Registration for LaRaedo is changing and it will make subscribing a whole lot easier for the farm owner. I decided to make a few changes to the Registration page on the LaRaedo Horse Farm Management Software website. Quick summary:
No Credit Card is needed for the 15-Day Free Trial
Subscription selection down to three monthly – eliminated the yearly offerings
I want the subscriber to get a real feel for LaRaedo and decided that fifteen days is really all it will take because the software is so easy to use. Software tutorials are available on my blog site under Software Tutorials (no duh) and there are links to the user guide when the account information is e-mailed after registration.
So upon initial login, a counter begins and each day it is decremented by one. After the 15th day, the subscriber will receive a notice upon login that they need to subscribe to the software if they want to continue using it. Pretty simple and a no brainer because by that time they will realize what a great revenue builder this software will provide for their farm.
Next, I decreased the number of subscription selections down to three. I eliminated the yearly price and only included the monthly subscription. Basically, because it is a lot easier should you decide to cancel – not that you would but just in case.
The monthly selection is determined by the size or number of horses that will be tracked using the software. A subscriber can start out with the small farm monthly charge and if they go over the alloted number for that subscription, the software will notify them that they will need to move to the next subscription price.
So starting out on the low end of the subscription is another way to initially determine how well LaRaedo will benefit their farm.
Anyways, the plan is to have all this completed by June 4th so be sure to check back and try out the new and improved Registration process. I think you are going to love it!
And once you try out the free trial – leave a comment below and tell us all what you think!
I recently had the opportunity to display my horse farm software at a recent horse show sponsored by Cricklewood Dressage at Win a Gin Farm in Metaora, Michigan. I had two beautiful sunny days to network with new friends and watch some beautiful horses show their stuff. Here’s a short video of just a fun, laid back and a bit silly view of our weekend.
One of the coolest features of LaRaedo is the automated invoice and billing. The last day of each month all events that have been marked as completed are pulled into an invoice and itemized for the horse boarding customer. Everything that occurred that month, that was marked as completed and is billable will be listed line by line with the date the event occurred, a description of what was done and the name of the horse the item refers to.
The farm owner will receive an e-mail for each invoice created with a reminder to log into the software and review each invoice for accuracy or add any additional billable items. Once the invoice looks good to go, the farm owner clicks submit and an e-mail is sent to the horse boarder letting them know that their invoice is ready for viewing along with a link to the LaRaedo software so that they can log in, preview and print their invoice.
The farm owner can view the Billing menu and check on the status of invoices.
Initially the invoice is listed as ‘Pending’ which means that the invoice can be edited or updated by the farm owner.
Once it is ready to send to the boarder, the farm owner clicks on ‘Submit’, an e-mail is sent to the boarder and the invoice is no longer updatable.
The farm owner can send reminder notices if an invoice is ‘Overdue’ or listed as ‘Submitted’.
Once payment has been made, simply place the cursor near the current status such as ‘Submitted’ or ‘Overdue’ click and the status will change to ‘Paid’.
An invoice can also be created for any customer by selecting the ‘New Invoice’ button and then selecting a customer’s name in the drop down box provided. This comes in handy for customers that do not own a horse but may take lessons or use other horse related services.
This has been a summary of how the invoicing process works with LaRaedo horse farm management software. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave them below or drop me an e-mail at info@laraedo.com
I loved creating this software because I believe in its benefits. We have one common thread that runs through all of this and it is about the horses. Knowing our horses are well cared for and working with a farm owner that takes that extra measure to ensure that our horses are healthy and happy is the best feeling ever.
In fact, if I had a choice between a farm that offered this type of software to keep me informed of not only my horse but exactly what I pay for each and every month, when it happened and who completed it, I would be boarding on that farm in a heartbeat. So stay ahead of the game and begin now to make a big difference on your farm today!
Thank you to all my horse loving friends! These last several posts are in honor of my sweet baby boy ‘Dance’ (aka Save the Last Dance) who left us far too soon. He was in part my inspiration for this software and its continual benefit to all horse farm owners.
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