Archive for February, 2008

Pence Per Mile now live

Friday, February 29th, 2008

We have now rolled out the functionality to adapt the quoting program based on the type of vehicle being used. To take advantage of this functionality you choose the rates on the "Private Hire Settings" screen under MyAccount -> Admin. Enter the values you wish and then choose the appropriate vehicle ...

Growing your business with Smart Technology : Part III

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

The Internet enables lots of things not normally associated with normal business operations. For one thing you can find out a lot more about your customers if you provide them with the tools to tell you about themselves - and this information is priceless, especially in a market which is volatile ...

Whats in Development / Testing now

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

We have a number of pieces of functionality currently in testing and others in development with a view to rolling these out to live in the next 2 weeks. In Testing: New look and feel for the calendar module with greater emphasis on being able to do more within that screen Ability to ...

New look and feel for the rostering section

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

We are currently working through some improvements to the rostering module. We have implemented a better graphing mechanism which produces larger clearer graphics and also added the concept of "Related Links" to the page so you can navigate to other related areas better We are looking at rolling this new look ...

New Insurance Claims Functionality etc.

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

We have rolled out 2 new pieces of functionality this morning. [1] Insurance Claims module - This allows you to control all of your vehicle insurance claims including uploading photographs to a claim and monitoring the progress of a claim all the way through the process. This functionality can be found under ...

Customer Survey

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

We are also looking at ways to get feedback from customers. We introduced the "Functionality Voting" system in December and have had over 550 votes for over 60 ideas. Now we would like to take it one stage further. We have implemented a customer satisfaction survey at:- customer satisfaction survey and would love ...

Configurable Dashboard now complete

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

The configurable dashboard functionality is now complete. We have implemented a 2 column design where you can drag and drop widgets around the page to design the dashboard that suits your particular needs. To add new widgets simply click on the "Add Stuff" button and then click "Add" on the widgets ...

Networking 101

Monday, February 4th, 2008

The Internet has brought with it a number of benefits for small businesses. Most notably, it meansĀ  that you can tackle new market previously not available to you. By creating a professional and effective web presence you can market your business worldwide. By using technologies such as email and Instant ...

Graphing Widgets now available

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

We have rolled out 2 new widgets this morning which allow you to see a real-time graph on your revenue and costs in the current calendar month and also your Private Hire quotes and jobs accepted year to date. We have also built the outstanding defects sheets widget. Hope you find these ...

Outsource wherever possible.

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

Outsourcing is a hot topic right now. Over 50% of UK businesses now outsource some part of their operation. The popular areas for outsourcing are:- Marketing Web design, maintenance& hosting IT maintenance& support Manufacturing Accounts& payroll Recruitment Reception / Telephone Answering There are many more areas where a business could outsource, but its important for the business owner ...