7 Reasons Small Business Owners Use Checkeeper
Online check printing gives a digital update to one of the most reliable and time-tested transactional tools used by individuals, small businesses, and bookkeepers. Consider seven reasons bookkeepers and small business owners have made the switch from old-fashioned check books to online check printing and mailing through Checkeeper.
1. Cloud storage
Online, cloud-based software tools can do a lot to help small business owners who work on tight budgets and in limited-sized spaces stay organized and highly efficient. Checkeeper offers a versatile, cloud-based alternative to traditional checks. The online account registry automatically stores the details of each check created, and it can be searched according to any check field when a payment needs to be located. It can also be printed or downloaded on demand—according to any custom time frame—when you need to review spending, reconcile accounts, or share records with an accountant. Checkeeper puts an end to physical checkbooks, registries, and ledgers with online storage that is available whenever and wherever you need it.
2. Mobile and remote access
Travel where and when you need to without worrying about keeping bill payments up to date. Issue checks for rent, utilities, insurance premiums, equipment leases, subscription costs, and other necessary payments—all from the convenience of your home, office, or travel location. Checkeeper goes where you do and can be accessed any day, any time, from any device you work and travel with. When you’re away from your office or printer, authorize additional users to access the account for you, or simply order your checks to be printed and mailed for you: no physical checkbooks, registries, or ledgers to carry around.
3. Consolidated account management
Checkeeper is ideal for users who need customized business checks issued from more than one bank account, as well as users who operate multiple businesses. Change your bank, account number, and routing number on your check whenever you need to draw funds from alternate sources. Checkeeper does not touch your funds or move your money, and all account numbers appear on your check exactly as you input them, automatically formatted in the MICR-encoded font that bank computers recognize. Issuing checks for more than one business? Checkeeper offers multiple business management, all from the same login and dashboard. Add each new business separately, but access conveniently all the defaults, settings, and templates from the same Checkeeper account.
4. Efficient tracking, reporting, and exporting
Checkeeper makes searching and recording payments a simpler, more efficient process than ever before. Your online registry automatically records the details of every check created, and the registry can be searched quickly according to any check field. Need a complete list of checks issued within the month, quarter, or year? Checkeeper’s reporting features put at a user's fingertips a complete spreadsheet of check payment data within any custom time frame. Run reports on your check history when you need to close the books for the year, get an up-to-date record of check payments, research payments to specific vendors, or reconcile check records with other financial statements.
5. Branding opportunities
Take advantage of the marketing opportunity checks present by using them to reinforce your brand in the minds of everyone to whom you issue payment. Upload your original color logo to place on each check; add custom design elements and images, as well as custom check fields that streamline and expedite the bookkeeping. Design and coordinate your checks to work in tandem with your other marketing and advertising materials, and add promotional enclosures with your check mailings to market your business more effectively.
6. Priority mailing
Checkeeper offers priority mailing options that take over for users all the work of printing and mailing checks. Send any routine bill payment out within the business day using standard First-Class USPS, or opt for priority USPS mailing or a UPS Next-Day or Second Day option for more urgent payments that need tracking. Have a lot of payments to issue quickly? Upload a CSV file into the 'Import Checks' option to have Checkeeper print and mail all the checks for you: no time, resources, or supplies needed from you. Checkeeper can print and mail checks with the pay stubs or attachments you add, but if you’d rather the checks back in your own hands first, Checkeeper offers an affordable batch mailing option that prints and assembles a large quantity of checks and then mails them back to your office or home overnight for onsite disbursement.
7. Affordability
Instead of wasting money on bank-ordered checks—and then again on replacing them when they become outdated due to a change in business location or bank account info—adopt online check printing as an affordable alternative. Print as many or as few checks all month long, all for the same flat fee, and pay no additional costs for customizing templates, adding logos, authorizing multiple users, or importing checks for mailing. Still unsure about the cost benefits? Try Checkeeper for free for 14 days and then decide.