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Old 28-09-2006, 07:28 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Billing System that does Quotations

Hi guys,

Anyone know of a billing system for web hosts / designers that does auto account setup and allows for quotations to be generated?

None of them seem to do this.

We may have to build our own and source an account creation API.

Any suggestions welcomed.

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Old 28-09-2006, 07:45 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Hosting quotes or design-related quotes?

I would think that quotes would be better tracked in accounting software?
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Old 28-09-2006, 08:42 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Hi guys,

Anyone know of a billing system for web hosts / designers that does auto account setup and allows for quotations to be generated?
Why can't you use modernbill with a custom template?
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Old 29-09-2006, 10:36 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: Billing System that does Quotations

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Hosting quotes or design-related quotes?

I would think that quotes would be better tracked in accounting software?
It is to track both. Alot of businesses we deal with still require quotations before placing an order - whether to get the price approved or for other reasons.

If we require an accounting package bc modernbill doesn't handle finances very well, and a helpdesk such as kayako bc modernbill doesn't handle that well - all we're really getting is account creation and management and the onus task of integrating this with all the other systems and our domain registrar.

We would prefer a boxed solution but looking at it this way it may be easier to develop our own.

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Why can't you use modernbill with a custom template?
Michael, I am curious about what systems you guys run as you would have gone through all this in you merger.

Unfortuntaley we need a little bit more than a rebranded invoice. Plus you cannot management them easily if both quotations and invoices are bunddled together.

We need to be able to produce and send a quotation via email, then have it electronically accepted before an invoice is generated and sent for payment. Obviously with online signups this is not an issue and no quotation would be generated. It is manily for the big clients and products/services that are more than just web hosting - ie design, consultancy, etc. We want to be able to manage this all online.

We want and need a truely online business to reduce costs.
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Old 10-03-2007, 01:32 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: Billing System that does Quotations

Hi, Have just joined the forum, and have noticed challenges in growing my business are similar to others.


I have a need similar to Matt's above. I'm a Marketing Consultant that happens to design webs and provide hosting for SME clients in Melbourne. Part of my service is an option for monthly Marketing support, advice & information which would be quoted and/or billed separately from hosting, tech support, DNS registration, site construction etc.

I've looked at a couple of options, including a trial download of AWBS (which I hope has nothing to do with Wheat in Iraq), which looks like it will do almost all I need, except:-
Wrapping into my existing site looks tough, and
they don't have any scripts which work with .au Domain registers

Did anyone come up with an effective solution?
Or does any-one have experience in solutions using, say, Netregistry or similar?
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Old 10-03-2007, 01:48 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Re: Billing System that does Quotations

Have you checked out WHMCS? It doesn't do the quotation approval bit, but it does contain an easy-to-use system that will serve you much, much better than ModernBill which is an atrocity committed on the webhosting community. WHMCS contains a helpdesk and you can generate and send custom invoices trivially. The author will set it up - install/configure and migrate from another package - for only a few hundred dollars.

Unfortunately as far as I know none of the billing packages interface with .au registrars, period.
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Old 11-03-2007, 01:08 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: Billing System that does Quotations

Thanks Brian.

I'll have look at it. If anybody has any particular advice or suggestions, I'd be much obliged.

Looking forward to contributing my bit on this forum.

PS To all from a newbie to this forum:-
After reading a few of the threads, I should gladly point out that I'm NOT one of those 15 year olds that wants to host a few friends' sites. 20 years in business has taught me a few things.
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Re: Billing System that does Quotations

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I am curious about what systems you guys run
Are you looking for this?

Billing = Modernbill
http://www.modernbill.com

Email / Helpdesk = Cerberus
http://www.cerberusweb.com

Forums = vBulletin

http://www.vbulletin.com

Live Help = Star Develop
http://livehelp.stardevelop.com

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cPanel
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Old 19-09-2007, 02:05 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Thanks Brian.

I'll have look at it. If anybody has any particular advice or suggestions, I'd be much obliged.

Looking forward to contributing my bit on this forum.

PS To all from a newbie to this forum:-
After reading a few of the threads, I should gladly point out that I'm NOT one of those 15 year olds that wants to host a few friends' sites. 20 years in business has taught me a few things.
Just wanted to follow up on the advice of BrianOZ.

Thank you, Brian. the WHMCS solution is in fact the way to go, and DistributeIT in Melbourne will now integrate correctly with it.
It looks like a full solution, and can readily be wraped into a number of site platforms (eg Joomla), as well as setup as a standalone portal.
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