Company Profile: Factive Media is a growing network of online media properties in the action sports industry. Brands include 5ones, FactiveGrl and 270media, an online advertising network for the action sports vertical.
Less Accounting user since: October 2007
Why Factive Media Began Using Less: I was looking for a very simple to use accounting application on the web. I came across Less Accounting and signed up for a trial account. I quickly realized it was exactly what I was looking for and upgraded my account. I am very happy with this product and would proudly recommend it to my colleagues.
Favorite accounting feature: Ease of use. Overview charts.
Why Luc Began Using Less: Short answer: I needed a powerful, flexible, small business accounting app that answered the needs of a freelancer.
Long answer: A couple years back, I lamented the sad lack of good accounting software for Macs. I had already been using the clunky and awful "Quickbooks Accounts for Mac" app for a few years (buying it only a few months prior to Quickbooks announcing they would no longer support, develop, or sell it) and I absolutely hated it from the start. Despite it being a very powerful application, it was horribly awkward, terribly designed, and the learning curve on it seemed ridiculously endless. Clearly, I needed something better.
I began searching for a replacement that would allow me to do all the things a freelance designer needs in a small business accounting app.
be able to create and send invoices in multiple currencies
be able to handle multiple currencies and taxes
be able to track business expenses, independently of invoices
be able to generate annual/monthly reports
be intuitive and extremely simple to learn (ie: have a short learning curve)
allow me to attach notes to each invoice (eg: invoice terms, etc..)
be affordable
include some kind of time-tracking if possible
preferably be a web app (if YES: it should work in any browser; if NO: it should have a fully supported Mac version)
and hopefully, an app that developers were going to continue supporting for several years to come.
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I found a few invoicing web-apps, which I tried for a while. But in the long run, Less Accounting came up on top.
Location: Dubai Media City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Company Profile: CloudAppers is a small social media agency, We use the social-enabled web, new media, latest web 2.0 technologies and new communication platforms to do really cool stuff for our clients. We create and execute social media strategies that involve a combination of microsites, Blogs, widgets, social networks, video websites, social news, content communities, micro-blogging platforms and mashups among others.
Using Less Accounting since: March 2008
Why CloudAppers began using Less for their small business: I was searching for a web-based accounting system that is simple, easy to learn and quick to use, and I found LessAccounting to be all of those and some more for $20 per month.
Favorite accounting feature: The fact that I can issue proposals and invoices using it allowed me to centralize all of my accounting tasks in one web-based system, and I love the automatic email reminders of pending invoices and unpaid expenses, keep me well informed of all times.
Less Accounting is the seventh member of the A-Team!
Services: Addison Hall Design is a small studio in the Jackson, Mississippi area that crafts websites by combining usable interface design with standards-based code. We have a strong focus on information design and content management.
Using Less Accounting Since: January, 2008
Why Addison began using Less for his freelance business: I had been using an online invoicing service for a year or so, but eventually I needed something more complete that handled accounting as well. A couple of trial accounts and disappointments later, I discovered Less Accounting and fell in love! Since I have no accounting experience whatsoever, the simplicity and "less" philosophy was a perfect fit.
Favorite accounting feature: The business proposals have saved me vast amounts of time, especially with the cloneable templates. But the real kicker is how I can import my time sheets from Get More Honey directly into Less Accounting and create an invoice -- that's an incredible time-saver.