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Converting website visitors to customers

Sarah — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:56:47 +0000

This is a guest post by Shabana Shiliwala, who owns The Financial Sort, a financial planning company based in Austin, Texas.

Something about reading online shortens our attention spans. When was the last time you actually waited for a slow homepage to finish loading? If it takes longer than 30 seconds to find the information you’re looking for on a website, do you keep looking or go back to the Google search results to consult a different site (of which there are an infinite number)?…

Customer Spotlight: Sam loves user friendly invoicing

Reshma Roy — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:57:18 +0000

You never know when life is going to throw you in a spot where you have to save someone’s life. Sam Thomas has worked with Red Cross for more than a decade. He now runs Philly CPR Classes, his own venture, where he trains workplace responders, students and many more to be prepared for that moment. He instructs individuals on First Aid, CPR, AED and other life saving techniques.

With people all over the country calling him and numerous training sessions that keeps him busy all day long, he wanted a robust and user friendly invoicing software to help manage his business.…

Push Comes to Shove

Sridhar — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:23:15 +0000

In 2008, I wrote a post Why We Compete with Google, in response to the persistent question at that time “How can you guys survive Google in the online office space?”

My basic argument was that business software, due to its extensive sales and support requirements, simply does not have the productivity or profitability of consumer internet businesses, and could never produce the margins that Google enjoys in search or what Facebook enjoys in social networking today or for that matter how today’s margins at over-the-hill Yahoo and getting-there eBay compare to the still-hot Salesforce.…

Customer spotlight: Mobafone simplifies its accounting with Zoho Books

Naren — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:00:28 +0000

Our accounting software continues to entice the customers by simplifying and streamlining their accounting processes. One of our happy customers, Jerome Schultz, General Manager of Mobafone GmbH found Zoho Books to be perfect for his business needs. His company engages in mobile application development and mobile service consultation. Being in the industry for more than a decade, the company aims to create unique customer experiences in the mobile internet space by developing the most innovative mobile apps.

Jerome is based in Germany but he frequently visits Mobafone’s offices in Thailand and Indonesia. Jerome would be away from Germany for almost half a year which means he has to record mutiple transactions while he is on the move.…

Zoholics Event Next Week

Raju Vegesna — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:17:13 +0000

Our first Zoholics event in US is less than a week away. If you still didn’t register for the event, you might want to get your ticket right away as we only have a handful of tickets left.

We have great line up of speakers including Paul Greenberg, Gene Marks, Doug Sleeter and our own Sridhar Vembu. We have attendees from 19 states and 7 countries attending the event and frankly, we are surprised by the interest we have seen for the event.…

PayPal Payflow Pro : New addition in the gateway list

Reshma Roy — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:59:46 +0000

Zoho Invoice and Zoho Books now support PayPal Payflow Pro payment gateway. You can configure Payflow Pro as your online payment option and have your customers make online payment on the same page without being redirected to any other site.

If you are from US, Canada, New Zealand or Australia and your company processes large number of transactions on a daily basis, then Payflow Pro is a good choice for you. Your customers will love you too as they don’t have to wait in the long queue to make their payment.…

The New JOBS Act and Crowdfunding Opportunities for Entrepreneurs

Sarah — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:20:57 +0000

If you own a private company, chances are you have considered going public or plan on doing so after you have accrued enough resources. And if this is your vision for your small or medium-sized business, a new legislative act put in place last week may be the impetus needed to turn that vision into reality.

Known as the Jumpstart Our Business Startups, or JOBS Act, this bipartisan legislative package aims at helping the growth of startups and small or medium-sized businesses, ultimately creating more jobs and boosting the overall economy.…

Customer Spotlight : Graeme sends invoices while sailing

Naren — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:30:41 +0000

Whether you are on a yacht or sailing on a powerboat, invoicing is just a breeze through. You can stay connected with your business even while you’re sailing. Our customer Graeme, who runs one of Scotland’s premier RYA recognized sailing schools does exactly that. His company 1st Scotsail Training trains hundreds of its customers on its dedicated training yachts. Our invoice software has helped Graeme save enormous amount of time on his bookkeeping related activities.

I now get a lot of time to concentrate on my business.
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Advice for New Entrepreneurs: #1 Don’t Rush

Meera Sapra — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:15:37 +0000

“What is one piece of advice you’d give to a new entrepreneur?”

We asked our Facebook fans. And here are some cool responses we got, sorted by order of popularity / number of likes:

#1 Don’t Rush

Elnur D. Penahaliyev says:

Not to rush; to collect enough money before he starts to implement his business plan. And to collect the whole team of people who will work for this business, himself / herself should only work on how to increase efficiency and develop business, not to take part in daily work.…

Zoho Invoice V 1.7 arrives in iTunes

Reshma Roy — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:10:29 +0000

There’s a gathering of all invoice apps in town and they have just one topic to discuss. The arrival of Zoho Invoice iPhone App -Version 1.7

Chieftain: All updates are same. A few bug fixes and tiny little makeover. No panic whatsoever.

All : Didn’t you hear about V 1.7??

Chieftain: Updates his memory and shakes himself and says … No

All: With a sigh, outdated as always . WAKE UP Chief!!

Zoho Invoice iPhone app version 1.7 arrives in the iTunes bringing three important updates.…