How beepaid could benefit your business

There’s been a buzz around takepayments for a while. In this article, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about beepaid and how it could benefit your business (after all, that’s what we’re all about).

What is beepaid?

In its purest form, beepaid is an invoicing app that makes getting paid easier and safer than ever before. 

There’s no need for a card machine, all you need to start sending invoices and accepting online payments on the go is your phone, and the best bit is it’s totally contactless, no matter the size of the transaction - we told you the timing was good!

Good to know: in the wake of COVID-19 contactless payments are more popular than ever before thanks to the lack of human contact minimising the risk of transmission. 

Here’s how it works:

1. Open the app and raise an invoice
2. Send it to your customer there and then
3. They enter their details, and
4. Ta-da, you get paid.

Business benefits of beepaid

We’re confident taking payments with beepaid will make running a business that bit easier but don’t just take our word for it, let’s take a look at the practical ways beepaid could benefit your business.

Track payments

Traditional paper invoicing can be a logistical nightmare and leave you feeling bogged down in paperwork, struggling to keep up with who’s paid and who hasn’t. With beepaid, all the information you need is, quite literally, in the palm of your hand within the app.

So, once you’ve sent an invoice, you’ll have a record of when it was sent and when payment is due, plus you’ll get a handy ‘buzz’ to let you know you’ve been paid, making keeping track of payments a piece of cake.

Chase payments

Manually chasing overdue payments is enough to make anyone shudder, it can be a pretty painstaking not to mention awkward process.

With beepaid though, just a couple of taps of your phone allows you to effortlessly chase an outstanding payment in seconds. 

Contactless

Contactless payments are where it’s at in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic because they allow payer and payee to remain socially distanced and eliminate the need for any physical contact - significantly reducing the risk of transmission.

While the limit on contactless card payments has been recently increased to £100, this higher cap still rules out contactless for a lot of transactions, even though it’s what consumers want. With beepaid, you can offer your customers the option to pay contactless-ly, no matter the transaction amount.

You can give them what they want - safer payments - with beepaid.

Convenience

For you and your customers. Say goodbye to the arduous task of compiling invoices and sending them out after a long day’s work - with beepaid you can send invoices as you go.

For your customers, online invoicing can help with budgeting as they’ll have an immediate record of how much is due and when it’s needed by, so there’ll be no nasty surprises popping up down the line.

Save time

And time is money, right? All business owners know there aren’t enough hours in the day, and an invoicing app like beepaid will free up precious time you can put towards other important business activities. 

Think about it, if you’re at the wholesalers and a customer rings up with a query about an invoice, what are you going to do? If you rely on paper invoicing you’ll have to add it to your to-do list, but with beepaid you can deal with the issue there and then.

Look professional

We harp on about the customer experience a lot on the takepayments blog, but that’s because it’s crucial to the success of your business. Every time a customer comes into contact with your business it forms part of their customer experience, and invoices form part of that contact.

With an in-app invoicing system that allows for online contactless payments, you’re showing your business as a professional, well-oiled machine that cares about its customers - it gives you a competitive advantage.

Top tip: check out our guide on 5 ways to improve the customer experience to keep your business on its A-game.

Bee green

See what we did there? But in all seriousness, an in-app invoicing system will save on paper - benefiting your back pocket, but more importantly the environment, and we all need to do our bit to reduce our carbon footprint.

On top of that, being environmentally friendly is a great branding bonus - the average consumer is more eco-conscious than ever, so anything you can do to show you’re pulling your weight in the fight against climate change is sure to earn you brownie points.

Safety first

Everyone knows someone with a story about items going missing in the post. Now we’re not here to start bashing the postal service, but it’s a fact of life that these things happen and things can go AWOL in transit.

With online invoicing and payments, you eliminate that risk. Not only that but with beepaid, the link you send within the app is super safe and secure; all takepayments systems are choc-a-bloc with the latest security features. 

Ready to take the next step with beepaid, or just want to learn more about this industrious little app? Here at takepayments we don’t charge a joining fee, you’ll get access to our specialist joining team, and our dedicated experts are always on hand to help, so get in touch today! The number’s 08082 392658.

Bryony Pearce

Copywriter