{"id":763,"date":"2011-05-23T09:00:09","date_gmt":"2011-05-23T15:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.canteraconsultants.com\/tech\/?p=763"},"modified":"2011-05-22T06:57:17","modified_gmt":"2011-05-22T12:57:17","slug":"a-betterway-to-accept-credit-cards-on-your-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.canteraconsultants.com\/tech\/?p=763","title":{"rendered":"A betterway to accept credit cards &#8211; on your iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I recently signed up with Square for their SquareUp credit card service.\u00a0 Square sends you a small reader device that plugs into your iPhones headphone port.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canteraconsultants.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reader.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-765\" title=\"reader\" src=\"http:\/\/www.canteraconsultants.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reader.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"101\" height=\"155\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thursday of this week, I tested out this system when I accepted 4 credit cards during the course I was teaching on &#8220;<a title=\"a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.toddclarke.net\/?s=property+tax\">Understanding NM&#8217;s Property Tax System<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>The hardware\/software system could not have been easier to use.\u00a0 One fast swipe of the client&#8217;s credit card<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canteraconsultants.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/square-iphone.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-766\" title=\"square-iphone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.canteraconsultants.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/square-iphone-300x85.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.canteraconsultants.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/square-iphone-300x85.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.canteraconsultants.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/square-iphone.jpg 513w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Followed by entering an amount, the client&#8217;s email address and having them &#8220;sign&#8221; with their finger and Viola!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canteraconsultants.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SquareTechnology-sampleReceipt-05192011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-767\" title=\"SquareTechnology-sampleReceipt-05192011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.canteraconsultants.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SquareTechnology-sampleReceipt-05192011-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.canteraconsultants.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SquareTechnology-sampleReceipt-05192011-232x300.jpg 232w, http:\/\/www.canteraconsultants.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/SquareTechnology-sampleReceipt-05192011.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An email recipt was sent to the client and I, and on mine, I could see the amount, the location of the sale, and the client&#8217;s email address.<\/p>\n<p>Many of us know, the easier you can make it for someone to pay you, the more likely you are to have additional sales &#8211; and the Square system could not be an easier &#8211; and it looks very cool!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently signed up with Square for their SquareUp credit card service.\u00a0 Square sends you a small reader device that plugs into your iPhones headphone port. Thursday of this week, I tested out this system when I accepted 4 credit cards during the course I was teaching on &#8220;Understanding NM&#8217;s Property Tax System&#8220;. 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