Shout! is easy to understand
We feel this is the most important aspect of Shout!. The system was developed first and foremost for business people. And while you need some basic computer skills, you do not need any special training.
Our primary goal was to develop a program that was complex in features but simple in function. The biggest challenge was to create a single program that managed all critical aspects of your company: invoicing, accounting, marketing and communication.
Accounting Without The Accountant
We have simplified generating an invoices, accepting payment, paying bills, and doing your taxes. If you find traditional accounting packages intimidating, you will love Shout!
Your accountant will love it too because they can login to print reports, prepare financials and do audits. You will love it because it will show you in real time how your company is performing.
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Private Member Areas
One of our favorite features in Shout! is the ability to create private member areas on your website. For example, you can create a staff area, a section for your Board of Directors or just general member areas.
Your members gain access with a username and password that can be assigned to an individual or an entire group. The system is completely automated. Should a member lose or forget their password,
Shout! will automatically send them a new one.
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Member Pricing and Member Only Products
Another great feature of
Shout! is the ability to create member specific pricing.
Shout! allows you to create a pricing structure for each group and for each product.
Shout! also enables you to create member only products. By designating a particular product "
Member Only", this product can then only be accessed with that member's username and password. This is especially handy for selling member only goods.
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Intranet (Private Internal Network)
Managing internal information for most companies is a challenge. Shout! was designed to alleviate this headache by allowing you to create a private website/information portal within your public website. This is similar to Microsoft's SharePoint.
This is especially important for managing company documents such as training manuals, procedures or even company events.
Shout! provides your company or organization with fast access to vital information and all in one familiar spot.
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Have Your Clients Pay Online
This could be the most important feature when it comes to running any business.
Shout! enables you to create an invoice, have your clients view the invoice through your website - print the invoice or pay it directly using a credit card.
Shout! keeps a permanent record of all transactions for both you and your clients. You can at any time print all past transaction or just the one transaction. You accountant will love this!
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Event Registration
Shout! has a built in features that allows you to sell event tickets. You can offer tickets at a discount to members or only allow members access to buy them.
Shout! keeps a permanent record you can print out. This also works great should you need to cross referance who purchased a ticket at entry of an event. Tracking and pre-selling for events has never been so easy!
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Recurring Charges
Shout! enables you to sell recurring memberships. This feature completely manages the memberships process year after year. Once a client has signed up for a plan / membership and has selected to pay annually,
Shout! will take over and send them reminders before their due date! It will also inform you of who is due, who is past due and who has paid.
The recurring membership feature will save your administration staff time and money!
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Communicate Faster With Clients
When it comes to communicating with clients, nothing is better than
Shout!. The built in mass email system enables you to broadcast an HTML email to a particular member or an entire group of members.
An HTML email means you can create a fancy looking email with images, borders and links back to your site. This is extremely effective for marketing to existing members or potential clients.
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