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FreshBooks is cloud based accounting designed exclusively for the self employed. Spend less time on frustrating paperwork and more time doing the work that gets you paid!
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It is so easy accounting for small businesses and very good. Fresh books is affordable and attractive double entry with the best customer support on the market.
The worst part about the software is the electronic payment option. It only works with some banks, while other banks block it.
We found a true friend in FreshBooks and we are more than happy with the services we are getting from it.
No idea what the problem is, but the app's own reader does not appear to work at all.
The best thing about FresBooks is the Visualization and Look & Feel. It is really easy to use this software and it is not necessary a complete training because every button or feature is perfect.
Unfortunately, they recently "forced" a new format on all existing customers. The new format is far inferior to the Classic Freshbooks that was in place before.
Tracking expenses is easy and reporting them by collecting receipts is just a seamless experience. FreshBooks offers excellent security which helps keep all financial data safe and secure.
Still lack and if we forget to save it will be lost.
It is one of the best programs I have used for agreements. Integrates photos, multiple addresses, save frequently used items, easy export- the perfect solution for a company on a budget.
This app is ruining my business taking all my time and stalling my operations. All i can do is tell everybody how a garbage business tool it became.
The presentation is clean and simple. We love the product and the customer service is great.
There is no phone number on app so you have to go through a "chat" system and basically no excuse just a sorry and it will be deposited on the 3rd which will make it 13 days total.
Use Joist for free-lance work and love the speed and ease of use that Joist provides. A great no-fuss invoicing solution without being weighed down by full-blown accounting software features.
We're now working with Visa on a chargeback case as the app appears fraudulent.
The ability to email or text the invoice to clients is awesome. Custom contracts and phone inclusion allow for a wide range of customization.
Paid but Contractor Never Got the Money, May be Fraudulent App.
Andrew T.: Hi, my name is Andrew. I'm the Chief Executive Officer at ATS Group. I give FreshBooks a rating of four. All right, so we used quite a lot of different softwares, FreshBooks being one of those softwares. Before we moved to FreshBooks, we were using a software known as Ways. We moved to FreshBooks because FreshBooks was designed to be for clients who want to do their own bookkeeping with us. Just providing them with guidance on doing so. It was more ideal for those kind of clients. FreshBooks is a pretty easy software to use. That's one of the reasons why we decided to use it for our clients who wanted to do their own bookkeeping. It's a very simple, very user-friendly. It allows for our clients to be able to do their books with little or no assistance from us, and it's quite ideal for entrepreneurs or business owners that wish to do their own accounting. Plus, they get very great support from the FreshBooks team. The process to get started using with FreshBooks was pretty simple. First of all, we were contacted by one of the reps at FreshBooks. They gave us a tutorial on the product, how it's used, the benefits of the product, and things like that. And then they guided us in setting up the product and they offer a lot of training. Their portal provides you with ongoing training and ongoing support. So the setup and use of the FreshBooks was quite easy and simple. So my advice to anybody looking for any new software, FreshBooks, or any other software out there is first of all, do your research. Read reviews such as this one right now so you can compare. Not every software is ideal for everyone, so what's ideal for me may not necessarily ideal for you, but once you compare the software, see what they offer, know the advantages, disadvantages, the pros and the cons, and that's one of the most important things to do. Then of course, all of these companies, FreshBooks included, normally give you a trial period. So you can actually try the software out. So you can do a test run and you can do side-by-side trials. So you can be using FreshBooks on one side, another accounting software on the other side. Compare both of them to see which one works best for you. And then after that you can go ahead and make a decision as to which one you want to move forward with.
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