If your business has grown to the point where keeping track of sales is getting tough, you probably need to purchase some sort of accounting software. We bought Quickbooks in 2006, but it sat around until recently. We never really took the time to learn it. Now we have it installed and we are now picking up on the basics. What I like most about Quickbooks is it pretty much centralizes everything. When a new customer comes along, you type in their info. You can quickly make them a quote and then email it straight from Quickbooks. The customer will recieve the quote in PDF format. After plugging the customers information in, it is easy to make to receipts and quotes.

When we create receipts for customrs, we will place tracking numbers associated with their order in the memo line. Just in case a customers calls back later and asks for their tracking number again, we have it in a centralized location where it is easy to find.

The only downfall that I see with Quickbooks is that importing Paypal sales isn’t a super easy task. There are programs out there that you can purchase to make Paypal importing easier, but they charge you a monthly fee. I just get tired of paying monthly fees for every single little product that I need to run my business. So for right now, we will live without the Paypal imports.

If you are in need of an accounting software, feel free to visit our store. You can pick a used or new software for pretty cheap. I would be interested to hear from others who are using a different accounting software then Quickbooks. What do you like about your software? What do you dislike? Have you used other software before?

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