Invoicing

[D Skelton]

Anyone here used or using SliQ invoicing software?

 

[Octopus]

Nope. Intuit Quickbooks Pro for me!

 

[stevey1983]

Yep im using it, have been for the past 2 years

 

[D Skelton]

Yep im using it, have been for the past 2 years

Any good?

 

[123]

I've used it, its quite good. Quite easy to customize the invoicing templates etc, add items/products to the inventory etc. Also a good range of reports can be displayed/printed etc etc They seem to update versions yearly, meaning another purchase is required if the new features are wanted.

I switched to Quickfile which even for just invoicing has pretty much all the features I needed and a lot more with it.

 

[Octopus]

Anyone here used or using SliQ invoicing software?

What are you using currently?

 

[D Skelton]

What are you using currently?

A combination of excel and word. Just after something a bit more streamlined, vat breakdown, discount, automatic sequential numbering etc... and also something that saves as pdf without having to convert.

 

[Octopus]

I've been using Intuit Quickbooks Pro for nearly 5 years.

Client data base
customisable estimates and invoices - logo's and alike
automatic numbering of estimates & invoices
Enter all your costs and keep a tally of all your expenses and be able to locate supplier invoices easily
P & L
set a budget and see how you are doing at the touch of a button
Aged debt
email pdf's of documents direct from the programme
attach PDF and alike to customer records

the list goes on

If you PM me an email address, I'll send you some sample estimates and invoices

 

[stevey1983]

Yeah, really easy to use and to customise templates. Think there is a 30 day free trial. you can save as pdf files and easy to see who owes how much and also you record when been paid so you can cross reference when doing end of year accounts etc there support have always been quick to reply to questions

 

[HandySparks]

A combination of excel and word. Just after something a bit more streamlined, vat breakdown, discount, automatic sequential numbering etc... and also something that saves as pdf without having to convert.

Not the main point, but Word and Excel will both save straight to pdf (I'm using 2007).

 

[D Skelton]

Not the main point, but Word and Excel will both save straight to pdf (I'm using 2007).

I say Word and Excel for clarity, what I actually mean is Open Office Calc and Write.

 

[monjoor]

Invoice to go all the way!

 

[stevey1983]

Openoffice can save to pdf too, there should be a option for it (export directly as pdf). Also any program that you can print from can save as a pdf you just need to install a pdf printer such as cutePDF writer. once installed when you want a pdf you go to print then in printer selection you choose cutePDF and then print it will then save it as a pdf

 

[D Skelton]

Openoffice can save to pdf too, there should be a option for it (export directly as pdf). Also any program that you can print from can save as a pdf you just need to install a pdf printer such as cutePDF writer. once installed when you want a pdf you go to print then in printer selection you choose cutePDF and then print it will then save it as a pdf

Not in my version of OO. Also, the PDF printers, at least the free ones, give such poor quality renderings. I want all my logos and accreditations at the bottom of my headed paper looking nice, and not splodgy lol

 

[davesparks]

Might be worth updating your copy of OO, there should be an option to export to PDF in the file menu and also a button on the toolbar

 

[GB.Kayak]

A combination of excel and word. Just after something a bit more streamlined, vat breakdown, discount, automatic sequential numbering etc... and also something that saves as pdf without having to convert.

I was about to say get someone to automate the processes that you carry out. Someone who is capable of writing software using Visual Basic will be quite capable of tailoring MS Office to meet your needs. That said, having read further into the thread and discovered that you use Open Office, I am not familiar with the options available to you to tailor its functionality.

 

[D Skelton]

I was about to say get someone to automate the processes that you carry out. Someone who is capable of writing software using Visual Basic will be quite capable of tailoring MS Office to meet your needs. That said, having read further into the thread and discovered that you use Open Office, I am not familiar with the options available to you to tailor its functionality.

I'm sure that service would cost a lot more than the £50 that SliQ are asking for even if it could be done with OO. I'm pretty certain I'll be using software, I only ask about SliQ because that was the one which was recommended to me.

 

[Octopus]

I'm sure that service would cost a lot more than the £50 that SliQ are asking for even if it could be done with OO. I'm pretty certain I'll be using software, I only ask about SliQ because that was the one which was recommended to me.

So you are going to make a really important business decision because of £50.

Madness

 

[D Skelton]

So you are going to make a really important business decision because of £50.

Madness

What do you mean?

 

[ipf]

What do you mean?

Bleedin' 'ell Erwin....you mean you've got rid of the ink and blotting paper ? :icon12:

 

[oldAL]

I use open office and calc a lot [not for invoicing mind],
and mine is set up to save as both .odt and locked .pdf similtaneously [? I cant spell,,,,]

 

[douche]

I've been using the Invoice to go app on the Iphone for the last couple of years. does the job and think its only about £6

 

[t-s]

So you are going to make a really important business decision because of £50.

Madness

if you can buy software for 50 quid that does everything you want, why would you want to pay someone £100s to design something probably not as good with no updates or support.

 

[t-s]

i have registered with quickfile, as i have been using excel and its proving to be a pain in the arse, i have not had time to have a play with it yet and get familiar but looks ok. i have had a few people say to me to just bit the bullet and buy sage because it is the best, but due to being a new business im trying to keep costs low atm

 

[Octopus]

if you can buy software for 50 quid that does everything you want, why would you want to pay someone £100s to design something probably not as good with no updates or support.

Who said anything about spending £100's??

 

[davesparks]

if you can buy software for 50 quid that does everything you want, why would you want to pay someone £100s to design something probably not as good with no updates or support.

Because a custom piece of software will do exactly what you want and will not need updating.

 

[tgtworsley]

word

I just use word easy lol

 

[GB.Kayak]

Because a custom piece of software will do exactly what you want and will not need updating.

Unfortunately it is not quite as simple as that ... when the underlying SW, such as MS Office, is upgraded the 'backwards compatibility' is not always complete.

 

[D Skelton]

Just thought I'd update you all, after looking further in to other products available thanks to the advice of you guys here, I decided to go with SliQ anyway. Everything else was either online based or too much for what I need.

I currently use an excel spreadsheet I built myself for my accounting and it works perfectly, I only needed invoicing software and SliQ does exactly what I want. Other accounting options would at this time mean paying for more than I need.

SliQ was only 50 notes and updates are free.

If anyone wants to know more about it then I'm happy to explain. Having now got to grips with its basics, it has already sped up the invoicing process ten fold. Input the customers details and numbers and with two clicks it automatically sets up a customer account, emails them the invoice and then tracks it to see if paid or unpaid. If it is approaching overdue status it automatically emails a reminder to the customer, then once again every seven days past overdue. If payment is made then upon clicking the 'paid' button it automatically emails a receipt.

Upon partial payment receipts are automatically emailed and track payment dates. Paid invoices parse the amount over to my spreadsheet. Best of all, invoice templates are completely customisable and invoice numbers are automatically rolling. VAT is automatically tracked so upon each quarter I know what I'm paying without having to do a single calculation. Suppliers invoices are tracked, as are costs.

It is quite literally exactly what I was looking for and no more.

Thanks again for the suggestions.

 

[mpb]

When I went to see the accountant the other day he was singing the praises of Xero accountantcy software, which is web based. I'm going to give it a go when I go limited in the next few weeks.

Martin

 

[Octopus]

When I went to see the accountant the other day he was singing the praises of Xero accountantcy software, which is web based. I'm going to give it a go when I go limited in the next few weeks.

Martin

So when you don't have access to the webb??