Which accounting package is right for a webmaster / forum owner.

Discussion in 'General Business' started by terrymason, Oct 6, 2008.

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    So, I've got a few websites that have adsense / adsdaq / a few other type of ads on them. I've also got some ebay affiliate sites. I don't really have customers buying my stuff, it's just me making sites.

    What accounting software should I use? I've been excel up to now, and it's not cutting it. I've tried a demo of quickbooks plus online, and it was geared around customers and selling items - I think I'd really have to stretch to make the software fit my business.

    What else does everyone use? Peachtree, freshbook, something else?
     
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    Tekime Well-Known Member

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    My old accountant swore by Peachtree and we used it for two years (I never touched it personally - didn't handle our books then). After starting my new business I started on Quicken Home & Business. Not as much to offer as QuickBooks but if you're sole owner it should offer enough at a better price. It also syncs with PayPal (just one account - and not exactly a bang up job of it either but it's better than nothing...)

    If you plan on doing all taxes yourself I would check out the demos + trial products from MS Money, Quicken, QuickBooks, Peachtree, etc. and decide what works for you.
     
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    terrymason Well-Known Member

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    I did a demo of quickbooks, but it was overkill for me. i just want something really simple that will keep track of expenses and income, separated by website. I have a feeling that quicken business may be the ticket, however I was hoping to find an online product
     
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    I'm looking for more options as well.

    Chris
     
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    terrymason Well-Known Member

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    I found the perfect software for what I was trying to do - Quickbooks Simple Start 2009. It's a really easy to use software that keeps track of payments and debits, vendors and customers, and the best part yet - it's free! It's kind of a gateway software, hoping to get you hooked so you have to eventually get the hard stuff, like quickbooks pro.

    http://quickbooks.intuit.com/product/accounting-software/free-accounting-software.jsp
     
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    I would be a little wary of storing all my tax info online, as convenient as it might be. Quicken home & business is worth a look.
     
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    newsniche Peon

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    Microsoft have a free accounting package you can download and it has integrated paypal.
     
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    I have been using www.Coda.com/Accounting_Software for 1 year+ and its a good compare to MS
     
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