Comments on: Introducing Xero (0:40) http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/videos/ Xero Accounting Software Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:24:14 +0000 hourly 1 By: Saman weeratunga http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-17597 Saman weeratunga Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:12:44 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/introducing-xero-100/#comment-17597 This is very nice service. I appreciate this work This is very nice service. I appreciate this work

]]> By: Charles Sondergaard http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-17149 Charles Sondergaard Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:41:38 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/introducing-xero-100/#comment-17149 Pricing comments ignore the hourly cost of a bookkeeper. If you are more efficient using Xero this quickly outpaces the additional monthly fee. Bookkeepers charge around $50 to $75/hour! Save 1 hour a month and you pay for Xero. Improve your business operations, invoice faster, collect payments faster. How much is this worth a month. The pricing comments scare me as these are advisers to business, imagine telling your clients that by saving $20pm or $50pm that they will be much better off. Their Tax Accountants charge between $100 and $500/hour! Guys, get real, running a business is about making more profit, not by cutting monthly costs by $10pm. Pricing comments ignore the hourly cost of a bookkeeper. If you are more efficient using Xero this quickly outpaces the additional monthly fee. Bookkeepers charge around $50 to $75/hour! Save 1 hour a month and you pay for Xero. Improve your business operations, invoice faster, collect payments faster. How much is this worth a month. The pricing comments scare me as these are advisers to business, imagine telling your clients that by saving $20pm or $50pm that they will be much better off. Their Tax Accountants charge between $100 and $500/hour! Guys, get real, running a business is about making more profit, not by cutting monthly costs by $10pm.

]]> By: Maz http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-16766 Maz Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:55:11 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/introducing-xero-100/#comment-16766 I am feeling a bit weird. I am currently gettingn excited about streamlining the bookkeeping for the business I work in. BUT I can't seem to watch your videos on my iPad from the comfort of my lounge!!! I am feeling a bit weird. I am currently gettingn excited about streamlining the bookkeeping for the business I work in. BUT I can’t seem to watch your videos on my iPad from the comfort of my lounge!!!

]]> By: Pamm http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-13125 Pamm Sat, 12 Feb 2011 06:18:31 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/introducing-xero-100/#comment-13125 Hi All, I have not started with Xero yet, but I have a buddy (imac computer wiz) he does his homework on everything, this was an accounting package he recommended to start a business with, great for tracking business, easy to use, on-line help,etc Cost, if the package was cheaper would you expect the same as what is being offered now! :) pamm Hi All, I have not started with Xero yet, but I have a buddy (imac computer wiz) he does his homework on everything, this was an accounting package he recommended to start a business with, great for tracking business, easy to use, on-line help,etc Cost, if the package was cheaper would you expect the same as what is being offered now! :) pamm

]]> By: Uri http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-13001 Uri Thu, 03 Feb 2011 05:26:58 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/introducing-xero-100/#comment-13001 Hi Rod, You're right I shouldn't have posted here, I apologise. I guess I didn't think of myself as a serious company yet. Hopefully this will happen soon :-) I even asked Cathrine to remove my original post, I guess she can't. Hi Rod,
You’re right I shouldn’t have posted here, I apologise. I guess I didn’t think of myself as a serious company yet. Hopefully this will happen soon :-)
I even asked Cathrine to remove my original post, I guess she can’t.

]]> By: Rod Drury http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-12984 Rod Drury Wed, 02 Feb 2011 01:00:11 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/introducing-xero-100/#comment-12984 Uri, it's generally considered poor form to post comments like this on competitors blogs. Don't think it reflects well on you which is why most serious companies don't. Uri, it’s generally considered poor form to post comments like this on competitors blogs. Don’t think it reflects well on you which is why most serious companies don’t.

]]> By: Uri http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-12972 Uri Tue, 01 Feb 2011 03:21:57 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/introducing-xero-100/#comment-12972 I am representing the competition, so see how long this post lasts :-) Real funny about the MYOB comment, classic.... I think xero is a great product, it looks good and easy to use although it doesn't do everything I need. If I didnt have a better product I would have used it. Two points here I think hit the nail on the head... one is the cost of Xero over time, which is expensive to begin with and can go up at any moment. And the 2nd is the the performance, I thought it was so slow that I did some performance testing (I have a youtube video if you want) and it turned out that it is more than 100$ slower than our product. The bottom line is the more you guys spend on taking down MYOb the better it will be for all of us, LOL I am representing the competition, so see how long this post lasts :-)
Real funny about the MYOB comment, classic….

I think xero is a great product, it looks good and easy to use although it doesn’t do everything I need. If I didnt have a better product I would have used it.

Two points here I think hit the nail on the head… one is the cost of Xero over time, which is expensive to begin with and can go up at any moment.
And the 2nd is the the performance, I thought it was so slow that I did some performance testing (I have a youtube video if you want) and it turned out that it is more than 100$ slower than our product.

The bottom line is the more you guys spend on taking down MYOb the better it will be for all of us, LOL

]]> By: Justine http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-10574 Justine Thu, 16 Dec 2010 03:22:40 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/introducing-xero-100/#comment-10574 Loving Xero for my husband's business - I now want to start something for myself. Does Xero do a stock management system or is there one that you can recommend that is compatible, Thanks Loving Xero for my husband’s business – I now want to start something for myself. Does Xero do a stock management system or is there one that you can recommend that is compatible, Thanks

]]> By: Tim http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-8978 Tim Sat, 23 Oct 2010 00:15:36 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/introducing-xero-100/#comment-8978 I really like the idea of Xero. It would make my business more streamlined. My concern is that the fee of $49 p/m is not available as a fixed rate or one off fee. What stops Xero increasing this to $59 next year, or $199? I am a bit old-school and would feel more comfortable if I could just buy Xero and 'have it' rather than renting it and being subject to pricing fluctuations. If I felt the need in the future I could upgrade to a newer version. Is this possible? I really like the idea of Xero. It would make my business more streamlined. My concern is that the fee of $49 p/m is not available as a fixed rate or one off fee. What stops Xero increasing this to $59 next year, or $199? I am a bit old-school and would feel more comfortable if I could just buy Xero and ‘have it’ rather than renting it and being subject to pricing fluctuations. If I felt the need in the future I could upgrade to a newer version. Is this possible?

]]> By: Blair Hughson http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-8976 Blair Hughson Fri, 22 Oct 2010 22:27:04 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/introducing-xero-100/#comment-8976 @Rod "I understand that this Internet thing is new for you guys" haha classic.. love it. @Rod “I understand that this Internet thing is new for you guys” haha classic.. love it.

]]> By: Luke http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-8578 Luke Sun, 19 Sep 2010 00:08:06 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/introducing-xero-100/#comment-8578 Great video, a great balance between thorough and being well-paced. Thanks Great video, a great balance between thorough and being well-paced. Thanks

]]> By: Why Xero is better for our clients « Sydneyaccountant’s Blog http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-8439 Why Xero is better for our clients « Sydneyaccountant’s Blog Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:44:05 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/introducing-xero-100/#comment-8439 [...] Easy to learn – the design and layout makes it easy to navigate your way around. The online tutorials are also superb. They making learning Xero quick and easy. Take a look at the Xero online tutorials [...] [...] Easy to learn – the design and layout makes it easy to navigate your way around. The online tutorials are also superb. They making learning Xero quick and easy. Take a look at the Xero online tutorials [...]

]]> By: Ben Kepes http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-8271 Ben Kepes Tue, 17 Aug 2010 06:20:50 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/introducing-xero-100/#comment-8271 Tim, Rod's removed the reference to the email, however (to a certain extent) "Mark" kind of asked to be exposed... (quite an apropos choice of words it seems...) Tim, Rod’s removed the reference to the email, however (to a certain extent) “Mark” kind of asked to be exposed… (quite an apropos choice of words it seems…)

]]> By: Tim http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-8264 Tim Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:28:36 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/introducing-xero-100/#comment-8264 Rod in this case I understand the temptation, but I still don't think you should be making commenter's email addresses public as on the comment form you say they will not be shown. Rod in this case I understand the temptation, but I still don’t think you should be making commenter’s email addresses public as on the comment form you say they will not be shown.

]]> By: Paula S http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-8260 Paula S Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:21:30 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/introducing-xero-100/#comment-8260 Busted! :D Busted! :D

]]> By: Rod Drury http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-8253 Rod Drury Mon, 16 Aug 2010 06:32:41 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/introducing-xero-100/#comment-8253 Hi Mark. I understand that this Internet thing is new for you guys but there are these things called IP addresses that get recorded so that blog sites know where people come from. Here is the information that came with your post .... Author : Mark (IP: 203.166.123.100 , syd.myob.com.au) The twittersphere seems to concur that LiveAccounts is probably overpriced compared to what we've delivered with Xero: http://twitter.com/Innovativeacctg/status/21277501286 Best regards, Rod Hi Mark.
I understand that this Internet thing is new for you guys but there are these things called IP addresses that get recorded so that blog sites know where people come from.

Here is the information that came with your post ….

Author : Mark (IP: 203.166.123.100 , syd.myob.com.au)

The twittersphere seems to concur that LiveAccounts is probably overpriced compared to what we’ve delivered with Xero: http://twitter.com/Innovativeacctg/status/21277501286

Best regards,

Rod

]]> By: Mark http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-8250 Mark Mon, 16 Aug 2010 05:30:51 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/introducing-xero-100/#comment-8250 MYOB LiveAccounts is cheaper than Xero! MYOB LiveAccounts is cheaper than Xero!

]]> By: ranjan http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-8168 ranjan Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:35:24 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/introducing-xero-100/#comment-8168 does this integrate with other cloud apps like salesforce.com, netsuite does this integrate with other cloud apps like salesforce.com, netsuite

]]> By: Craig Walker http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-8167 Craig Walker Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:24:02 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/introducing-xero-100/#comment-8167 You mean sexy, lovable, oarsome, wow? (Sorry - couldn't resist :)). In all seriousness their product does seem quite snappy. But it's early days - they have very few customers right now so they'll be running over an empty database and web servers with low contention. It will be very interesting to see how it performs with some real data in it, and how they generally scale their product as they scale their business. Performance is number 1 on our list of non-functional requirements - we understand how important it is and we're constantly working to improve it. We also realize that performance is one of the features that customers will use for comparison purposes between us and our competitors and we're not backing down from that challenge! Craig CTO You mean sexy, lovable, oarsome, wow? (Sorry – couldn’t resist :) ).

In all seriousness their product does seem quite snappy. But it’s early days – they have very few customers right now so they’ll be running over an empty database and web servers with low contention. It will be very interesting to see how it performs with some real data in it, and how they generally scale their product as they scale their business.

Performance is number 1 on our list of non-functional requirements – we understand how important it is and we’re constantly working to improve it. We also realize that performance is one of the features that customers will use for comparison purposes between us and our competitors and we’re not backing down from that challenge!

Craig
CTO

]]> By: James http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-8156 James Tue, 10 Aug 2010 23:26:36 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/introducing-xero-100/#comment-8156 I wish I could test out the speed of MYOB liveaccounts. Unfortunately I could never get past the sign-up process and eventually had to give up. F.R.U.S.T.R.A.T.I.N.G. I wish I could test out the speed of MYOB liveaccounts. Unfortunately I could never get past the sign-up process and eventually had to give up. F.R.U.S.T.R.A.T.I.N.G.

]]> By: NK http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-8152 NK Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:16:49 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/introducing-xero-100/#comment-8152 Xero needs to match MYOB's LiveAccounts processing speed - the big failing of Xero is how S.L.O.W. it goes. Xero needs to match MYOB’s LiveAccounts processing speed – the big failing of Xero is how S.L.O.W. it goes.

]]> By: Benny Huon http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-8091 Benny Huon Sun, 08 Aug 2010 08:35:58 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/introducing-xero-100/#comment-8091 Hi, this looks very nice, easy to use, sign me up! Hi, this looks very nice, easy to use, sign me up!

]]> By: Aleksandr Sergeevich Melnik http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-7983 Aleksandr Sergeevich Melnik Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:23:59 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/introducing-xero-100/#comment-7983 Good sistem looks very interesting. Good sistem looks very interesting.

]]> By: Catherine Walker http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-7907 Catherine Walker Tue, 03 Aug 2010 03:41:40 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/introducing-xero-100/#comment-7907 Thanks for that burst! We really appreciate you saying so :) Thanks for that burst! We really appreciate you saying so :)

]]> By: Derri Herbert http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-7903 Derri Herbert Tue, 03 Aug 2010 03:24:26 +0000 http://blog.xero.com/2008/12/introducing-xero-100/#comment-7903 I love this programme, I LOVE IT. I love this programme, I LOVE IT.

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