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Re: Show HN: Invoice-o-matic – a free online invoice tool

#61

I dont get it. How is this so much better than having a, say, rtf document template on your own computer and emailing attachments from there? Or if you want to email a pdf there's printing to e.g cute pdf.

It reduces chances of calculation mistakes as it calculates total amount for you whereas you would need to do it manually in a document template.

Re: Show HN: Invoice-o-matic – a free online invoice tool

#63

I wrote something similar to this a few years ago: http://billable.me There's nothing wrong with a bit of competition and it makes me wonder if this space needs something... Why do these keep appearing?

I think because it's a relatively easy idea to come up with, and the implementation details aren't earth-shattering. A year ago I was fixed on making a similar business called MeteorBill and worked part-time on it for a couple months before scrapping it .. I'm happy I did now, as my market research was clearly incomplete, and my UI was startlingly similar to yours and OP's. No great loss, I learned Erlang/OTP and Mne…

I am interested in understanding why you decided not to continue with your business ? It looks like OP's company is doing pretty well. Customers would not be an issue for you. If you look at the number of employees OP has it is a possible market to persue. Competition exists everywhere.

Re: Show HN: Invoice-o-matic – a free online invoice tool

#66

"Warning All machines of the future need a modern browser and javascript to be turned on." Smartarse comments like that instantly sour me when visiting a new site.

Agreed. I was interested, but after that message I don't really want to deal with them. If this is how they deal with prospective customers, I don't really trust them.

Re: Show HN: Invoice-o-matic – a free online invoice tool

#69
Shameless plug: I also wrote a free site for invoicing and it has the ability to include vat reg no. One of the pages that isn't published yet is the invoice designer, which looks very similar to invoice-o-matic. Nice job by the way! The main difference on mine is the ability to save invoices, aging and reporting. http://www.timetrackturbo.com

Re: Show HN: Invoice-o-matic – a free online invoice tool

#70

I wrote something similar to this a few years ago: http://billable.me There's nothing wrong with a bit of competition and it makes me wonder if this space needs something... Why do these keep appearing?

Because it's a good source of lead generation.
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