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If I'm not mistaken Quickbooks has apps across all platforms.
There are quite a few highly rated ones for the ipad, not sure for the droid though.
I have successfully ported all the android apps I used to use into the new Blackberry platform and have no issues there.
There are quite a few highly rated ones for the ipad, not sure for the droid though.
I have successfully ported all the android apps I used to use into the new Blackberry platform and have no issues there.
I use invoice 2 go with the signing adder (extra). Works great for me had it 2 years now and almost totally paperless. Only issue is needs broadband connection and sometimes in glitchy or non existent areas it can't do previews and signatures as it needs to be online to do so. Curious about quicksale though.
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I use Freshbooks.. it's only totally awesome.
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I use Invoice to go It works for me
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http://www.electricalflatrate.com/
As has been mentioned on ET countless times, it depends on what your company is geared towards. For the service industry there are a few, ES2 being a very strong contender. If you're service orientated and looking for the entire flat rate pricing system, overall simplicity, this will serve you well. Their customer service is second to none, and the private forum is great for learning the business aspect.
If you want to go the dirt cheap route, and customization is your thing, then look at invoice2go.
As has been mentioned on ET countless times, it depends on what your company is geared towards. For the service industry there are a few, ES2 being a very strong contender. If you're service orientated and looking for the entire flat rate pricing system, overall simplicity, this will serve you well. Their customer service is second to none, and the private forum is great for learning the business aspect.
If you want to go the dirt cheap route, and customization is your thing, then look at invoice2go.
I have to say electrical flat rate would be an awesome product if it wasn't so glitchy? Had it when it first came out for 2 years and was honestly glad when I could cancel my subscription. This was especially true when it went to the newer server based program it would take forever to login, then say I was not logged in when I was, just stupid stuff. I think its not subscription based anymore, and their customer service is well service but personally I didn't feel it was all that.
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ES2 is functions fully offline just as you're describing. Just turn it "offline" get into the field, do you're thing, then return it "online." Everything loads across the cloud perfectly. I've only been with them a few months, but I haven't noticed any glitches. Perhaps they have been ironed out.
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Yes sir. In fact a beta update is being released shortly. There is also a nasty rumor that plumbing and HVAC versions may be in the works.
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ShopKeep.com runs as an app on the iPad and on the cloud
I'm hoping someone else has some input. It costs $49 a month no contract no setup fee or any of that. They say it will transfer into QuickBooks automatically for an other dollar a day ($30 per month) or you can do it via the back office. I haven't gotten that far yet because I have to buy iPad since I sold the one I had before.
apparently it can run without Internet access in case the your Internet goes down. In this case it updates when it comes back up.
I am experimenting with ShopKeep.com I have a 30 day trial version. It runs as an app on the iPad and the "back office" runs on your desktop. It allows you to create custom buttons on your iPad for pricing out things like Service call, Emergency Service call, parts etc. for me it's good because it's pretty simple and nicely designed for the iPad. It's not something for a thousand SKUs.
I'm hoping someone else has some input. It costs $49 a month no contract no setup fee or any of that. They say it will transfer into QuickBooks automatically for an other dollar a day ($30 per month) or you can do it via the back office. I haven't gotten that far yet because I have to buy iPad since I sold the one I had before.
apparently it can run without Internet access in case the your Internet goes down. In this case it updates when it comes back up.
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Does it interface with QuickBooks?
I make all the electrons line up for their Flu shots
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Hiya John, long time no see. How you been? Good to see you are still kickin.
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I just found out that Shop Keep only interfaces with QuickBooks on the total sales for the day, and not individual clients invoices so it is not gonna work for me.
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do you type up your paperless invoice in the clients house?
I am having second thoughts – now I think that if I really wanted to do invoices in the field I would consider using the iPad or other computer and VNC which is a free program for a PC, like the program LogMeIn and just log in to the the home office computer remotely and do the invoice the same way I do when I copy everything from the handwritten invoice in to QuickBooks.
Instead of retiring, I no longer bend pipe or pull wire. I just do service calls and troubleshoot. I do 1-5 service calls a day. When I think about it, it seems easier to write up a paper invoice while sitting in the clients house rather than whipping out a notebook. For one thing when I'm back in the office I can use Dragon NaturallySpeaking to dictate the details. I guess maybe it would be okay if they hear me dictating while air in their house.
The real problem is that we been using QuickBooks for so long (since 1990) that we have a history of our clients and if I switch to something like quick sale or other dedicated iPad programs I wouldn't have the client history. Then again how important is client history?
Do you paperless guys actually fill out the invoice or the flat rate estimate in the clients area or do you go out to the truck or maybe you prepare it before you go there?
I am having second thoughts – now I think that if I really wanted to do invoices in the field I would consider using the iPad or other computer and VNC which is a free program for a PC, like the program LogMeIn and just log in to the the home office computer remotely and do the invoice the same way I do when I copy everything from the handwritten invoice in to QuickBooks.
Instead of retiring, I no longer bend pipe or pull wire. I just do service calls and troubleshoot. I do 1-5 service calls a day. When I think about it, it seems easier to write up a paper invoice while sitting in the clients house rather than whipping out a notebook. For one thing when I'm back in the office I can use Dragon NaturallySpeaking to dictate the details. I guess maybe it would be okay if they hear me dictating while air in their house.
The real problem is that we been using QuickBooks for so long (since 1990) that we have a history of our clients and if I switch to something like quick sale or other dedicated iPad programs I wouldn't have the client history. Then again how important is client history?
Do you paperless guys actually fill out the invoice or the flat rate estimate in the clients area or do you go out to the truck or maybe you prepare it before you go there?
We fill it all out onsite.
I think Quicksale can integrate with QB, it just doest it through excel files or something.
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