Guides for shops that take orders
Short, practical guides for print shops, laundries, tailors and other order-led shops in India.
- How to stop customer orders slipping: a checklist for small shops
Eight habits that keep orders from getting lost between the first message and the final payment, for print shops, laundries, tailors and other shops in India. - From a WhatsApp message to a paid invoice: the steps, in order
The steps from an order that arrives on WhatsApp to an invoice that is paid by UPI and recorded, with what to note at each step so nothing is lost. - How to keep track of every garment in a laundry or dry-cleaning shop
Count garments in, tag the bag, note damage, move the lot as one and check the count before it is marked ready, for laundries and dry cleaners in India. - How a tailor or boutique should keep customer measurements
Keep measurements per customer and per garment, save a new version instead of overwriting, and tie each order to the version it was cut from. - How to get print artwork approved before it goes to print
Attach artwork to the job with a version, have the customer approve that exact version, and print only the approved file, for print and signage shops in India. - How a small shop can collect pending payments without chasing
Know who owes you and for how many days, send a short reminder with the invoice and a UPI way to pay, and record every payment against the exact invoice. - How to give shop staff their jobs on their own phones
Give each person a login on their own phone that shows only their jobs and a button to say it is done, with what each plan allows. - What records your accountant needs from your shop, and how to hand them over
What to give your accountant: proper books, a trial balance that balances, the ledger and GST reports, from orders, invoices and payments kept in one place.