We recently received a very kind note from a long term client. It shows just how we are helping people build great businesses and simplify life.
In 35 years of Accounting I have never come across a programme that is so simple yet comprehensive… I started with one client using Saasu.com Netaccounts and now have 25 clients having their paper work prepared every month… I have also put into place a system which will be starting this month with the potential to do many hundreds more clients. I have no hesitation in recommending Saasu.com Netaccounts and it is the ONLY programme that I use for book keeping.
You can understand why we were so pleased. The full letter is below with explanatory notes for our international customers our comments are in [brackets].
18 Mar 2008Dear Marc,
I am taking this opportunity to do a testimonial for your company and your staff and I apologise for the delay but I have been so busy with all the new business that I have been getting.
Firstly let me say that in 35 years of Accounting I have never come across a programme that is so simple yet comprehensive as Saasu Netaccounts.
I have been practising as an Accountant for over 30 years and have completed in excess of 50,000 returns from Individual to Company returns in that time.
Several years ago I decided to concentrate on Book Keeping work as I had more and more clients present who were in a mess and many who could have failed in their business because of outstanding Tax Returns.
I accidentally found your programme on the net whilst searching for a pure book keeping system as opposed to the “one fits all businesses” as most businesses tended to buy.
I found many businesses with a computer being used by their teenager with the accounting package still in its shrink wrap package up to 4 years after being purchased.
One business had never lodged a BAS [Australian sales tax return is called a Business Activity Statement] and only contacted me on recommendation from a friend after the ATO [Australian Tax Office] issued a “lodge or else” type notice with very little time to comply.
Saasu.com Netaccounts enables me to get the shoebox or semi-trailer of papers and enter them into a situation where the BAS can be prepared accurately and the figures then given to the Accountant for the other Accounting work including the BAS to be completed.
I started with one client using Saasu.com Netaccounts and now have 25 clients having their paper work prepared every month.
I have also put into place a system which will be starting this month with the potential to do many hundreds more clients.
This would have been impossible using any other system.
The support staff and Marc Lehmann in particular have always been available to help and have also been prepared to change things in the system if suggested and worthwhile.
I have some clients who just require the basic book keeping to get information to their accountant for Tax Returns through to those that need information for Payroll preparation and other reports for their financiers and banks.
Some of my clients are very basic skilled on computers but the ease of access makes record keeping simple for them and access to reports also very easy.
I have clients in Wollongong, Sydney and Newcastle and have no trouble communicating with them how to retrieve reports or information.
I very rarely have to see my clients face to face which means much less travelling and no lost work time for them.
I have no hesitation in recommending Saasu.com Netaccounts and it is the ONLY programme that I use for book keeping.
Yours sincerely


Apr 2
Peter
In 35 years of Accounting I have never come across a programme that is so simple yet comprehensive… I started with one client using Saasu.com Netaccounts and now have 25 clients having their paper work prepared every month… I have also put into place a system which will be starting this month with the potential to do many hundreds more clients. I have no hesitation in recommending Saasu.com Netaccounts and it is the ONLY programme that I use for book keeping.












Hi Peter,
Great case study. Absolutely goes to the core of SaaS. One thing tho
Does this bit concern you
” I accidentally found your programme on the net whilst searching for a pure book keeping system as opposed to the “one fits all businesses” as most businesses tended to buy”
Distribution, or solving distribution is going to become critical for SaaS providers….
Comment by Paul — April 3, 2008 @ 8:52 am
Good point Paul. Distribution is essential. As is brand. This testimonial is from a client who joined us many years ago, we have put dozens of effort years into new features since then. We also get most of our referrals from organic search and blog links these days too. People sharing the love! Cheers, Peter.
Comment by Peter — April 3, 2008 @ 11:24 am