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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: adl on September 13, 2004, 08:42:44 pm
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We are currently investing quite a lot of money into some new computer software being built for our business. This software has been written for another type of business and has been in use for a couple of years now, we are having the software changed by the writers to suit our type of business this will include the following;
1. Customer details
2. date, time, and type of job,
3. cost of job,
4. fully integrated with sage accounts so at the touch of a button you can change an order into a sale with automated invoice printing, VAT returns, end of month/year printoffs and end of year accounts.
5. Automatically write to a selected group of customers, i.e schools, comercial, domestics, customers who say used your services 1 year ago the list is endless,
This will make the administration side of the business unbelievably easy, you will be able to show who has reffered who, what you cleaned, problems with the clean, types of stains on carpets, rebook customers at the touch of a button without re-inputting their details, print off job sheets for the days work the list goes on and on.
The software we expect will be available after we have trialed it succesfully, although we will not be selling this software, you will have to purchase it direct from the company along with a monthly package that will allow for updates, helplines, and maintainance etc, as the software will be updated on a regular basis to allow for changes and updates to operating software, this i expect will be an invaluble tool to ccs everywere, we expect to have our fully finished copy in the next two weeks.
Should anybody be interested in this software then please let me know
regards Dave ADL
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Fantastic Database software and only £45.00!!
You can even download a Free Trial.
http://www.tloconsultants.com/contact.htm
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Just downloaded the software, makes my new stuff look like somethig out of cyber space
regards Dave |ADL
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Maybe so Dave, but it does come at a sensible cost and after all we are Carpet Cleaners NOT Rocket Scientists.
You do say in the opening to your post that you had invested a LOT of money.
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What i should have posted was that we have spent a lot of time and money, after all time is money, and as to the cost i am unsure as to how much it will cost yet, i dont expect it to cost a fortune, but their will be a monthly maintainance charge that will keep you updatedwith new releases and for any problems that you have with the software.
regards Dave ADL
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The updates on the link above are FREE.
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Its just the same as everyone claims on this forum, if you want quality & proffesional work doing then you have to pay, you cant expect very much for free as we all keep telling the cowboys £10.00 a lounge brigade. ;)
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£10.00 a lounge Dave, you put your prices up??
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sorry i added to many 00s
regards Dave
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;D ;D ;D
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Dave
I’m interested do they do a demo package?
Len
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i expect a demo package wil be available however i will check with them tomorrow if their are any specific requirements that any ccs whome are interested require from this software then please let me know as this is being written at the moment ( sorry it cant clean carpets as well)
regards Dave
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Dave,
Sounds like thye sort of package I could be interested in, can you let me know how you get on with your finished copy.
Regards
Mark
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Okey dokey, will be a couple of weeks yet so i will keep yo imformed
regards Dvae ADL
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Iv'e had acc's computer programmes designed exclusively for my company for use on a cross platform network ie Mac & PC based on filemaker pro, and since this is worldly famous and unique it cant be beat.
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This isnt an accounts programme, as i said it will be fully useable along with sage accounts, microsoft office, plus a number ofother applications, it will not need to be re-written as updates will be freely available to co-incide with leglistative/ operating system upgrades, this software is however being written by the writers of sage products so you can expect something special.
regards Dave
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cool stuff...i get sage professional, but aint got a clue how to use it.
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I bought a program called george it is for window cleaning, i got this last year and you can adapt it.
you can do date export to a data base, and you can do jobs types, debts,expenses,reports ,notes, invoice ,addresses, and the accounts, and it does a lots move to, it is the most easiest program i have used.
you can get this for 3 montns free.
the web site is www.georgesystems.co.uk
you can play about with it to see what you think.
they are going to update the program to george 4
and do some changes to may it better for carpet cleaners. This program is not expensive . give it a go
if you buy it every time they update it it is free.
Ashleys
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Ashley
Had a word with George people and sadly doesn’t do what most of us need.
Len
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Hi Len
And what do "most of us need" ?
Paul Sanders
George Systems
http://www.georgesystems.co.uk
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Paul
As a software programmer for the window cleaning side you should know the difference between chalk and cheese
Pre-booking = one of cleans etc window cleaning is not normally a one off clean its regular weekly monthly etc who has there carpets cleaning this regular it can take a customer 2 years to call you back, I would love to phone my window cleaner and say I’m having a party tomorrow can you!!
Are you now saying that you system dose that! When we had a conversation a few mouths ago you said no! And I said look in to it ££
Please prove me wrong at £50 I would give you £100 for the software.
Is Ashley a rep for Travelodge? ;D
Len
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Hi Len
The only reason I said it might not be suitable is that you can't book specific times.
Apart from that it should be ok. It handles one off Jobs quite easily and keeps the details on file so you can re-activate the Job with a single mouse click.
It might not be exactly what you want but it's not "chalk and cheese" ...
Paul
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Hi len
The george system does work for carpet cleaners
i use it, you do have to play about with it to work for you. If you are going to carpex in london i will bring it on my lap top for you to see what it can do, and how i use it. And no i am not a rep for travelodge, i thought it was a good deal, that why i book in.
j.hunter
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Paul
As I said cc need to book specific times not I will be there between what ever and turn up next day/day after.
I mean no disparity to window cleaners they turn up when ever, is the customer date/time waiting NO are they for a cc YES that what I meant by chalk and cheese timing is very important in the cc field customers may take a half day off etc. so what the point in buying a program when it dose not cover the fundamentals TIME
It’s not what I want it’s what’s needed in a program for cc Paul have a look a http://www.camelotsoftware.com/index.htm I’m not saying this is the greatest program but near as one can get! Doesn’t link with Sage but saying that Sage doesn’t link with Sage one has to buy the more expensive package
Can’t wait for the beta version from Dave555 ???
Len
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As i am sure their are many different ccs that require many different things from a programme if you let me know i might be able to incorporate this within the software, it would be far better to have software designed for ccs by ccs that way we all can benefit.
regards Dave ADL
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Dave
Send me the beta version and I will let you know. I’ll just love programmers it shouldn’t have done that!
As a first point be singular/multi operative. Plus time/date
J Hunter aka Ashleys it brought you out and yes I’m going to carpex but as far as I can see this software is no good for prearranged times as Paul has advised, re juggling haven’t got time, but always open to conversion.
Len
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Hi Len
The Camelot software is designed for a larger business than George is aimed at.
It's 4 times the price of ours (single user) so it ought to have more features ...
Paul
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Hi paul
I would have thought that this would have been a good opportunity for you to adapt/create your system for use by carpet cleaners.
There is obviously a market for a an easy to use method for carpet cleaners to a build customer date base with diary's,payment tracking, quotation and invoice raising facility etc etc
Many carpet cleaners would jump at the chance to have just such a system. ;)
What do you think?
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Hi
We already have "customer date base with diary's, payment tracking, quotation and invoice raising facility etc etc" so we only need to add the appointment time and we already have plans to do that.
We can't change George 3 so it will have to wait for George 4 - sometime in the the future ...
Paul
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Dave555
How’s the software going?
Memory of an Elephant but as my mum once said as graceful as a fairly Elephant, that’s when I done ballet. :( :(
Len
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Len
I will find out Monday, i have been over in Brigg for the last 2 weeks sorting out a fire damaged factory, will let you know
regards Dave
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Thanks Dave
Len
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Len i have just spoke to the software people i expect to be able to take a look at the first version next week
regards Dave ADL
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Dave555
Any news.
Len
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Sorry for not coming back to you sooner, i am going to evaluate the software on Tuesday of next week, sorry for the delay but we havnt stopped for the last few weeks, taking a long earned weekend away this weekend, i will let you know how it is looking on Tuesday evening.
regards and safe cleaning
Dave ADL
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Thanks for all the emails regarding the computer software i shall be viewing a version of it tomorrow and shall let you know tomorrow night how it is looking
regards Dave ADL
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I have viewed the software today and following quite lenghty discussions about it we have decided to downscale the version for use by others,
The software although i said that you will be able to link it to sage accounts, we are looking at the possibility of just printing off invoices from the software without using sage.
As a lot of people dont use microsoft office we are looking at setting up mail merge templates using windows wordpad.
The system that we are having built for our own use is unbelievable, as we will be having a lot of people in the office as from the start of 2005 and using the internet it even has a security system built in that whenever anybody sends an email, changes a job, quotes anybody or anything else to do with the system it will automatically send me a copy of the email, send a link to my pc notifying me of any quotes sent out, price adjustments made on the system and just about anything else that the staff do on the company computers.
you will be able to pick up a set of customers (say domestics) that have had cleans done, say las june and write to them through mail merge.
it will have full quote forms, job allocation to staff members, all staff diarys on the system, to-do lists for the individual staff, reminders appointment books, customer databases,
It will have special tools that whenevr you send emails to anyone it will automatically pick your latest leaflets or speacial offers and send them along with your emails.
I have only just touched on what the system can do, however if any one uses sage then the appearanve will be very similar to that.
The fields within the software can be changed by the user to suit any type of business.
I expect it will be a coupe of weeks now before the changes have been made.
This is going to be an invaluble tool to any business no matter how big or small.
i will keep you posted on how its going.
Ps thanks for all emails regarding this product
Safe and happy cleaning
Regards Dave ADL
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Dave
Thanks for the feedback; I know it take time evaluating software.
Have you a ballpark price?
Len
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How do I reach You . I am interested in seeing this software.
I can be reached at danmarck82@bis.midco.net
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Gordon
Who do you want to contact, you can do it via the forum go to name of person click on it and send a pm.
Len
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Going to view the software tomorow (wednesday) at 3pm shall let you know what i think tomorrow night
regards Dave ADL
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Have just viewed the software, i shall have my version on friday,
It has
full mailmerging
diarys for each member of staff
job sheets for each member of staff
emailing
fax recieving facilities
email recieving facilities
data bases
customer querie and quting facilities
plus a whole lot more
the best thing is the cost
regards Dave ADL
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And the cost is ?
Mark
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Are they doing a basic edition for all the One Man Bands that are on here???.
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The version above will be aimed at everyone from 1 man bands to bigger companies with unlimited staff, the only requirement due to the way it has been written is that you must have XP Pro this is because of the compatibility problems with other programes.
I expect the cost to be
£150.00 for the software
£125.00 for 12 months support
both packages must be purchased together
The support will include regular updates free of charge.
Regards Dave ADL
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Dave
Is there a demo version?
Len
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There is a power point presentation being made for the software.
regards Dave ADL
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Regards Dave.
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Hi everyone,
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Thank You
Paul Mandragouras
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Hi Len, It's been two years since I asked the question and I Forgot. Once I got over 50...
I just simply forget. wrote you a PM . Later.