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September 13, 2011 

Emochila, Inc. — Websites for Accountants

www.emochila.com Best Fit Tax and accounting firms who want a truly customized website backed by a vendor who has heavily invested in updating its products over the past nine months. Strengths Not limited to template-based or out-of-the-box header, button, content field designs and layouts. Unlimited pages. SEO optimized with embedded search engine submission system and...…

 Drake Software 1040.com Preparer Websites

September 13, 2011 

Drake Software 1040.com Preparer Websites

www.1040.com   Best Fit Drake’s 1040.com preparer websites are exclusively for Drake Software users. and have gone through a full modification in layout, look, color scheme, enhanced ease of use and full edit capabilities. Strengths Free for Drake Software users. Unlimited pages. Built-in counter for measuring site traffic. Reporting tools allow users to monitor visits,...…

Scott Cytron

 CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business — CCH Site Builder

September 13, 2011 

CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business — CCH Site Builder

CCHGroup.com/SiteBuilder Best Fit CCH Site Builder originated in 1997, making it one of the longer-established players in the website builders market. Site Builder is part of the ProSystem fx suite of applications and is an ideal fit for firms who use other components of the ProSystem fx product suite. Strengths Recent updates include redesigns, additional...…

Scott Cytron

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September 13, 2011 

AFSB Accounting and Financial Site Builder

www.afsb.net   Best Fit AFSB has a strong retention rate with tax and accounting firms looking to establish a professional web presence at a low cost. Strengths Unlimited site pages. Integration with Google Analytics. Unique domain names included. Includes up to 20 free email accounts. Firms may add services, including payroll and online tax prep....…

Scott Cytron

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September 13, 2011 

Five Steps for Marketing Your Firm

Many tax and accounting professionals struggle to find the best way to leverage limited marketing resources to effectively position their firm in the marketplace. And the advent of social media, online networking and other digital strategies has expanded the field of marketing activities for firms even further. For many firms, this adds to the confusion...…

 Have Tech, Will Travel: 4 Great Gadgets for Travelers

September 13, 2011 

Have Tech, Will Travel: 4 Great Gadgets for Travelers

Love it or hate it, it’s the last hurrah of summer vacation, which means you’re likely to be cramming yourself onto a plane or staring at an endless line of brake lights snaking into the distance. To ease your travel travails, here are a few gadgets and services to salve the pain. Read more of...…

John R. Quain

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September 13, 2011 

The Sage Business Intelligence Revolution

Sage Business Intelligence, powered by Alchemex, is a solution that provides drag-and-drop reporting for Sage Peachtree, Sage Simply Accounting, Sage ERP MAS 90, Sage ERP MAS 200, Sage ERP MAS 500, and Sage ERP ACCPAC (This tool was first discussed in the April/May 2011 issue). In the months since its launch, Sage’s strategy for supporting...…

Brian Tankersley

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September 13, 2011 

AccountantsWorld — Website Relief

www.accountantsworld.com/wr   Best Fit Tax and accounting firms who want tight integration with the vendor’s web-based product suite.   Strengths Expanded and improved library of customizable templates provides unlimited combinations. Users have direct access with tight integration to all AccountantsWorld cloud applications Syndicated news content, including stock and custom RSS feeds, and AW-supplied newsletters are...…

Scott Cytron

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September 12, 2011 

CPAsites, LLC — CPAsites.com

www.cpasites.com   Best Fit If you want a custom website, then CPAsites.com could be your go-to solution. Founded in 1997, CPAsites.com prides itself on being owned and managed by CPAs. The primary differential is its focus on designing custom sites for client firms. Strengths All sites are custom sites with no minimum/maximum page counts. Clients...…

Scott Cytron

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September 12, 2011 

Build Your Firm — Website Development and Internet Marketing

http://websites.buildyourfirm.com   Best Fit  Build Your Firm intentionally focuses on the small firm as its primary customer. Strengths Over 95 modifiable templates available. Customization services offered. Variety of free add-ons such as file transfer, logo integration, credit card processing, e-commerce, spam filtering, portals, etc.) Provides statistics for site tracking; also integrates with Google Analytics and...…

Scott Cytron

 Only Need a Few W-2s or 1099s? WageFiling.com Offers Pay-As-You-Go Option

September 12, 2011 

Only Need a Few W-2s or 1099s? WageFiling.com Offers Pay-As-You-Go Option

361-884-1500 www.wagefiling.com Small businesses are often the ones least prepared for the challenges of tax season, especially when they find out that it actually starts in January with preparation of last year’s W-2s and 1099s. With good financial management and advice from a great accountant, they can be better prepared. But if they only have...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon