Comments on: Reviewing from the wrong perspective http://www.kashflow.com/blog/reviewing-from-the-wrong-perspective/ Tue, 29 May 2012 15:42:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Andrew Sturgeon http://www.kashflow.com/blog/reviewing-from-the-wrong-perspective/#comment-4884 Andrew Sturgeon Wed, 19 May 2010 15:55:48 +0000 http://www.kashflow.com/?p=1527#comment-4884 As an accountant I get hacked off with my fellow professionals who persist in recommending SAGE. I can't stand the software and I don't know many clients who like it. I've just started trialing KashFlow for my wife's business and I like its refreshing approach. The huge attraction for me is that it ticks 3 critical boxes - 1. SaaS 2. Free and extensive API 3. Excellent support Automating as many business processes as possible is a key element of delivering great service and reducing costs. This software makes this possible in ways that SAGE never will unless it undergoes a complete rewrite and re-think! Being able to look at client data real time must be a massive bonus for accountants who want to deliver a better service to their clients. As an accountant I get hacked off with my fellow professionals who persist in recommending SAGE. I can’t stand the software and I don’t know many clients who like it.

I’ve just started trialing KashFlow for my wife’s business and I like its refreshing approach. The huge attraction for me is that it ticks 3 critical boxes -
1. SaaS
2. Free and extensive API
3. Excellent support

Automating as many business processes as possible is a key element of delivering great service and reducing costs. This software makes this possible in ways that SAGE never will unless it undergoes a complete rewrite and re-think!

Being able to look at client data real time must be a massive bonus for accountants who want to deliver a better service to their clients.

]]> By: Ralph Smith http://www.kashflow.com/blog/reviewing-from-the-wrong-perspective/#comment-4883 Ralph Smith Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:54:27 +0000 http://www.kashflow.com/?p=1527#comment-4883 For the next few years accountants will be slow to accept the revolution of business software moving to online offerings. No doubt during this time more and more clients will complete their own book keeping in the cloud. As pointed out above this will certainly effect the slow moving accountants revenue. Ralph For the next few years accountants will be slow to accept the revolution of business software moving to online offerings.

No doubt during this time more and more clients will complete their own book keeping in the cloud. As pointed out above this will certainly effect the slow moving accountants revenue.

Ralph

]]> By: Matt Chatterley http://www.kashflow.com/blog/reviewing-from-the-wrong-perspective/#comment-4882 Matt Chatterley Tue, 20 Apr 2010 06:26:11 +0000 http://www.kashflow.com/?p=1527#comment-4882 I can imagine how an accountant (or someone else with very specific wants/aims who knows somewhat more about managing accounts than I) might not like how KashFlow looks and behaves to a normal user. On the other hand, I love it, because I doubt very much I use it like an accountant - and it has helped us to improve on one of our real weaknesses - the dreaded books! When I'm commenting on services - and particularly software and tools - I tend to criticise and then stop and think about things for a moment, because as a techie my perspective is very different to that of the average user - I make assumptions and have different expectations about how things should behave. It's hard to switch mind-set, though - so always think and look carefully before complaining! I can imagine how an accountant (or someone else with very specific wants/aims who knows somewhat more about managing accounts than I) might not like how KashFlow looks and behaves to a normal user.

On the other hand, I love it, because I doubt very much I use it like an accountant – and it has helped us to improve on one of our real weaknesses – the dreaded books!

When I’m commenting on services – and particularly software and tools – I tend to criticise and then stop and think about things for a moment, because as a techie my perspective is very different to that of the average user – I make assumptions and have different expectations about how things should behave.

It’s hard to switch mind-set, though – so always think and look carefully before complaining!

]]> By: Jonathan Kettle http://www.kashflow.com/blog/reviewing-from-the-wrong-perspective/#comment-4881 Jonathan Kettle Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:25:15 +0000 http://www.kashflow.com/?p=1527#comment-4881 We've been using Kashflow for over 2 years now for 3 of our companies. We've been very happy with the product and service. Our companies are now much bigger so we decided to review our accounts process. Our accountant and book keeper both suggested sage but we have stuck to our guns and continued to use Kashflow. As IT professional and director of my own business and can say without doubt Kashflow it the best solution for our business. Regardless of how big we get. We’ve been using Kashflow for over 2 years now for 3 of our companies. We’ve been very happy with the product and service. Our companies are now much bigger so we decided to review our accounts process. Our accountant and book keeper both suggested sage but we have stuck to our guns and continued to use Kashflow. As IT professional and director of my own business and can say without doubt Kashflow it the best solution for our business. Regardless of how big we get.

]]> By: Chris Maslinl http://www.kashflow.com/blog/reviewing-from-the-wrong-perspective/#comment-4880 Chris Maslinl Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:48:03 +0000 http://www.kashflow.com/?p=1527#comment-4880 Good post Duane. SaaS is taking over the small business bookkeeping marketplace. If accountants don't move with the times they'll soon find their client base dwindling (if it hasn't already). Good post Duane.

SaaS is taking over the small business bookkeeping marketplace. If accountants don’t move with the times they’ll soon find their client base dwindling (if it hasn’t already).

]]> By: Kashflow’s brave post http://www.kashflow.com/blog/reviewing-from-the-wrong-perspective/#comment-4879 Kashflow’s brave post Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:35:22 +0000 http://www.kashflow.com/?p=1527#comment-4879 [...] It's a brave vendor that publishes negative stuff being said about its service [...] [...] It’s a brave vendor that publishes negative stuff being said about its service [...]

]]> By: Marc Mapes http://www.kashflow.com/blog/reviewing-from-the-wrong-perspective/#comment-4878 Marc Mapes Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:00:02 +0000 http://www.kashflow.com/?p=1527#comment-4878 Duane, Nice post. Good example of getting involved and getting to the bottom of the real issue. Nice lesson on considering things from the perspective for which they were designed. Keep it up Duane. Marc Mapes Duane,

Nice post. Good example of getting involved and getting to the bottom of the real issue. Nice lesson on considering things from the perspective for which they were designed.

Keep it up Duane.

Marc Mapes

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