Getting Started
Setting up your Job Board account
How to connect Quickbooks Online to the Job Board version
Launch jobs from Orders - Job board version
Job Board Only version Vs Pro version
Setting up your Pro account
Flagging a user as a "Sales Rep"
shopVOX Pro User Types
Forms: Editing the User Interface
How to Change Password
How Do I Create a New User?
What size should my logo be so it can appear in email PDFs?
Account Settings for your Pro account
shopVOX Work Flow - The Big Picture
Roles: How to restrict access for certain users
Protect Your Bottom Line with Terms and Conditions
Transferring data from my old system to shopVOX
POS Settings - General
Outsourced PO PDF - details your Vendors need to know
PDF Settings
How are Users Billed?
Common Questions About Users
How to import your customers and contacts from a spreadsheet
How to configure the SMTP settings for your email
User Roles and Permissions Explained
POS Settings – Sales Taxes
Five challenges to consider when setting up your Account
Adding new customers
shopVOX Pro Job board Filters
Training resources
Pricing
Create your first Pricing Template - a visual guide
What is a product?
shopVOX Pricing Templates
Building a Product: The Basics of Using Pricing Templates
Accounting sync setup
Transaction Number Sequencing
Setup Xero accounting integration
Common QB Questions
shopVOX Setup of Tax Codes for Quickbooks Canada Desktop/Online
How to Connect to Quickbooks Online using the Setup Wizard
How to Connect to Quickbooks Desktop version using the Setup Wizard
How to setup Sage Business Cloud Accounting integration
Getting started Guide
Save Time with Emailed Document Templates
Notifications: Keep your entire team up to date
shopVOX Compatibility
Top 10 flows in shopVOX for a typical shop
Introduction to ShopVOX
How to create a Sales Order
Microsoft Outlook - Two Factor Authentication
Avalara AvaTax - Sales tax setup guide
Sales
Managing Customer and Leads
Managing dates on Quotes, Sales Orders, and Invoices
How to Add a Special Note to a Customer Document ?
How Do I Group Contacts Together?
Customer Alerts & Flags
Inactive Customers Report
How Do I Group Customers Together?
Merge Customers
Adding new Contacts to Existing Customers
Set up different pricing levels for different customers
Update: Editing Existing Contacts - GDPR Compliance
What are Sales Leads?
Sales Lead or straight to Quote?
Sample Sales Lead Pipeline
What is a CRM system?
Win more business with Sales Leads
Why use Sales Leads?
Sales Leads Guide
Create Sales Leads automatically from the contact form on your website
How do I add a Quote from a Sales Lead?
Sales Order States
How to Create a New Sales Lead in shopVOX
How to Create a Quote
Sales goals - Setting up for Success!
Drive results with the Sales - Production Thermometer
Adding Shipping Charges to a Transaction
Quote Approval Email Feature: Adding Attachments
Use the Roll Up feature to combine pricing for multiple line items
Quote States
Adding Images to a Quote/Sales Order/Invoice PDF
What is the Sales Process?
Quote Review - Send Approval Email
How to use the Quick Quote Feature
What is a Sales Pipeline?
Mark invoices as Delivered, Shipped or Picked up
Quoting Screen Printed Apparel
Products & Pricing
Basic Pricing concepts
What are Pricing Types?
Create Your First Product
What is the difference between Standard, Cost+ and Product Pricing?
How do I add a product category?
Pricing Attributes
Materials - Understanding, Adding and Adjusting
Labor Rates and Machine Rates
Shipping, Setup, Finance & Miscellaneous Charges
Building a Product and understanding Pricing Templates. Watch the webinar!
Building Products using Grid Pricing
Pricing products using the Panels UI
Using Variants for different Pricing Structures
Advanced Pricing concepts
Modifying Starter Products: Remove installation and design services if they are not taxable in your area.
Setting up second side pricing for a Product
Vendor Pricing: adding to Materials
Using Logic in your Pricing Templates
How does Wastage work in shopVOX?
Job Costing - Estimated vs. Actual
Modify Material, Labor rate & Machine rate formulas within a Product
Deactivating and Deleting Products
How to make your invoice line items editable
Re-Calculating Bill Of Materials (BOM)
What's the difference between Margin, Markup %, and Markup Multiplier ?
How to adjust the bill of materials (BOM) for situational purposes
No Total PDF: How to give a customer options without totaling the whole Quote
What is the Sell/Buy Ratio?
Customizing Line Item Descriptions
Custom Fields in shopVOX
How to increase prices for your Products by a percentage
Setting up Products priced by the Square Inch
Product: Business Cards using Grid Pricing
Adding Pricing Template to a Grid Product
Problems with Grid Product - Who can I contact for help?
How to Import Grid Pricing from a Spreadsheet ?
What is the difference between range and volume discounts?
How can I give a discount for a product for a single customer?
Grid Pricing Webinar
Examples of Grid Pricing Products
Master Pricing Guide
Production Management
Job Board management
Adding your Job Board to your TV
Why create jobs and use the job board?
How to Generate a Completed Jobs Report
A guide to the Job Board
Job Board - Different Views
Change default job view
Full screen Job Board
Making Job Board Line Items More Unique
How and when to use Create Combined Jobs
Workflow templates
Proofing
How to upload a proof to your job ?
How do I send Multiple versions as options to the customer to choose from?
How do I send several proofs for the different items on my transaction?
Does shopVOX support multiple page proofs?
Get artwork approved faster with Online Proofing
Scheduler
Managing your schedule with the Shop Calendar and Shop Scheduler
Shop Calendar and Shop Scheduler: Overview - is it right for my shop?
Will changes made on an Invoice or Sales Order Line item be updated to the Work Order details?
Is Inventory for Me?
How Do I Require a Payment before a Job can be started?
Using Create Combined Job to group line items for production
What are Projects?
Material Requisitions
Accounting and Reporting
QuickBooks Online
How to export customer data from QuickBooks Online
Quickbooks Online: Common Sync Errors
Automatic Sales Tax Rates and QuickBooks Online
How to Sync to Quickbooks Online
ACH Payment
QuickBooks Desktop
How to export customers & contacts from Quickbooks Desktop?
Quickbooks Desktop: Common Sync Errors
How to Sync to Quickbooks Desktop
Xero
Reports
How to send invoice statements to customers with the Collections report
Daily Sales and Payments report
Daily Activity Report
How to create progress invoices ?
Sales Tax Groups and Combined Tax Rates
MYOB Export & Sage 50 Export
How to refund credit card transactions processed via shopVOX & Authorize.net
Square Payment Integration
Prevent QuickBooks sync errors by excluding special characters and limits
Take in-store credit card payments with a USB credit card swiper
Sales Commission
Line item Taxable / Non-Taxable logic - Video
How Do Credit Memos and Refunds Work in shopVOX?
Differences between USA QuickBooks Online and Non-USA QuickBooks Online
Accounting wins! Strategies for using shopVOX for business growth.
Creating & sending Statements in shopVOX
Sales Tax Rates
Industry Specific Content
Sign Industry
How to Price Vinyl Printing
How to Price Banners
How to Price Banner Stands
Pricing Scenarios: Banners
Product: Yard Signs using Grid Pricing
How to Price Vehicle Wraps
Apparel Industry
Promotional Items: adding Labor cost & Base Product cost to Purchase Orders
Adding your own Variants for Embroidery and Screen Printing
How do I stop the price for my apparel from recalculating when I update the quote or sales order?
How do I add customer supplied garments to a quote or sales order?
Blank Apparel - Integrated Supplier Catalogs
Adding Promotional Products to your Quotes and Sales Orders
Dynamic Size Selection on Apparel UI
Apparel UI - Catalog Pricing Flag
How to add Screen Printed Apparel to Quotes and Sales Orders ?
How to price Screen Printing
How to customize the standard Screen Printing locations
How do I quote multiple options or quantities of shirts or hats?
How to price Screen Printing - case study
How do I add apparel styles that aren't listed in the integrated catalogs?
Importing custom catalogs for apparel from other suppliers
How do I see a detailed breakdown of cost and price of apparel?
How do add additional apparel styles or colors to a quote or sales order?
Apparel Decoration Order Guide
Master Guide to Apparel Decoration
MSRP Catalog pricing - setting a Fixed price for Apparel items
SanMar apparel catalog integration
Automation & Integrations
Shipping
UPS Shipping Integration - Access Keys
FedEx Shipping Integration
Creating a shipment
Shipping Profiles
APIs
shopVOX API
How does an API work?
What is JSON?
Where can my get my shopVOX API credentials?
What is an API?
Can the shopVOX API accept tracking numbers on shipped orders?
Does shopVOX do custom development?
Setting up the Gmail and Outlook Email Integrations with @mail feature
Master Guide to Automation & Integration
How to update your current contact form integration to include uploaded files
What are some popular advantages when using Zapier?
How to add form submissions as Sales Leads in shopVOX
How to send Shopify orders to Sales Orders in shopVOX
shopVOX Go!
How to add Third party Shipping account to a Customer ?
I'm having an issue with the shopVOX APIs. Who do I contact?
How do I build my own custom integration?
Does shopVOX integrate with Salesforce?
Does shopVOX integrate with Microsoft Project?
How Purchase orders work in shopVOX
Setting up Mailchimp integration
Customize your account with Add-on Features
Scheduled Actions - What are they and what can I do with them
API/WebHooks integration feature
Setting up Constant Contact integration
FAQs
shopVOX specific terms
What happens when a Job is completed?
QuickBooks - Classes
Key terms explained
Divisions Add-On
Uploading vs Linking Assets
Why doesn't Material have Volume Discount, only Range Discount?
What does Capacity in Minutes mean?
Common questions
Why can't I print the PDF documents directly, instead of downloading?
How can I print invoices to mail to my customers?
I can't use my email address? shopVOX says email has already been taken.
How do I re-activate the disabled user?
How can I send a quote and a proof together in one email to my customer?
Where do jobs "fit" in the order process in ShopVOX?
What is the Admin checkbox for when creating a new user?
How to Set Up and Use the Inventory Feature
How can I change the workflow template for a job?
How Can I Upload an Image of a Product on a Job Line Item?
Customers- Credit Limits, Stop Supply & Disable
What Does "Group" Mean When Creating a New Customer?
New to Quickbooks While Using ShopVOX
How to increase Database size ?
Hex Color file to match PMS color chart
Can customers download uploaded proofs?
How do I update contact info?
How can I raise a PRO-FORMA or DOWN-PAYMENT Invoice?
How do I add new products?
Can we chat internally with other users?
How to enable login only from static IP address
How can I delete a job?
Who should be assigned the Customer Review step in online proofing?
Opening PDFs directly in your browser
How to hide the thumbnail image in proof emails
What does the number next to workflow steps mean?
Bulk deleting customers
Optimization tips for the Job board
Errors and Troubleshooting
How do I remove / delete materials, material types, or material categories?
When I convert a quote to a work order, does the name of the order and the line item description carry forward or do I have to rewrite?
shopVOX Chat Feature not working on Firefox Browser
How to clear history from Chrome browser?
Flags to control what prints on customer facing vs internal PDFs
Keep Important Documents Handy with Account Level Assets
How to round your pricing to 2 decimals or 4 decimals
ERROR - Property: amount_in_cents, reason: greater than payment balance.
Control custom line items
Existing Approved Proofs for ReOrders
Advanced Search & Filters
How do I cancel my account?
Powerful Global Search in shopVOX
How can I setup a minimum order amount?
How to optimize your browser for shopVOX
Unable to change the Customer on Order ?
Asset Images and using Image Notes
What is our IP address for the mail server ?
Custom PDF in shopVOX
shopVOX Job Board version
eCommerce
Taking Payments in ShopVOX - what your customers will see
Setup a private storefront for your clients to place orders with a cPortal
How do I enable the free cPortal for a customer?
What is the difference between the Paid and Free versions of cPortal?
Online Ordering Account settings for cPortals & Shopping Cart
How is online payment processing set up?
Webstore & Shopping Cart Examples from shopVOX Users
Webstores for your customers - What are they? and... How to setup!
How to setup Products for a given customer to be able to order from cPortal?
White Label setup instructions
Steps to setup custom URL for paid cPortal
Setting up a Shopping Cart to sell online
What will my customers see on their cPortal?
Webstore vs Shopping Cart
How to create a Discount Code in the eCommerce feature
- All Categories
- Getting Started
- Save Time with Emailed Document Templates
Save Time with Emailed Document Templates
Do you find yourself typing the same information over and over when communicating with your clients? Maybe each employee sends their emails - leaving you without any consistency in the messages your clients see?
Emailed Document Templates within shopVOX allow you to save time and make sure your team members more efficient.
Instead of copy / paste - just select a template, personalize it for the client, and fire away.
How do I use the templates?
Do you have GSuite or Outlook 365?
These templates also work with our @Mail feature - which allows you to send and receive email from your GSuite or Outlook365 account without ever leaving shopVOX. Learn more about our @Mail feature here.
This is great for:
- cold emails to potential clients
- follow up on quote requests and contact form submissions
- followups asking for feedback, referrals, and testimonials (here's a good article from the blog about how to get these)
Current List of Contextual Content Items
In the Subject box, you can fill in any static text and some context sensitive tags as listed below. Use the following tags when you want to insert the contextual content.
{{txn_name}}
{{txn_number}}
{{customer_name}}
{{contact_first_name}}
In the Content box, you can fill in any static text and also some context sensitive tags as listed below. example... who ever is the "Primary Contact" on that transaction or the person who is sending the email and their signature etc.,
{{contact_name}}
{{contact_first_name}} For more informal Greetings, use this for just the First name.
{{sender_name}}
{{sender_contact}}
{{file_upload_url}}
{{file_upload_url_with_order}}
{{{user_signature}}}
{{shipping_method}}
{{shipping_tracking}}
{{txn_number}}
{{invoice_due_date}}
Samples to Get You Started
Quote
Hi {{contact_name}}
I’m sure you hear this all the time but - you’re awesome!
We’re all very excited to start working on this for you.
Our team has poured over all the info you’ve given us and hand-crafted this quote specifically for your project.
Next Steps
- To get this project started - reply back to this email with a simple “I approve. Let’s proceed.” or some witty/funny version of that :)
- We require a 50% deposit on all orders. Once you approve the quote, we’ll send you an order confirmation and a link where you can pay with a credit card.
- Then our top-notch design team will take over. They’ll send you a custom proof of your design within 2 days time. You’ll approve it or work with them to make changes until your 110% happy.
- Once your design is approved, we’ll begin production on your order - updating you along the way.
Question?
I love questions. How can I help? Just hit reply and let me know. Or give me a call at XXX.XXX.XXXX
Thanks {{{usersignature}}}
Quote Reminder
Hi {{contact_name}} –
I thought I’d reach out to see if you are ready to move forward with your project and if you have any questions or concerns regarding the quote that was sent earlier this week.
I can imagine that you are extremely busy, so I’ll keep this short and sweet.
If you are ready to proceed, simply reply to this email with a quick approval and we will get the ball rolling. If you need more time, that’s no problem. We are here for you, anytime! Just let me know what we can do to help.
Thanks!
{{{user_signature}}}
Proof
Hi {{contact_name}} –
I hope you’re having a nice day.
Your proof is ready for your review! To access your proof, click the “View” link below. Carefully check all the details on your proof and if the layout is to your approval, simply click the green “Approve” button and we can proceed with production.
If the proof needs some changes, you can request a revision by typing in the changes you’d like to make and clicking on the red “Make Changes” button. Our designer will get those changes made and a revised proof will be sent right over.
Feel free to contact me at any time if you have any questions.
Thank you!
{{{user_signature}}}
Proof Reminder
Hi {{contact_name}} –
Just a quick reminder, your project is currently in our pre-production queue awaiting your approval. I wanted to check in with you to see if you had a chance to review the proof that I sent earlier this week.
Do you have any questions or is there anything I can do to help with this part of the process?
I’ve attached the proof here for your convenience. Let me know if this is ready for production or if you’d like to see any changes.
Cheers!
{{{user_signature}}}
Sales Order Confirmation
Hi {{contact_name}} –
I want to start by saying THANK YOU for your order!
It is always a pleasure for us to work with customers like yourself and we know that you can choose anyone to work with. So, we are very grateful for your business and are very excited to work on your project.
Attached is a copy of your Sales Order for your records. Your order is confirmed, but before we can begin working on it we require a 50% deposit. You can pay the deposit online with a credit card simply by click the link below. You can also send a check or call with your credit card info (888)888-8888.
We are here to help you at any time, so please reach out to us if you need anything.
Thank you!
{{{user_signature}}}
Payment Reminder
Hello {{contact_name}} –
Just checking in on the invoice we sent last month.
It appears that your account shows an open balance in the amount of $__.__. Attached is a copy of the invoice. Kindly submit payment at your earliest convenience by calling (888)888-8888 or clicking the link to pay online with a credit card, or by sending a check.
If your payment is in transit, let us know and we’ll keep an eye out for it.
We appreciate your business and look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you!
{{{user_signature}}}
Deposit Payment Receipt
Hi {{contact_name}} –
Your payment has been received. Attached is a copy of your receipt and paid invoice for your records. Thank you for your payment!
Your project is ready to move on to the next stage in our process, which is proofing. You will soon receive an email with your proof for your approval. Once your proof is approved, we will start production and update you with an estimated time line for completion.
Feel free to contact me at any time if you have any questions. We are always here to assist!
Cheers!
{{{user_signature}}}
Invoice
Hello {{contact_name}} –
Every good thing must come to an end.
We were thrilled that we could help you with your project, and hope that you are 110% satisfied with your experience and the final results.
Attached is a copy of your final invoice showing your balance due. Please submit payment at your earliest convenience by clicking on the payment link to pay online with a credit card, or by calling our office and we would gladly help you over the phone with a credit card payment.
Thank you for your business and we look forward to working with you again soon.
Thanks!
{{{user_signature}}}
Statement of Invoices
Hi {{contact_name}} –
It is so good to hear from you!
Attached is a copy of your invoice statement that you requested. Please let me know if there is anything else I can do for you, I’m happy to help!
Thanks!
{{{user_signature}}}
Asking for Feedback
Hi {{contact_first_name}} -
Just wanted to follow up and make sure you were 110% satisfied with your order.
Were you satisfied with everything?
Would love to hear your feedback - even if it's just one line.
Thanks, {{{user_signature}}}
Asking for a Referral
{{contact_first_name}} - really glad you like the XXXXXX. We really enjoyed working on this project with you.
As you may know, we’re a small shop and we get most of our business through referrals. Referrals allow us to work really hard to deliver 110% to our customers.
Since your happy with the job, I'd like to ask you to introduce us to others like yourself.
We primarily serve small businesses - so it could be a friend who runs a business, one of your vendors, maybe your neighbor.
We take special care of all referrals. We give you 20% of your next order. We also give them 20% of their first order.
Who are one or two people you think we could help?
I appreciate you.
Thanks, {{{user_signature}}}
Asking for a Testimonial
{{contact_first_name}} – We’re glad you like your shirt! We really enjoyed working on this project with you.
Would you be willing to let us feature your shirts in our portfolio with a testimonial from you?
We’d be happy to promote your business and provide a link back to your website.
Would the testimonial below be alright to use?
Testimonial: "When I needed XXXXX, the guys at XXXXX had my back. After a bad experience with my last printer, I was skeptical. But I told them what I needed and they had a proof to me within 24 hours. I love the design they created. I received XXXXX within a week and was impressed with the quality of the printing. I'd definitely recommend XXXXX for anything you need.
Thanks, {{{user_signature}}}