.  We’re not saying you will never have to use your mouse again, but you can definitely quit reaching for that mouse every other second and actually get some work done!

The Novera Advantage

Novera Payment Solutions is a leader in the credit card payments industry. We are committed to helping businesses improve their bottom line by providing significant savings on credit card processing fees through our innovative flat fee merchant account pricing model.

Contact Novera to learn more about how we work with businesses to provide the most fair and transparent pricing structure available on the market today for credit card processing and our QBPlugin for QuickBooks!

Our powerful QBPlugin saves your busineses an incredible amount of time and money in reduced labor. When you pair that with Novera's innovative flat fee merchant account pricing model, it's even better!

Introducing the QBPlugin from Novera Payment Solutions

Whether you a new QuickBooks® user, or a power user, you'll love the new QBPlugin from Novera Payment Solutions!

The Plugin for QuickBooks® is a payment software for Credit Cards,ACH (Automated Clearing House), EFT, (Electronic Funds Transfer)and Electronic Check Conversion using a powerful and secure Payment Gateway and Secure Vault Software. You can process through your QuickBooks® software and attach it to your Merchant Accounts.

Finally, you have the freedom to choose the best solutions available to cut your processing costs & accounting times and great merchant accounts.

Benefits & Features

• Process Credit Cards
• Process ACH transactions
• Process paper checks electronically
• Real-time transactions
• Never drive to the bank again
• Reduce accounting stress and time
• Batch processing for Credit Cards, ACH checks through QuickBooks
• Process payments directly from invoices or receipts
• Process multiple invoices
• Automatically applies payments
• Pulls & Posts data to & from QuickBooks®- no double entry.
• Applies address & info updates
• Receipt Printing for Face-to-Face or shipping slips
• Card Swipe – Card in Hand
• Up to 2 Gateways (MID's) 1 Credit Card and 1 ACH
• Works with Pro, Premier, Enterprise
• QuickBooks® Multi-user support
• ISO, SSL and PCI DSS Certified
• Secure PCI Credit Card Vault
• Full Tokenization Security
• Email and Phone Technical Support
• Website and Video Training

The Novera Advantage

The features and benefits of the powerful QBPlugin save your busineses an incredible amount of time and money in reduced labor. When you pair that with Novera's innovative flat fee merchant account pricing model, it's even better!

Novera Payment Solutions is a leader in the credit card payments industry. We are committed to helping businesses improve their bottom line by providing significant savings on credit card processing fees through our innovative flat fee merchant account pricing model.

Contact Novera to learn more about how we work with businesses  to provide the most fair and transparent pricing structure available on the market today for credit card processing and our QBPlugin for QuickBooks!

Smartphones are the way of the world. You can now find an app for just about anything.  But with so many to choose from, how do you know which apps will work best for your business?  We have put together a list of 5 popular mobile productivity apps to help you out. 

Quip

Quip is a new mobile document app perfect for collaborating with your team.  You start by creating a draft, then add your co-workers and get a notification when they open the document.  From your phone you can see the edits everyone makes and then finalize the document.  You can even cut down on email with this app.  Instead of sending documents through email, you can create a shared folder with all your team members.  You can create checklists and to-do lists and use the document thread to discuss additions.  You will also receive notifications every time someone adds new material, edits a document or sends a message.  The app can also make your meetings more efficient by sharing your agenda and notes with everyone.  You can even share presentations.  And during the meeting everyone can be looking at the documents at the same time.   

Google Keep

Google Keep is the perfect app for quickly making a note or reminder so you don’t forget later.  You can keep track of your thoughts by notes, lists or even photos.  You can add reminders to your notes and get notified later.  The app can even transcribe voice notes automatically.  You can add checkboxes to your notes to quickly create a checklist and check the items off as you get them done.  Color code your notes to easily find them and then when you are finished with them, just swipe to send it to the archives.  You can access your notes from the app on your phone or online from any computer. 

Tempo Smart Calendar

This calendar app finds everything you need to know for your appointments and gathers it in one convenient place for you to access. Contacts and details are organized by who you are meeting with this week and you can see your network; the company’s latest news and background info is right at your fingertips.  Any emails or documents related to your appointment are available in the app so you can find information quickly.  All the ways to connect are organized within the event and if it is a conference call, you can save the pass code to get in quickly and easily.  You can even send a pre-made “I’m running late text” to the person or people you are meeting.  Type in where you need to go and the app can get you the address, directions and drive time.  You can even get your flight status, terminal and gate within the app.  Use Tempo instead of open many apps such as your calendar, contact book, google maps, airline app, etc.; access everything from one place!          

Talkboard

Talkboard is a collaborative whiteboard app that lets you sketch ideas and work on them with others.  The app is perfect for brainstorming with your group or even just capturing thoughts on the go.  Easily invite others to sketch with you and receive instant feedback on your idea.  The app makes working together fun and effective whether you are in the same building or spread out across the country. 

Mailbox

The inbox allows you to fly through your emails and quickly swipe to archive, delete or even snooze so it will pop back up later!  You can also scan an entire email conversation at once with chat-like organization.  Instead of scrolling through emails that you can’t deal with until later, swipe and tap to snooze your email and have it reappear later that day or the next day or the next week.  Now you can have a clean inbox that is nice and organized.  You can even add multiple email accounts to the app so all your emails are in one place!

These apps (and many others) can help you with every aspect of your business, from getting employees to collaborate to keeping yourself organized.  Businesses just like yours have been using them to increase productivity.  The best part is, many of these apps are free!  Check them out when you get a chance. Here’s to a more productive 2014! 

About Novera Payment Solutions

Novera Payment Solutions is a leader in the credit card payments industry. We are committed to helping businesses improve their bottom line by providing significant savings on credit card  merchant accounts through our innovative flat fee merchant account pricing model.

Contact Novera to learn more about how we work with businesses  to provide the most fair and transparent pricing structure available on the market today for credit card processing! Contact Novera to request a free quote on your merchant account. We are confident that our flat fee merchant account will provide significant savings over what you are currently paying for your credit card processing fees.

QuickBooks is one of the most popular accounting programs on the market.  Even if you have been using it for years, there are some features you may not know existed.  We have put together several surprising features that QuickBooks offers.  If you haven’t used QuickBooks, perhaps these special features will help you decide to switch!

1. Fit to Width or Height

Having a report that is wider than one page can make it hard to read and understand.  It never fails when you create a new financial report, there is always one annoying line that carries over to the second page. QuickBooks allows you to shrink reports to fit on one page horizontally or vertically, enabling you to present all data on single page. Love this!

2. Search within Results

Sometimes when you do a search, you end up with hundreds and hundreds of records to scroll through.  QuickBooks actually allows you to search within a group of search results.  After you do the original search, all you have to do is check the box next to the search bar that says “search within results.”  Now you are only searching within that first group of results. Time saver!

3. Define a Custom Field

Have you ever found yourself entering customer data and wishing there was a field that isn’t available to you in the default selections?  Maybe there is a field specific to your industry that isn’t already in QuickBooks or whichever accounting program you are using.  QuickBooks actually has a feature that enables you to define/add an additional field and name it whatever you like.  Simply click “additional information” and then “define fields.” We like customization.

4. Automatically Enter Transactions that Occur Repeatedly 

Do you find yourself entering the same transactions at the end of each month for each client; or possibly even weekly?  QuickBooks has a feature that allows you to automatically set up those transactions to occur at the same time each month or each week.  By pressing “Ctrl+M,” you can bring up a tool that will allow you to set parameters for your repeating transactions.  This will save you time from manually entering the same transactions each time they occur. Time is money, right?

5. Integrate Your Merchant Account

Using Novera Payment Solutions' QBPlugin, you can quickly integrate your merchant account with QuickBooks. Between the recurring transacations and the data entry required to enter credit card payments, the QBPlugin is a huge time-saver. It eliminates your duplicate data entry, streamlines your process in accepting payments, and saves you money on credit card processing fees. Who doesn't like to save money?

With all these features and many more, QuickBooks may be the perfect solution to your accounting needs.  And if you are already using QuickBooks, these features may help you save time and be more efficient with your accounting processes. Spend some time getting to know the shortcuts and plugins available for QuickBooks software. Even though it may take some extra time in the beginning, it will save you time (and money) in the long run.