 Frequently
Asked Software Questions |
Note: If you are already an Archer Artist Business Software Customer,
please visit our USER FAQs pages. |
Simply click on a question to be taken to the answer
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| Q: does archer artist work on a mac
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A: Yes, it certainly does. With the help of Parallel Software,
Archer Artist works as well as on its own native pc. |
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| Q: what are the major features of
your software? |
A: Wow! Archer Artist has so many incredible features it is really
too hard to try and list them all, but here goes:
- Inventory Control
- Multiple mediums - sculpture, pottery, gifts, fine art,
prints, antiques
- Limited Editions - Complete inventory cataloguing of multiple
editions, including numbered and unnumbered editions, and
all information common to editions sold or produced
- Art Locations - studio, gallery, home, framer, .
- Costs, Retail prices, Wholesale prices, web prices
- Digital Images - Store and display multiple images of each
work with its record
- Power Search - filter by selecting criteria.
- Create wall cards
- Create information/ tear sheets for each of your artwork
- Organize artwork and track value for insurance purposes
- Add your artist bio with image
- Keep track of your Consignment information
- Keep track of offers to clients / galleries
- Set custom codes for automatic inventory numbering
- Customer Management
- More than just "Names and Addresses" Keep track
of contacts: dealers, galleries, customers, collectors, framers,
etc. Even if each contact has many different addresses — home,
and office, for example
- Tastes
- Purchase and Payment Histories
- Cross Linked automatically to inventory and sales
- Email Broadcasting
- Create contact 'action reminders'
- Print mailing labels based on any combination of contact
criteria
- Send emails based on any combination of contact criteria
- great as a sales tool!
- Track client/gallery balances
- Point of Sale
- Automatic relation between inventory, client info, payments.
- Easily find piece already in inventory using Power Search
- "Quick Sale" features for items not in inventory
- Multiple payment options including gift certificates, travelers
checks, credit cards, layaways and installments
- Supports POS hardware such as barcode scanners, mag stripe
readers, cash drawers and receipt printers.
- Keep track of shipping details and generate shipping documents
- Print invoices/receipts/statements
- Give multiple discounts on one invoice and calculate the
total sale
- Reports
- View and print inventory, sales, and contact information
in a variety of report formats
- Create a custom consignment agreement
- Create price lists
- Web Integration to ArcherArtist.com and your own .com
website
- Automated connection between "local" database
and "online" database used for your dynamic web
site
- Allows very easy control of web content directly from your
computer - without learning HTML or FTP
- Ensures that your web site remains up-to-date
- Email titles and pictures to contacts and galleries.
- Add your show dates and gallery appearances
- Add your artist bio with image
- Upload your unlimited inventory to Archer Artist.com for
FREE
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| Q:
what are the benefits of your software for an artist? |
A: Archer Artist Business Software offers the ARTIST
benefits in both their studio and office procedures such as:
- Cleaner Professional presentation
- More accurate POS information
- Access to"standard" reports
- Faster processing of "boring" paperwork tasks
- Security
- Cleaner presentation
- Customizable layouts on printed Invoices, Statements
- No more "sticky notes" relating to customer promises
- "Don't ship till Sept 5 th "
- No more outdated "inventory sheets"
- Client details (names, addresses) are confirmed by the client
at time of sale
- Less likely to sell the "wrong piece" during the transaction
- Tax, Sale, and Discount calculations done by computer - fewer
user errors
- Invoices and sales data can be recalled years after the event
- Inventory reports - By Artist, Gallery, Location, Price - etc
- Sales Reports - Sales, Items sold, Receipts, Outstanding amounts
- Hundreds of other reports included
- Additonal internet exposure on ArcherArtist.com
- Your website constantly up to date, don't lose a sale through
an out of date website
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| Q: does archer artist work on a mac
? |
| A: Yes, it certainly does. With the help of Parallel Software, Archer
Artist works as well as on its own native the pc. |
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