Thryv vs. Venmo for Business

What I have found to be the most critical for my business as a customer of Thryv is the ability to provide an invoice and accept payment with direct linking to my bank account. This has had a dramatic positive impact on my cash flow.

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I had a customer who wanted me to do his wife's birthday party. I sent him the estimate and he gave me a deposit from his Venmo account. When the party was done, he forgot to pay for a week. I reminded him with an invoice and he sent a deposit. It wasn't immediately deposited, but it [arrived the next day].

• Customer service is FANTASTIC!
• Put regularly used and needed tasks under one umbrella.
• Makes it easy to schedule and post to Social Media

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• Timely payout
• Ease of use
• Visibility at all times

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• Offer an automated rewards program for my customer based on their spending and their referrals.
• Since I use Shopify and they host me it would be nice to get a financial break for not using that part of the package.
• Maybe providing apps.

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• Take out transaction fee. They are not PayPal
• More understanding with bitcoin
• Invoicing would be a good feature

It is very easy to use and the features are great for the ones we utilize. If you have any issues at all, customer service or our sales rep is great to work with and fixes what issues I have. They are always willing to help out and to follow up to make sure you don't have any more issues.

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I find that it is very easy to use, manipulate and I've had no issues at all whenever using it for Business or even personal purposes as well. I've never received any complaints or questions on either side whenever using it as well, and have only heard others speak about it in a positive manner too.

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Although getting through to the right person may take a while, they have the ability to take over your screen and always assist with whatever you need.

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Let's say use this software because it gives a lot of benefits to the company and we no other software use do not.

PayPal has more work items for businesses. It has invoicing, time tracking, and marketing strategies. I could [use] PayPal to run my business like I do with QuickBooks. Affiliates with other business is crazy. Plus, they also carry debit and credit cards for business and personal purposes. Venmo is the little brother [of PayPal].

• Increased Social Media Presence has kept us in touch with clients
• I believe our overall package has resulted in increased web traffic. More clients are finding us through social media and web searches than any other year before.

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• Positive impact only as it’s enhanced our effectiveness.
• No negative impact.
• Simple, easy to use and well worth the $ investment.

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