06 November 2012

Online billing and how to automate your direct debit batches

By Susan Bapsnill


Have you as a small business proprietor ever dreamt of having a seamless online service where your customers can sign up for your products and services and then pay their fees on an easy instant monthly basis? Usually fantasies like this are soured by the realization that functionality like this costs and tens of thousands when developed by web developers.

The pleasant idea also begins to turn into a problem when the business owner realizes that invoicing for all these accounts as well as billing recon will have to be performed manually. Can you say hundreds of hours? This is the reason why most small businesses think this flavor of invoicing is not cost effective and won't meet the needs of their special flavor of business.

Pricey customised web development and manual recon are about to become a thing of the past. There are some smart software developers out there who have noticed the need for affordable online billing and debit batch collection software that all businesses can utilize. There are some excellent services out there if you take the time to investigate this developing field.

The kind of SME that wants to use a service like this is forward thinking, tech savvy, but not a nerd and willing to make a positive change in the way they make money.Companies that provide monthly subscriptions to a service or offer clients the ability to pay off a big purchase on a recurring basis will love this kind of full service system; allowing them to issue invoices, collect payments and reconcile accounts all with the tiniest amount of staff members conceivable.

So let's leave those admin issues in the past. Get on the Internet and search for a great web-based invoicing and payment collection and automation service now. It's as hassle-free as conducting a search for "web-based billing".




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