Comments on: Streamlined Accounts - a Sponsored Review of FreeAgent http://freelanceswitch.com/general/streamlined-accounts-a-sponsored-review-of-freeagent/ Freelance Advice and Freelance Jobs - FreelanceSwitch Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:45:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Software plus tax advice. Whatever next? | AccMan http://freelanceswitch.com/general/streamlined-accounts-a-sponsored-review-of-freeagent/#comment-23882 Software plus tax advice. Whatever next? | AccMan Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:42:21 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/general/streamlined-accounts-a-sponsored-review-of-freeagent/#comment-23882 [...] Streamlined Accounts - a Sponsored Review of FreeAgent [via Zemanta] [...] […] Streamlined Accounts - a Sponsored Review of FreeAgent [via Zemanta] […]

]]> By: Frank Sedivy http://freelanceswitch.com/general/streamlined-accounts-a-sponsored-review-of-freeagent/#comment-17165 Frank Sedivy Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:31:54 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/general/streamlined-accounts-a-sponsored-review-of-freeagent/#comment-17165 Has anyone here ever tried http://www.sidejobtrack.com/? It does most of the job (apart from the taxing) and it's for free (and looks visually bit better). :) I have to say that £25 is quiet a bit of money if i add accountant fee on the top i'm getting over £100 which is outside of my budget, yet all the taxing features seem to be too good to be missed. I wonder if i'll be able to get a rid off my accountant completely now. :) Nice app guys... :) I sure will take it for a spin. Has anyone here ever tried http://www.sidejobtrack.com/?
It does most of the job (apart from the taxing) and it’s for free (and looks visually bit better). :)

I have to say that £25 is quiet a bit of money if i add accountant fee on the top i’m getting over £100 which is outside of my budget, yet all the taxing features seem to be too good to be missed. I wonder if i’ll be able to get a rid off my accountant completely now. :)

Nice app guys… :)
I sure will take it for a spin.

]]> By: Ed Molyneux http://freelanceswitch.com/general/streamlined-accounts-a-sponsored-review-of-freeagent/#comment-16608 Ed Molyneux Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:35:59 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/general/streamlined-accounts-a-sponsored-review-of-freeagent/#comment-16608 Ryan - we're tackling both sides of the problem, both the money coming in (clients, projects, time, invoices) and money going out (expenses - by analyzing bank statement data). This means you can build a set of proper accounts in real-time, which you can give your accountant/advisor without having to resort to Quickbooks or Excel. Ryan - we’re tackling both sides of the problem, both the money coming in (clients, projects, time, invoices) and money going out (expenses - by analyzing bank statement data).

This means you can build a set of proper accounts in real-time, which you can give your accountant/advisor without having to resort to Quickbooks or Excel.

]]> By: Ryan Detzel http://freelanceswitch.com/general/streamlined-accounts-a-sponsored-review-of-freeagent/#comment-16604 Ryan Detzel Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:33:24 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/general/streamlined-accounts-a-sponsored-review-of-freeagent/#comment-16604 What's the major difference between this and the other programs out there(freshbooks.com, blinksale.com, invoicejournal.com)? What’s the major difference between this and the other programs out there(freshbooks.com, blinksale.com, invoicejournal.com)?

]]> By: FreeAgent Launches Universal Version - FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog http://freelanceswitch.com/general/streamlined-accounts-a-sponsored-review-of-freeagent/#comment-16575 FreeAgent Launches Universal Version - FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:03:33 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/general/streamlined-accounts-a-sponsored-review-of-freeagent/#comment-16575 [...] few weeks ago we reviewed FreeAgent an application that handles your accounts & invoicing and noted that one major drawback was [...] […] few weeks ago we reviewed FreeAgent an application that handles your accounts & invoicing and noted that one major drawback was […]

]]> By: Ed Molyneux http://freelanceswitch.com/general/streamlined-accounts-a-sponsored-review-of-freeagent/#comment-15442 Ed Molyneux Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:05:53 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/general/streamlined-accounts-a-sponsored-review-of-freeagent/#comment-15442 @Ian, Hard to say whether you'll need multiple accounts without know how your businesses are structured. We can also talk about free trial lengths etc. Drop me an email ed at freeagentcentral dot co dot uk. Do have a look at Kashflow - they do some 'small-business' rather than 'freelance service business' stuff that we don't. No tax calcs or statement upload yet, though. Re: Mint. Yeah, nice to be doing it the other way round! Plus the US tax system is fiendishly complicated - some rules vary by city let alone state... A Widget is in our roadmap. We'll be building an API to FreeAgent during this year, and we already have a lot of people wanting to build apps and widgets against it. @Ian,

Hard to say whether you’ll need multiple accounts without know how your businesses are structured. We can also talk about free trial lengths etc. Drop me an email ed at freeagentcentral dot co dot uk.

Do have a look at Kashflow - they do some ’small-business’ rather than ‘freelance service business’ stuff that we don’t. No tax calcs or statement upload yet, though.

Re: Mint. Yeah, nice to be doing it the other way round! Plus the US tax system is fiendishly complicated - some rules vary by city let alone state…

A Widget is in our roadmap. We’ll be building an API to FreeAgent during this year, and we already have a lot of people wanting to build apps and widgets against it.

]]> By: Smith http://freelanceswitch.com/general/streamlined-accounts-a-sponsored-review-of-freeagent/#comment-15426 Smith Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:48:09 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/general/streamlined-accounts-a-sponsored-review-of-freeagent/#comment-15426 Why are some people acting like FSw did this solely because they thought this was an interesting app for their readers? They were PAID to review it! This is nothing more than a roundabout advertisement. I have no problem with making money out of this blog, but first you make it so we have to PAY to even see job listings, now we're getting thinly veiled advertisements as blog posts! Why are some people acting like FSw did this solely because they thought this was an interesting app for their readers? They were PAID to review it! This is nothing more than a roundabout advertisement. I have no problem with making money out of this blog, but first you make it so we have to PAY to even see job listings, now we’re getting thinly veiled advertisements as blog posts!

]]> By: Ian Mayman http://freelanceswitch.com/general/streamlined-accounts-a-sponsored-review-of-freeagent/#comment-15405 Ian Mayman Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:50:46 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/general/streamlined-accounts-a-sponsored-review-of-freeagent/#comment-15405 I am running a few businesses but lack of money means I cannot get properly established until later this year at the earliest. Which ever money management tool I use, I'm sure I'll need a different account for each business, but with about two dozen services to choose from, I have been sitting on the fence for a while. Currently my turnover is only £100 per month so £15 is bit of a chunk out of that! I think there should be a free or £5pm option for those with turnover of up to £150 per month so as to support freelancers just starting out and getting used to running a business. I want to pick one and go with it soon, and I've decided I'm going to go for the FreeAgent trial. I am interested to know how it compares to kashflow.co.uk which is the one reccommended by the Federation of Small Businesses. I haven't yet tried the trial Kashflow yet. BTW, it's great to find a tool like this that for once is keeping the Americans waiting to use it, I've been waiting ages for Mint.com to get to the UK, but that's an issue never mentioned in the Mint reviews. Oh and what I would really really like to see, but which appears not be available yet, is a Mac widget to track time and to get a quick look at payments due. The best examples of such a widget come from BillQ and Cashboard (look them up). I am running a few businesses but lack of money means I cannot get properly established until later this year at the earliest. Which ever money management tool I use, I’m sure I’ll need a different account for each business, but with about two dozen services to choose from, I have been sitting on the fence for a while. Currently my turnover is only £100 per month so £15 is bit of a chunk out of that! I think there should be a free or £5pm option for those with turnover of up to £150 per month so as to support freelancers just starting out and getting used to running a business.

I want to pick one and go with it soon, and I’ve decided I’m going to go for the FreeAgent trial. I am interested to know how it compares to kashflow.co.uk which is the one reccommended by the Federation of Small Businesses. I haven’t yet tried the trial Kashflow yet.

BTW, it’s great to find a tool like this that for once is keeping the Americans waiting to use it, I’ve been waiting ages for Mint.com to get to the UK, but that’s an issue never mentioned in the Mint reviews.

Oh and what I would really really like to see, but which appears not be available yet, is a Mac widget to track time and to get a quick look at payments due. The best examples of such a widget come from BillQ and Cashboard (look them up).

]]> By: trackingToad http://freelanceswitch.com/general/streamlined-accounts-a-sponsored-review-of-freeagent/#comment-15372 trackingToad Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:39:27 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/general/streamlined-accounts-a-sponsored-review-of-freeagent/#comment-15372 ToadTime is an online time tracking, invoicing and task management tool - featuring QuickBooks integration. ToadTime is an online time tracking, invoicing and task management tool - featuring QuickBooks integration.

]]> By: Ed Molyneux http://freelanceswitch.com/general/streamlined-accounts-a-sponsored-review-of-freeagent/#comment-15308 Ed Molyneux Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:16:15 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/general/streamlined-accounts-a-sponsored-review-of-freeagent/#comment-15308 Re: Sponsored Review Guys, I know what you mean, but for us at FreeAgent Central it does make sense. We know we have a great product and we want to tell everyone about it. The 'sponsored' bit comes from helping Collis to find the time to take a look when he could otherwise be writing articles. The 'impartial' but comes from the fact that he can write whatever he likes, good and bad. It's up to us to be sure that what we're offering is good enough, and to take the hit if it isn't. Actually this is more transparent than a lot of what passes for 'impartial reviews' out there... Re: Sponsored Review

Guys, I know what you mean, but for us at FreeAgent Central it does make sense. We know we have a great product and we want to tell everyone about it.

The ’sponsored’ bit comes from helping Collis to find the time to take a look when he could otherwise be writing articles.

The ‘impartial’ but comes from the fact that he can write whatever he likes, good and bad. It’s up to us to be sure that what we’re offering is good enough, and to take the hit if it isn’t.

Actually this is more transparent than a lot of what passes for ‘impartial reviews’ out there…

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