Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: glen parva on December 07, 2008, 03:24:26 pm
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hi can anyone advise ive just took on a window cleaner fulltime
and want to know what the best software for keeping track of my accounts and invoicing
can you sugest any package
ive been looking but it is a mine filed
cheers john
glen parva cleaning services
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Hi Glen.
There seem to be three packages worth taking a look at, all come with free trial version so its best to download them all and see which ones works best for you. There is Window Cleaner Pro (www.windowcleanerpro.com), George (www.georgesystems.co.uk) and Round Tracker (I think its on Window Cleaning Resources website).
Ian
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And all so Roundpro
www.roundpro.co.uk/
Roy
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well ive tried all 3 of them, round tracker was on my comp for all of a couple of days, george is good but once compared to window cleaning pro doesnt come near, id say window cleaning pro all the way, it does all you could ever need and the back up from Ian the designer is 2nd too none, if you ever have any probs he is a phone call or email away and responds very quickly, also if there is anything that the programme needs you can suggest it and ian will do his best to add it to a future update.
Chris
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well ive tried all 3 of them, round tracker was on my comp for all of a couple of days, george is good but once compared to window cleaning pro doesnt come near, id say window cleaning pro all the way, it does all you could ever need and the back up from Ian the designer is 2nd too none, if you ever have any probs he is a phone call or email away and responds very quickly, also if there is anything that the programme needs you can suggest it and ian will do his best to add it to a future update.
Chris
At a cost of £159 it should be better, it should be 3x better but is it?, for just £50 I don't think you can beat George,
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well ive tried all 3 of them, round tracker was on my comp for all of a couple of days, george is good but once compared to window cleaning pro doesnt come near, id say window cleaning pro all the way, it does all you could ever need and the back up from Ian the designer is 2nd too none, if you ever have any probs he is a phone call or email away and responds very quickly, also if there is anything that the programme needs you can suggest it and ian will do his best to add it to a future update.
Chris
At a cost of £159 it should be better, it should be 3x better but is it?, for just £50 I don't think you can beat George,
Ditto, george all the way, only a pound a month for internet back up too, 12£ a year :)
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Tried WCP and George....have to say George is good for me and for 50quid there is nothing else to beat it.....try some of the s/w most have free trials...so you have nothing to lose.
Dave.
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Try both.
George for me tho ;D
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And all so Roundpro
www.roundpro.co.uk/
Roy
Hi Roy
Do you use roundpro ? or know anyone that does?
Cheers
Steve
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And all so Roundpro
www.roundpro.co.uk/
Roy
Hi Roy
Do you use roundpro ? or know anyone that does?
Cheers
Steve
Hi Steve
No I dont, you can get a free trial. I will try it at some stage to see what its like. I dont know if any one else does.
I use george just for my round, and for keeping track of payments. Then I use Monney Manager for my accounts, as the reports are better and data entry is second to none.
Did you not go the Service Ce0 route?
Regards Roy
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Hi Roy
Yes i bought Service Ceo some time ago now at a huge cost. The one thing it does not do which would have massive time savings for us is a link to Sage accounts. Roundpro does and it would save us loads of time. The other way around it would be for me to pay another company to develope a link to Ceo. I am getting a trial disc so will evaluate when i get it.
Steve
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Hi Roy
Yes i bought Service Ceo some time ago now at a huge cost. The one thing it does not do which would have massive time savings for us is a link to Sage accounts. Roundpro does and it would save us loads of time. The other way around it would be for me to pay another company to develope a link to Ceo. I am getting a trial disc so will evaluate when i get it.
Steve
Do you not use WCP anymore then Steve?
Ian
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Hi Ian
I have not made my mind up what package to use yet as they all seem lacking in one way or another. WCP would be fine if i could link to sage otherwise i end up doing two lots of data entry.
Steve
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Hi Ian
I have not made my mind up what package to use yet as they all seem lacking in one way or another. WCP would be fine if i could link to sage otherwise i end up doing two lots of data entry.
Steve
What data would need to go to and from Sage, if you can provide me with some details I can take at implementing this.
Thanks
Ian
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WCPro is my choice,.. worth every penny. Download all the trials and decide for yourself though.
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Useful thread this, as I'm getting a mini-laptop (or netbook if you like) in the next few weeks.
It's small enough to take with me, and I won't have to faff about uploading and downloading details, as I'll have the full program on me. ;)
I've downloaded George demo, and I'll try WCP.
Looks like more useful features on WCP from what I've read...
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Useful thread this, as I'm getting a mini-laptop (or netbook if you like) in the next few weeks.
It's small enough to take with me, and I won't have to faff about uploading and downloading details, as I'll have the full program on me. ;)
I've downloaded George demo, and I'll try WCP.
Looks like more useful features on WCP from what I've read...
ive just bought a advent 4212 , to take full george with me , to many uses to list,
i also use use pocket george and use palm zires 21 & 31
it is absoulutley great, i can access internet ( lots of people have unsecured wireless )
might even get mobile broad band on it as well , ( saves reading paper waiting for heavy rain to stop ;D)
daz
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It's definately the way to go.
If I get a new customer I can add all the details there and then.
Otherwise I'd have to write it all down, attach PDA to computer, add details to George, download to PDA...etc...sod all that! ;D
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Useful thread this, as I'm getting a mini-laptop (or netbook if you like) in the next few weeks.
Ah that's what Tosh is getting you for christmas ;D
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ive just bought a advent 4212 , to take full george with me , to many uses to list,
That's the one I had my eye on actually.
Looks a good one.
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for the price of window cleaner pro you could buy your netbook.
It is an idea the netbook, you just have to remember to keep it charged.
Wcp was good in the demo, lots of pretty colours.
George- not very pretty, it just tells you what jobs you have to do, who owes you money, how much you spend on the business, and how many miles you do. it then puts it into weekly, monthly, or yearly breakdowns. oh, thats all you really need. (sugestion for george, what about more pretty colours? >:()
hands up if you feel sick now that Wcp is down to £150 ( you know who you are)
:o ;) ::)
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It is an idea the netbook, you just have to remember to keep it charged.
I'd imagine I could get a car charger to plug in the lighter socket actually.
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hands up if you feel sick now that Wcp is down to £150 ( you know who you are)
:o ;) ::)
150 squid!!! :o
3 times the price???
George it is then.
Priced themselves out of a sale or two there then. ;D
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for the price of window cleaner pro you could buy your netbook.
It is an idea the netbook, you just have to remember to keep it charged.
Wcp was good in the demo, lots of pretty colours.
George- not very pretty, it just tells you what jobs you have to do, who owes you money, how much you spend on the business, and how many miles you do. it then puts it into weekly, monthly, or yearly breakdowns. oh, thats all you really need. (sugestion for george, what about more pretty colours? >:()
hands up if you feel sick now that Wcp is down to £150 ( you know who you are)
:o ;) ::)
How do you mean 'sick that WCP is down to £150' ?? Everyone who has bought the software so far is more than happy with the software, updates and level of support they have received. We are available as much as possible via phone, MSN, online or via email. Plus we release updates regularly based on user feedback. I think there are more than enough businesses out there, some who will get on with George, WCP, RoundPro, RoundTracker or ServiceCEO, it all depends on your expectations and what program works well for your business.
Thanks
Ian
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Hi Ian
I have not made my mind up what package to use yet as they all seem lacking in one way or another. WCP would be fine if i could link to sage otherwise i end up doing two lots of data entry.
Steve
What data would need to go to and from Sage, if you can provide me with some details I can take at implementing this.
Thanks
Ian
Ian
A link from Wcp to sage would be of great interest to me also, not even sure how you would go about this but still I for 1 would be very interested
talk more on msn if you like later in the week
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Chris
I spoke to Ian tonight and he is going to see what can be done 8)
Steve
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Chris
I spoke to Ian tonight and he is going to see what can be done 8)
Steve
Excelent , what version of sage are you running ? i'm using v12 (instant accounts)
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Hi Chris
V14 Instant accounts ;)
Steve
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WCP integrating with sage would be a HUGE advantage,... I don't use sage yet, but was planning to get it as the wife has experience using it and is taking over the accounts,...
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for the price of window cleaner pro you could buy your netbook.
It is an idea the netbook, you just have to remember to keep it charged.
Wcp was good in the demo, lots of pretty colours.
George- not very pretty, it just tells you what jobs you have to do, who owes you money, how much you spend on the business, and how many miles you do. it then puts it into weekly, monthly, or yearly breakdowns. oh, thats all you really need. (sugestion for george, what about more pretty colours? >:()
hands up if you feel sick now that Wcp is down to £150 ( you know who you are)
:o ;) ::)
How do you mean 'sick that WCP is down to £150' ?? Everyone who has bought the software so far is more than happy with the software, updates and level of support they have received. We are available as much as possible via phone, MSN, online or via email. Plus we release updates regularly based on user feedback. I think there are more than enough businesses out there, some who will get on with George, WCP, RoundPro, RoundTracker or ServiceCEO, it all depends on your expectations and what program works well for your business.
Thanks
Ian
I only mean that it was at £199 for a "reletively" short period and it has come down in price.
I know how I feel when I buy something in a shop and 3 weeks later it's in the sale at 3/4 what I paid. ( the old D'oh if only I waited)
I will say though, that you have clearly put alot of time into WCP, and when I tried the demo the response time for few faults that occured was very quick.
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for the price of window cleaner pro you could buy your netbook.
It is an idea the netbook, you just have to remember to keep it charged.
Wcp was good in the demo, lots of pretty colours.
George- not very pretty, it just tells you what jobs you have to do, who owes you money, how much you spend on the business, and how many miles you do. it then puts it into weekly, monthly, or yearly breakdowns. oh, thats all you really need. (sugestion for george, what about more pretty colours? >:()
hands up if you feel sick now that Wcp is down to £150 ( you know who you are)
:o ;) ::)
How do you mean 'sick that WCP is down to £150' ?? Everyone who has bought the software so far is more than happy with the software, updates and level of support they have received. We are available as much as possible via phone, MSN, online or via email. Plus we release updates regularly based on user feedback. I think there are more than enough businesses out there, some who will get on with George, WCP, RoundPro, RoundTracker or ServiceCEO, it all depends on your expectations and what program works well for your business.
Thanks
Ian
I only mean that it was at £199 for a "reletively" short period and it has come down in price.
I know how I feel when I buy something in a shop and 3 weeks later it's in the sale at 3/4 what I paid. ( the old D'oh if only I waited)
I will say though, that you have clearly put alot of time into WCP, and when I tried the demo the response time for few faults that occured was very quick.
Thanks Niall,
Everyone who purchased WCP at £199 was refunded the difference as we had not finally decided on the RRP.
Ian
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Thanks Niall,
Everyone who purchased WCP at £199 was refunded the difference as we had not finally decided on the RRP.
Ian
that's more than alot of businesses would do
Niall
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you can get Round Tracker v4 for £25 .http://www.windowcleaningresources.co.uk/html/roundtrackerv4.html
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you can get Round Tracker v4 for £25 .http://www.windowcleaningresources.co.uk/html/roundtrackerv4.html
If you have a little laptop with you and put Round Tracker v4 on there you'd be laughing.
Squeaky, you should think about getting an inverter to charge it. Get a cheap little printer and you can be printing off your invoices there and then.
I tried other programs but Round Tracker is so much quicker to use for scheduling and updating stuff.
Now that you can do the invoicing straight off its fantastic.
I used to use v3 and it was good once you got used to it. This new one is the bizz IMHO
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WCP the support for this program is spot on . If you need a add on Ian will try his best to do it. Best buy for me, made my accounts much more easier as i was using paper before. The Pda is good as well saves lots of time. As for the back ups you can do this your self for free so i don't see a problem there. ;)
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thanks to everyone for a responce
is round tracker any good as it so cheap ??
john
glen parva cleaning services leicester ;D
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I'm a george boy- but if there was a sage utility i might switch.
it would only need the debts for bank reconcillation wouldn't it?
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I'm a george boy- but if there was a sage utility i might switch.
But are you also boy george? ;D