What was that? What did he say? Did he say…
TEST YOUR BACKUPS!!!
Yes, he did.
The one thing we’ve already discussed with half a dozen store owners is backups. Specifically, the fact that they thought they were doing backups just fine. When the day came that they needed their backup (e.g. a hard drive crash), they had nothin’, nada…nunka!
So I’m going to keep this post short and sweet – test your backups. I don’t care who setup your systems (even if it’s The Computer Peeps), you need to test your backups!
If you don’t know how to test your backups, talk to us – we do know how to test your backups.
Dean
I am a Software Developer, System Administrator, and consignment software specialist. I currently manage hundreds of consignment workstations, point of sale systems, and database servers all across North America and I am the developer of Peeps' Software, Peeps2Go, and Peeps' Consignor Login for iOS and Android. I've been helping consignment & resale store-owners since 2003. I started The Computer Peeps in February of 2010. Peeps' Software launched in 2016 and is now on hundreds of systems all across North America. I have successfully converted dozens of stores from all of the major consignment software systems. After 20 years of working with consignment stores, I understand the unique challenges consignment & resale store-owners face. From electrical issues in old buildings or strip malls, to advocating for them when their old consignment software keeps crashing.