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Quickbooks 2011 New Features and Release Date

Intuit has been hard at work making new improvements for QuickBooks 2011, so at AccountingSoftwareDeals.com we’ve been busying ourselves getting you all the info you need first.  We have spent a lot of time weighing out the pros and cons of upgrading to Quickbooks 2011, and so far all we see are pros!  The QuickBooks 2011 Pro product has received a ton a great reviews.  QuickBooks Mac 2011 have received especially great press coverage.
Lets take a closer look at some of the new features you can expect with QuickBooks 2011:

  • One of the best new features of QuickBooks 2011 is Multi-User Support.  This new feature allows up to five users to access your Quickbooks 2011 at one time.  This means that five people can simultaneously create invoices, generate purchase orders, access vendor information, and more, all from the same QuickBooks account.  They have even added in an instant messaging feature that allows you to communicate with  users like never before.
  • Run a business that depends on trucks, transports or delivery?  Quickbooks 2011 has a new mileage tracker that allows you to keep detailed reports on up to four vehicles at a time.  If you charge clients for mileage Quickbooks 2011 also allows you to easily compute mileage costs in your invoices as well.
  • In this day and age nothing is more important to a business than a strong brand identity.  The people at Intuit know that, and have added some great features to Quickbooks 2011 that will allow you to promote and strengthen your brand at every level.    New customization options mean that you have more control over your reports and invoices.  QuickBooks 2011 allows you to easily drop in a brand logo to any client invoices, change your color schemes, and generally look better than your competition with everything you do.
  • Heard about Little Square yet?  Its an informative web site that Intuit has set up to help its QuickBooks users access support.  Small business owners will especially appreciate its constant updates, articles and resources for improving your business.

QuickBooks 2011 is going to offer a ton of great new features and will be available for download or for phone and Web orders in late September. As usual we at AccountingSoftwareDeals.com will make sure you are notified first, and save big time with the QuickBooks 2011 20% Discount.

Many of our readers are asking, “When will QuickBooks 2011 be released?”  If history is any guide, press releases in the past five years will give you some hints:

  • QuickBooks 2011 Release–Press Release 9/7/2010: New Version Provides Faster Access to Data, Increases Efficiency and Enables Access to Essential Information On-the-Go.

Small businesses will find more ways to save time with the latest version of best-selling QuickBooks® financial software from Intuit Inc. QuickBooks 2011 includes several new features that help small business owners find important data quickly when they need it, perform everyday tasks more efficiently and access essential business information remotely.

  • QuickBooks 2010 Release–9/28/2009–Press Release: QuickBooks 2010 Helps Small Businesses Boost Their Bottom Line
  • QuickBooks 2009 Release–9/29/2010–Press Release: QuickBooks 2009 Helps Small Businesses Find More Ways to Save Time, Make Money and Get Ahead
  • QuickBooks 2008 Release–9/24/07–Press Release: Intuit Works for Business: QuickBooks 2008 Now Available
  • QuickBooks 2007 Release–9/25/06--Press Release: Easy Does It! Intuit Announces QuickBooks 2007
  • QuickBooks 2006 Release–11/21/05–Press Release: New Version of the Nation’s Top-Selling Small Business Accounting Software Now Available

 

 

FreshBooks vs. QuickBooks

Creating invoices takes time, especially when you just want to get paid. FreshBooks is a relatively new invoicing services that will let you send create professional invoice templates.  The free invoice templates that FreshBooks offers are great and their software is entirely web-based an easy-to-use.  Give FreshBooks a try, it’s completely free to try out. Try FreshBooks Free!

Here are some questions you can yourself ask to understand if FreshBooks is the right invoicing solution for you:

  • Do I send a lot of invoices?
  • Do I need to make professional forms?
  • Do I need to get paid via PayPal or other payment methods directly from my invoice?

Freshbooks is a tiny company based in Canada and has been rapidly gaining market share in the online invoicing space. We’ll keep covering FreshBooks as the company develops!