Friday, November 28, 2008

How FastDue Works

FastDue is a completely free service that allows you to create, send and receive payment for invoices online. You can also negotiate simple agreements, send past due notices and file complaints. FastDue requires no registration. Use it just once or as often as you like.

Create
FastDue provides you with the following customizable online forms:
• Invoicing
• Past-due account collection
• Dispute resolution and CRM utilities
• Legal and business agreement templates
• Expense reimbursement and pre-approval forms

Simply select the form you need and fill in the fields provided.

Customize
• Add your company logo and tagline (or use the default)
• Add comments or specific terms and conditions (example: shipping instructions)
• Upload documents
• Add tax or interest rate
• Choose currency
• Select due date
• Set up automatic payment reminders and past due notices
• Specify the governing state for business agreements

Send
• Send your form instantly via email to one or more recipients (via cc or bcc) or print and send via postal mail
• Set up automated payment reminders (requires login)

Manage Your Account
Copies of all your documents and payments are kept online in an easy, intuitive interface that lets you stay organized and in control. Here are just some of the things you can do:

• View payments, accounts due, delinquent accounts, contracts sent and received at a glance
• Create statements and standard accounting reports
• Send receipts, approve expenses and reimbursements, and send confirmations online
• Upload receipts and other documents and attach them to your forms for easy, secure online record keeping
• Record board meeting minutes and resolutions and distribute them online
• Save contact information in an address book

Receive Payments
• Check
• Credit Card
• PayPal
• Other (your own preferred payment method)

Monday, November 24, 2008

FastDue.com - An Alternative to QuickBooks

FastDue.com is an internet startup company created in Fairfield, IA that provides a suite of free online and mobile business tools and applications for small businesses, landlords, independent contractors and professionals as an alternative to QuickBooks.

Forms and Features

Features include free user branded, online invoicing, past-due account collection, dispute resolution and CRM utilities, legal and business agreement templates, and expense reimbursement and pre-approval forms.

Invoices
FastDue.com allows you to create and send invoices by email or snail mail. Unlike accounting software, FastDue is simple, intuitive and convenient to use. You are given a basic invoice template to start with, which you can customize with a personal logo. Collection methods include check, credit card, paypal, or other. You can also attach documents to include with the invoice.

Past Due Notices
You can set this feature to automatically send reminders to clients about a past due invoice.

Expense Reports
This lets you create an expense report for a reimbursement request or a pre-approval of expenses.

Online Agreements
FastDue provides several agreement templates to choose from, or you can create your own. Templates include: Non-disclosure Agreement, Non-circumvention Agreement, Consulting Agreement, Finder's Agreement, Sale of Goods Agreement, Promissory Note, and General Release.

Complaint Forms
This gives you a template to send complaints and keeps a paper trail of all your communications with that company. FastDue helps you to be concise and effective. Check all the boxes that describe what you’re complaining about—a billing or safety issue, a faulty product, a poor business practice, bad service, whatever. Check off the date that it happened, drop down to the box to describe your problem, and finish by asking for what you want.