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Step by step Guide for Using Dubsado for Bookkeeping

Well, folks, Dubsado’s done it again. And by that, we mean completely blown us away with its functionality. On top of the bajillion other features it has, did you know it’s able to even handle basic bookkeeping? This is absolutely perfect for small businesses that need a start at keeping track of their finances, but that aren’t ready for a super robust software like Quickbooks.

There are tons of simple bookkeeping tools for you to stay up-to-date on your finances and track lead generation metrics right inside of Dubsado, which is what we’re going to go over today!

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5 Ways to Use Dubsado Forms to Run Your Business

We’ve said it a million times and we’ll say it again: One of our favorite features of Dubsado is their forms! Their form builder is beyond easy to use, and they’re even easier to send off to clients or embed in your website. Within minutes, you can have a beautiful form created thanks to their user-friendly layout.

Forms are so versatile and can serve many different purposes. Don’t let the categories fool you– whether it’s a proposal, questionnaire, or lead capture form, you can turn it into just about anything you need. In this post, we’re going to share different ways that you can use Dubsado forms to run your business!

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How to Use Dubsado Custom Mapped Fields

Do you ever wish there was a way that you could keep information on file for your clients in Dubsado aside from the default basic contact and project info? Say you’re a wedding planner and you want to easily keep track of guest count, or perhaps you’re someone who loves sending gifts to your clients on their birthday.

Whatever the case may be, you’re able to collect and keep track of this information using custom mapped fields. A custom mapped field is a place on a client profile or project to store information in the form of text or a date. You’re able to add fields that are relevant to your business, so you can always have it at a glance, or even use an integration with Zapier to add this info to other tools.

Today, we’re going to go over everything related to custom mapped fields in Dubsado and how to use them!

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How to Take Your Dubsado Forms to the Next Level Using Code Blocks

One of our favorite features of Dubsado are the forms. They’re easy to design and even easier to send off to clients or embed on your website. In fact, the design possibilities are endless, and with Dubsado’s drag-and-drop builder, you’ll have them created in no time!

You’re able to add text boxes, images, questions, drop-down menus, columns, and more to your forms, but one of the most versatile blocks in the code block. With it, you’re able to integrate third party applications directly into your proposals, questionnaires, and lead capture forms!

This means that you can completely take your forms to the next level and amp up your client experience. The possibilities for what you can embed are endless, but we’re here to give you 5 ideas for how to take your Dubsado forms to the next level using code blocks!

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Everything You Need to Know About Dubsado Canned Emails

Do you ever find yourself writing the same email to clients multiple times? At this point, it’s just a part of your usual process. While we’re sure you’re probably not a stranger to canned responses in Gmail (They’ve been a lifesaver for us), what you may not be aware of is that you can create them in Dubsado.

You’re able to add canned emails to automated workflows or send them manually, and they’re an absolute time- and headache-saver. Instead of having to rewrite the same email multiple times in a different platform outside of your CRM, you can bring that function inside of it since Dubsado also connects with most email services to allow you to send and receive emails straight through the software.

In this blog post, we’re going to be breaking down canned emails from start to finish. Don’t worry, this won’t be a super long one. Canned emails are so simple to use, you can have yours up and running in as little as 10 minutes!

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Why We Moved Our 100k+ Email List to Flodesk

Listen, we’ve been around the block a few times when it comes to email marketing platforms. Over the years, we’ve migrated and re-migrated to a handful of different ones to find the best fit, yet we always ended up leaving. After our recent switch last year to Flodesk, we definitely aren’t planning to leave any time soon.

While we’re aware that moving over such a large email list with over 100k subscribers to a beta platform seems completely absurd and irrational, but honestly? It was absolutely the most no-brainer migration we’ve ever done, and here’s why.

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Our Top 3 Favorite Dubsado Features

Dubsado is our absolute favorite CRM because it brings the perfect blend of simplicity and robustness. It’s laid out in such a user-friendly way, yet it takes care of so many functions that the average business owner would need. From their forms, to workflows, to client portal, Dubsado is truly an all-in-one platform that we just can’t get enough of. Out of all of these amazing features though, we want to share our top three favorites.

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How to Automate Your Client Onboarding Process

Contrary to popular belief, you can automate your client process and still sound like a human.

If you searched every page of our website for the words “automation” or “automating”, it’s likely that more results would come up than there are people in the state of Missouri. We talk about it so much because we’re in love with it! We’re two women with a lot of stuff on our plates, and whenever we can put something on autopilot, we’re all over it in a heartbeat.

One of the key places we believe automation should happen is in your client onboarding process. Wait a second, we see that grimace on your face. Oftentimes, it isn’t thought that “automate” and “client” should be in the same sentence together because automation usually brings images of a robot *beep boop beep*, and no one wants to seem like a depersonalized robot to the people that are going to be giving you their money.

But what if we told you there’s a way you can automate your client onboarding process while, yes, still sounding like a human being? In today’s blog post, we’re going to take a dive into how you can do this in Dubsado so that you’ll have more time on your hands to care for your clients like the human you are.

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4 Things to Automate Using Dubsado and Zapier Integration

We all know how much we love Dubsado’s workflows (so much so that we wrote a whole blog post about them, which you can check out here). But what you may not know is that, although their native workflows serve tons of amazing actions, you can take your automation game one step further by integrating with Zapier.

We’ve been around the block with Zapier a few times, so much so that we could dub ourselves Zap experts, and we’ve thought of more ways that you can take Dubsado to the next level! Keep reading to learn 4 more things you can automate using the Dubsado and Zapier integration.

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