Why Use Zapier?
Zapier is a hugely powerful tool that saves you hours of time in manual data entry. Zaps are used to automate workflows in a way that makes you more efficient. Think of it as having a machine to jobs for you, get it to do the work so you don’t have to!
Examples of Zapier in action
Let’s take EPOS now for example. If you would like all your data pulled across to a spread sheet each day you could create a zap for this. Once a sale has been made, an automated ‘Zap’ will trigger to input this data into a google sheets spreadsheet with all the data you need. What gets pulled over is completely up to you and can be set to go into various formats, rows etc.
Another example would be when a sale is make through your shopify POS in store, the customers details will be pulled over with a ‘Zap’ over to mail chimp so you have everything in place instantly to send out a store newsletter.
The options are endless with over 8000 different integrations available.
How much does it cost?
Zapier is free up to 100 tasks a month. A task is when data is pulled over through a ‘Zap’. An example of this would be if your customers data gets pulled across to a spreadsheet, that would class as 1 task complete.
If you preform over 100 tests a month you are looking at £24.26 a month for 750 tasks with prices then rising for more monthly tasks.
Is it worth it?
Personally, we think yes, if used in the right way. The best thing to do is to write down all your current apps that you use day to day and look at if there is anything you think could be made automated through Zapier POS Integrations. This is usually something like manual data entry tasks that require time and effort. Technology is advancing fast and everything you do is going to become more and more automated over time!