5 reasons why not to make invoices in Word
May 28th, 2008
Next time you need to invoice a customer, the quickest thing to do might be to open up Microsoft Word, find an invoice template, and fill it out. But by investing a bit more time into setting up some business software for invoicing once, you get the following 5 benefits as free side effects forever:
1. Save copies automatically - Instead of printing and filing extra copies of your invoices every time, have them automatically saved for you.
2. Quickly search old invoices - Is a customer calling and asking about an invoice? Instead of fumbling through papers to find it - search electronically by customer, date, or invoice number and find it right away.
3. Track payments - Track payment status right with the invoice instead of keeping separate books.
4. Get reports on sales history - How much money did you make last month? How did your sales in April compare to March? Get these answers right away, without tedious calculations.
5. Automatically track inventory - If you sell products, why enter your invoices in Word and then update your inventory somewhere else? Have it all done for you in one package.
What can you use to get all these benefits? Two common choices are the Quickbooks Accounting Software and Microsoft Office Accounting. Or we designed inFlow Inventory to be a better choice for both non-accountants and people who stock and sell products. You can download the Free Edition right now, which allows you to send out unlimited invoices for free!
Do you know an entrepreneur who might want to improve their invoicing habits?
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9 Responses to “5 reasons why not to make invoices in Word”
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May 28th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
Nice writing style. Looking forward to reading more from you.
Chris Moran
May 29th, 2008 at 1:07 am
Really looking forward to using the full package, I have been trialing and evaluating the free version and it seems fantastic for our needs to run a furniture recyling enterprise for charitable use - Any discount for being a UK registered not for profit company limited by guarantee and also a registered charity?
May 29th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Glad you like the package, Mike. We do offer discount to non-profit. If you want more info, email us at sales@inflowinventory.com.
Cheers,
-Louis
October 3rd, 2008 at 12:07 pm
I am a manufacture , can I used this software , I am in signages business where I can use pipes, acrlic,sunbisrd etc in diffrent sizes after cutting the materials some materials balance in my workshop …
October 3rd, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Sure you can. We have a few manufacturers who are using inFlow also.
But since every businesses are unique, I will recommend you trying out the Free Edition before doing the purchase.
Cheers,
-Louis
October 12th, 2008 at 8:13 am
I also have been ‘trialing’ your product - since May 2008; and have been totally BLOWN AWAY at the EASE, SIMPLICITY & FUCTIONALITY that your program offers! As a small business operator, InFlow Inventory meets all my needs and MORE! Everything is finally in one place! Looking forward to purchasing the complete package sometime in the future!
Thank you INFLOW for a really great product!
October 14th, 2008 at 8:57 am
Thank you for your kind words, Renee! Ease of use is a really big thing for us.
Cheers,
-Louis
November 9th, 2008 at 4:34 am
I am using ur product, its realy fantastic, We are a manufacturer and supplires of surgical/medical instruments,
but i feel INFLOW stucks some where for our business requirment. My question is, is it possible to make some ammendments in your product according to our needs, will it cost more,if, then how much? as we are looking forward to purshase INFLOW.
THANKS to INFLOW team
November 10th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
Hi Ahsan, thank you for your interest in inFlow. Unfortunately, we don’t do individual customization at the moment, but feel free to suggest your feature ideas in our forum: http://www.inflowinventory.com/Forum/viewforum.php?f=4, and we’ll consider putting them into our future releases. -Amy