Xero, QuickBooks or FreeAgent for a trade business?
Which bookkeeping package fits a sole trader, a small team or a business with an accountant, what syncing from your job app really means, and why read-back matters.
Author
Carl Randall
Founder of TradeYoke. Builds the platform end to end — web, mobile and the bits in between.
Why 'works offline' is the feature you'll use most
Signal drops in basements, plant rooms and country lanes. An app that keeps working there, and syncs honestly when the signal returns, is the one you'll actually use.
Van tracking without the hardware: the app as the tracker
You do not need a box wired into the van to know where the team is. The app on the phone is the tracker, and the map shows customers, jobs, vehicles and people together.
Running two trades on one account (and why the diary doesn't care)
Plenty of trade businesses do two things: windows and gutters, gardens and fencing, solar and the electrics. One account, one diary, one customer list, one invoice run.