Getting started
How to move from manual billing to a POS
Updated 2026-09-11
A realistic sequence for shops leaving a notebook: catalog first, then the counter, then ledgers and backup — without stopping trade for a week.
Switching from a notebook is less about software taste and more about not freezing the shop for three days. The mistake is trying to enter every dusty SKU before the first real bill.
Day 1–2: the fast movers
Install BezPOS on the device you will actually use at the counter. Enter or import the items you sell constantly. Count those items once. Put barcodes on the ones that already have them.
Keep the notebook as a fallback for 48 hours. Pride is how shops lose Saturday.
Week 1: bill everything you can
Use offline POS billing. Hold a sale when you used to park a slip under the register. Edit a sale instead of scribbling on a receipt. If a scanner is not ready, camera scanning on Android is enough to learn the habit.
Week 2: people and stock flow
Add customers who buy on credit. Add suppliers you pay every week. Turn on low stock for ten items that always surprise you.
Backup before you trust the phone
Local-first means the phone is the shop books. When the catalog looks right, back up to Google Drive. Everyday selling still does not need Drive.
What you can ignore at the start
You do not need every report on day one. You need bills that match the drawer and stock that matches the shelf for the items that pay the rent.
Download when you are ready to put that sequence on a real device.