Comments on: Open Thread: How Do You Deal With the Paperwork? (Administrative Stuff)

By: Nadine

Nadine — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 11:43:07 +0000

I guess everyone has a speciality, myself for example I love systems and enjoy administration: thinking about how to create systems that are quicker, more productive, save your time and sanity :) Make a game out of it, as in the end of the day it is something essential to give your business a stable foundation.

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By: Nicholas B

Nicholas B — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:04:47 +0000

OH, and I have a paper shredder too – my favourite piece of office equipment (after my Mac!)

By: Nicholas B

Nicholas B — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:40:10 +0000

1. I use an accountant. everything goes in a box and handed to him at the end of the year. That’s what I pay him for!
2. MacFreelance. I make a list of services/products/prices and select from a pulldown menu, select a client and invoice. Easy!!
3. Paypal – including the ability to send Money Requests. My clients love to be able to pay online, with a credit card. I pay a small percentage, but that’s the cost of doing business.

By: Karen Vick

Karen Vick — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:58:44 +0000

I am using Intervals (www.myintervals.com). I had been testing it on and off for a while earlier in the year and just switched to the paid version in August as it actually became worth it to use the paid version.

With Intervals I am able to invoice, track projects, track sub-contractors and communicate with clients directly from the application. It creates beautifully formatted emails and invoices.

I also have Quick Books for managing the “big” picture but… like Sharon and Meryl don’t like the fact that it’s so time consuming and has a learning curve. Having said that it is a necessary evil!

By: Sharon Hurley Hall

Sharon Hurley Hall — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:40:52 +0000

Meryl, you don’t know how glad I am to hear you say that. I thought it was just me. I usually get the hang of things quickly, but QB is taking me a while and the length of time it takes to open really bugs me. Thanks for sharing that. :)

By: Meryl K. Evans

Meryl K. Evans — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:20:23 +0000

It took me over a year to get the hang of QuickBooks, which is saying a lot because I usually jump in software. I made a couple of memorized transactions so all I have to do is enter the data. I do have one client where I record the work I do in Excel and then transfer it to QB. It sounds like double work, but considering Excel opens instantly and QB takes its sweet time… it’s better this way.

For other clients, track my time in a draft email and then at the end of the month — I create QB invoices.

QB’s biggest problem is that it takes too long to load for quick tasks. So in summary… I record my time and tasks in faster apps and then enter them all at once into QB at the end of the month or pay period.

I never use QB for stuff that takes a minute because it ain’t quick. I heard good things about Freshbooks… but I worked hard to get the hang of QB, so I am not about to change since I have a good process going here.