Shop management software

By bcackerman on Jan 14, 2012

What software do you currently use?

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Printavo - Cloud software to manage your shops scheduling, invoices, payment collection and more. 500+ shops are using it.

By inknstitch on Mar 30, 2012 - 12:22 PM EDT

Started using this printavo.. Definatley some things that can be worked on but I have to tell you I have tried alot of different ones and this one really has some great features.. We have a busy shop that is managing 150-200 orders at any time and just really needed something to make sure that no orders were getting lost or forgotten about. This software takes care of this problem.. check it out at printavo.com

By bcackerman on May 6, 2012 - 11:33 AM EDT

Got a bunch of Printavo updates!

-Printavo has almost 200 owners using it to help manage their shops!
-You can download PDF's of the invoices
-Printavo now costs $24.99 per month since I'm looking to start hiring and growing I need to begin charging. There's a coupon code on the site though ;)
-Many minor features and bugs have been added/fixed
-Just added a tour video you can see here: youtube.com/watch?v=ZcRx-Bbtx14

I appreciate all the support and feedback everyone has been giving me. Thanks so much!!
http://printavo.com to see everything

Printavo - Cloud software to manage your shops scheduling, invoices, payment collection and more. 500+ shops are using it.

By Printwizard on Mar 22, 2012 - 11:04 AM EDT

As mentioned we have invoicing, we have our whiteboard with allocated minutes etc. what I do need is a much better job bag and screen system, with digital history and print specs in the job bag, colour seps files etc to match that of the physical bag. That would be great if anybody had something along those lines?

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By varsityink on May 8, 2012 - 11:15 AM EDT

is printavo accessible from any computer (web-based), so everyone in our facility and our other one can see the jobs and add to them? We use freecrm and it is so complicated to keep up with. I like having all the customer info stored there for future orders, email blasts, or text/sms campaigns (which don't work on their site). I also like having the ability to add to the customers order every time they call with notes and cases that can be created.

Varsity Ink
serving the Statesboro, Milledgeville, and Savannah, GA areas t-shirt and promotional items needs

"Passionate about Printing"

www.varsityinkonline.com

www.5kshirts.com

By bcackerman on May 8, 2012 - 1:28 PM EDT

varsityink wrote:
is printavo accessible from any computer (web-based), so everyone in our facility and our other one can see the jobs and add to them? We use freecrm and it is so complicated to keep up with. I like having all the customer info stored there for future orders, email blasts, or text/sms campaigns (which don't work on their site). I also like having the ability to add to the customers order every time they call with notes and cases that can be created.

Yes! Printavo is web-based which means it's accessible as long as there is an internet connection :) Let me know if you have other questions or suggestions.

Printavo - Cloud software to manage your shops scheduling, invoices, payment collection and more. 500+ shops are using it.

By bcackerman on May 9, 2012 - 5:06 PM EDT

gnizitigid wrote:
is it mysql based and can i see demo

You can create a free account (free for 30 days) on the homepage to play around with. Let me know if you want me to setup another demo account to help you out.

Yeah I built the backend with MySQL but just switched to PostgreSQL which is more robust and aligns better with my host :)

Printavo - Cloud software to manage your shops scheduling, invoices, payment collection and more. 500+ shops are using it.

By bcackerman on Jun 5, 2012 - 12:08 PM EDT

Guess what? I was up to 3am last night pushing a huge update to Printavo. Everyone has asked for the ability to add different sizes and items to invoices so I created it!

You can now add any type of item or expense your heart desires (check it out).

Thanks everyone for the support with this product, I think it can definitely help everyone out. I was even talking to a few printers last night at midnight to get more last minute feedback and ideas, you guys are awesome.

Printavo - Cloud software to manage your shops scheduling, invoices, payment collection and more. 500+ shops are using it.

By gnizitigid on May 10, 2012 - 12:04 PM EDT

bcackerman wrote:
You can create a free account (free for 30 days) on the homepage to play around with. Let me know if you want me to setup another demo account to help you out.

Yeah I built the backend with MySQL but just switched to PostgreSQL which is more robust and aligns better with my host :)


What do u need from me fro DEMO account, i have many clients to whom i can show and send your shop software.

is it only hosted version or you also offer licensed versions as well

Steve
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20 Years Experience
(Price : 10 USD Flat OR 1.5 USD/1000 Stitches)
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By bcackerman on Mar 21, 2012 - 10:21 PM EDT

Also just added the ability to create a PDF from an invoice and a Privacy/Security info page

Printavo - Cloud software to manage your shops scheduling, invoices, payment collection and more. 500+ shops are using it.

By bcackerman on May 10, 2012 - 5:52 PM EDT

gnizitigid wrote:
What do u need from me fro DEMO account, i have many clients to whom i can show and send your shop software.

is it only hosted version or you also offer licensed versions as well

Printavo is only a web-application right now which means you can't download it.

Signup for a demo account here https://www.printavo.com/users/register and then email me so I can walk you through things info[at]printavo.com

Printavo - Cloud software to manage your shops scheduling, invoices, payment collection and more. 500+ shops are using it.

By bcackerman on Jan 14, 2012 - 8:28 PM EST

Printwizard wrote:
Whiteboard.

Interesting, how do you organize that? Orders that are due and details?

Printavo - Cloud software to manage your shops scheduling, invoices, payment collection and more. 500+ shops are using it.

By Printwizard on Jan 15, 2012 - 6:19 AM EST

Easy, we make a job bag for the film and there is a print order etc. Each order has an allocated time and we book the minutes and day it's due. The whiteboard has columns for each day and down that is customer name, job, description, qty and machine it's going on. We have two boards at total 7.2 mtrs long by 1.2mtrs deep. We find it visually easier than paper printouts, clipboards etc and easy to juggle stuff about. And quick.

By bcackerman on Jan 15, 2012 - 11:23 AM EST

Printwizard wrote:
Easy, we make a job bag for the film and there is a print order etc. Each order has an allocated time and we book the minutes and day it's due. The whiteboard has columns for each day and down that is customer name, job, description, qty and machine it's going on. We have two boards at total 7.2 mtrs long by 1.2mtrs deep. We find it visually easier than paper printouts, clipboards etc and easy to juggle stuff about. And quick.

Cool! Very interesting! Sounds effective

Printavo - Cloud software to manage your shops scheduling, invoices, payment collection and more. 500+ shops are using it.

By Icon_714 on Jan 15, 2012 - 2:46 PM EST

Fast Manager. It's great. We used t-quoter before and it always buggy and the work flow method didn't really make much sense.

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By varsityink on Jan 15, 2012 - 6:16 PM EST

freecrm I use the task manager for production. I have my production dept update every order as it progresses, and anyone can login from anywhere in the world at anytime and check on progress

Varsity Ink
serving the Statesboro, Milledgeville, and Savannah, GA areas t-shirt and promotional items needs

"Passionate about Printing"

www.varsityinkonline.com

www.5kshirts.com

By bcackerman on Mar 7, 2012 - 11:19 PM EST

So I just finished building some software that I've been using in our shop and a few other shops in our area have been using it too. Check it out http://printavo.com

Let me know your thoughts

Printavo - Cloud software to manage your shops scheduling, invoices, payment collection and more. 500+ shops are using it.

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By Screen Printer on Mar 8, 2012 - 6:14 AM EST

I am in need of this software also.

The problem I see is...many of these companies have a set price...then a monthly fee.

Many claim it is for continued support.

Come on....Once you learn the software. You won't need support.

If you do....then pay for it when you need it.

Could you imagine buying a press, then having to pay a monthly fee to use it?

I messaged many people that bought some software many years ago and it still works good.

I am looking into T-Works Manager - a set price.

Anyone ever used it.

If so can you share the good...the bad and the ugly... in a private message.

Thanks!

http://www.t-worksmanager.com/

By bcackerman on Mar 8, 2012 - 10:39 AM EST

Screen Printer wrote:
I am in need of this software also.

The problem I see is...many of these companies have a set price...then a monthly fee.

Many claim it is for continued support.

Come on....Once you learn the software. You won't need support.

If you do....then pay for it when you need it.

Could you imagine buying a press, then having to pay a monthly fee to use it?

I messaged many people that bought some software many years ago and it still works good.

I am looking into T-Works Manager - a set price.

Anyone ever used it.

If so can you share the good...the bad and the ugly... in a private message.

Thanks!

http://www.t-worksmanager.com/

Yeah the reason Printavo is a monthly fee is because I have monthly bills to host it. If you're interested in using it though after the trial I'll definitely give you a nice coupon code.

Printavo - Cloud software to manage your shops scheduling, invoices, payment collection and more. 500+ shops are using it.

By bcackerman on Mar 10, 2012 - 6:33 PM EST

Oh, did I mention...Printavo is completely free now :)

Printavo - Cloud software to manage your shops scheduling, invoices, payment collection and more. 500+ shops are using it.

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By Prosperi-Tees on Mar 11, 2012 - 7:41 PM EDT

Pollchaps@pollchaps.com wrote:
We use tworks manager
Works pretty good

I just started using tworks last week, its a little much to grasp at first but looks like it will do what i need it to do and then some.

By bcackerman on Jul 8, 2013 - 4:54 PM EDT

Just finished a bunch of new features! And a video walkthrough of everything

-You can drag and drop orders on the calendar to change the due date quickly.
-You can change the order of line items on an invoice by dragging them up or down.
-You can add tasks to invoices and due dates for each task for your team.

Printavo Feature Walkthrough [Updated] - YouTube

Printavo - Cloud software to manage your shops scheduling, invoices, payment collection and more. 500+ shops are using it.