Software to schedule your day??

I was wondering what everyone uses to schedule appointments and stuff.... Currently I write it down in my planner book, but that's really not cutting it anymore. I've been forgetting things (non-tint related) and I know *when* I get busy I'm going to miss something, which I wanna avoid.


RoAcH

i have a secretary. she takes care of everything. i do the pr and tinting

Good idea Find some cute blonde to help me with my "paperwork". LOL


RoAcH

iCal mang. It can send messages to my phone too.

We use a bespoke piece of software to manage our entire business.

It caters for:

- Online instant quotes,
- Phone Quotes,
- Full calendar & Scheduling for both our mobile and unit schedules,
- Order placing, Invoicing and payments
- Management reporting & Analysis
- Knowledge base and Template management
- Tips & Tricks
- Company (Customer) statements etc etc.

This is a comprehensive solution that we have been developing with a small software firm alongside our tinting business.

As I understand it it will be a package available in less than 12 months.

Check out the web front end to our quote system by going to our web site.

www.sctints.co.uk

I have been taking lots of interest in others using this softwre to streamline thier businesses.

Simon

Hey roach I do it the cheap way with microsoft calender it was free with my windows xp I can put time,dat,ename,# as much info as needed

You mean the one with Outlook?? I was thinking of using that, but I really don't wanna use outlook for email. (Not that I would have to - I could just use the calendar part of it)

I found one program I like, but it's like $300. There's another one, but I can't seem to find anyway to print it out... Which seems odd, so I must be missing something.

I'm just surprised QuickBooks doesn't have anything.

RoAcH

No not outlook its called Microsoft Works Calendar. If you need it post or e-mail me and I will give you a link to download it! It's free also so what a deal!

get a palm pilot or a treo phone or blackberry or something like that. This way you allways have your schedule with you, and it will beep when you have something to do. They can all be hot linked into your pc or vice versa. the comp software is good for someone who is in thier shop all day everyday, but that is not your case. this way when you have an appt for lets say a dentist. You can just throw it into your palm or whatever as soon as you make it. The same ith a tint appt then you cant forget anything. Unless of course you forget to put the info in your palm

Check out www.schedulesmart.com

Its what we use

jobs get entered in with drop down windows and drag and drop scheduling

Employees can get the days work from any computer or moblie device

It allows accounts to enter jobs, view job status, print invoices ect (no phone calls "when are you getting here ? is this job complete?)

it cuts down the BS phone calls between accounts and employees

I can get you a 1 month trial PM me

It allows accounts to enter jobs, view job status, print invoices ect (no phone calls "when are you getting here ? is this job complete?)



Are you kidding me allowing the customers to set up when they get the job done. maybe I can have them set the price as well.

For sheduling, you cant beat office 2003. Outlook has a calender that you can shedule , block out the time for the job, and you can even flag no shows!!! PM me if ya want a copy

I am very anti-MS, although I use WinXp and currently using Office 2007 Beta2... I was just interested in a non-MS solution. Still looking - although not as much as before.

Jon - heh.. I didn't realize that you joined TD like 3 users after I did. What are the odds of that!?!

Small world is'nt it!

Google has a free calendar app. you can use. I use Outlook myself but the google thing looks pretty good.

https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogi...lendar%2Frender

Roach- Try www.same-page.com a web based intranet and scheduling program. It works great for us.