Shutter Magazine Editor's Pick Video

Back in July we posted about StudioCloud be selected as an Editor's Pick for Shutter magazine.  You can read that post at http://blog.studiocloud.com/2013/07/studiocloud-selected-as-editors-pick.html  But now we bring you the brief video review that Shutter magazine did on StudioCloud.

You can view the video on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmoZ39Ite2A

Fall Special (Save Over $350 Per Year)

StudioCloud is offering a limited time only, fall special promotion where you can get the EmployeeBoost, CloudAlerts, CloudForms, CloudProofing, and CloudBooking for only $60 per month. That's a savings of over $350 per year off of our regular pricing.

Act now and lock in your special pricing. This offer ends on Dec 31st, 2013.

To redeem this promotion please go to the following link and enter the promotion code of special101

https://studiocloud.com/register.html

* Please note that this offer is only available for new paying customers.

New AutoPay Feature

In the latest StudioCloud update, version 3.1.197, our team has released the latest integration feature with Merchant Warehouse called StudioCloud AutoPay.  This is available to any StudioCloud accounts that have a Merchant Warehouse account setup in StudioCloud.  This feature allows you to set a default credit card for your clients and then to have StudioCloud automatically process payments due on the payment due deadline.

We have put together a support article to help you get started with this new feature which is available here: http://app1.studiocloud.com/support/index.php?/article/AA-00676/0/

When StudioCloud AutoPay processes a payment your clients will receive a message.  Currently this message is not customizable.  It will contain the subject line "Your Payment To YOUR_BUSINESS_NAME" and a simple message of "A payment of $AMOUNT was successfully processed for invoice #INVOICE_NUMBER for CLIENT NAME on DATE"

You will also receive an email containing a summary of all of the payments that were processed each day.  It will contain a similar message for each payment but the text could be different if the payment was declined.

Also, if the payment is successful then StudioCloud will automatically convert the Payment Due to a Payment and transfer it to Bookkeeping.

New Routing Features

StudioCloud has recently released new routing features which are available in the latest major release. The new features let you do the following:

• Map the driving directions for multiple clients at once
• Map the driving directions for multiple on location appointments at once
• Map the driving directions for multiple invoices at once

To learn how to use the new feature go to the following link. Map Route Tutorial

StudioCloud Selected As Editors Pick

StudioCloud is pleased to announce that it has been selected by Shutter magazine as the Editor's Pick for Studio Management Software. Sign up for Shutter magazine to view the free magazine as well as video on StudioCloud.

StudioCloud Wins Hot One Award Again

StudioCloud is proud to announce that the PPA's Professional Photographer magazine has selected StudioCloud as the winner of its coveted 2013 Hot One Award for Best Studio Management Software and for Best Studio Management Mobile App. This will be the second year in a row that StudioCloud has won the Hot One Award for Best Studio Management Software category and the first year it has won the Best Studio Management Mobile App category.

CloudForms In Open Beta

NOTE: The CloudForms has completed the open beta and customers can now subscribe to it.

StudioCloud is excited to announce that CloudForms is now in open beta for all StudioCloud users to use.

CloudForms includes the ability to create online questionnaires and/or customized website contact us forms. In addition, CloudForms also includes the ability to have contracts that are generated in StudioCloud to be esigned by a customer over email. The forms and contracts are also compatible with iPhones,  iPads, Android phones and tablets.

Here is an example of a wedding questionnaire
http://cloudforms.co/?scid=UIMNY0QK8H7LL6UF&fid=255

Here is an example of a contact us sample
http://cloudforms.co/?scid=UIMNY0QK8H7LL6UF&fid=256

Both of the above samples are included in the samples tab in the form manager. They are both customizable as well.

Here are the instructions on how create a questionnaire.
http://app1.studiocloud.com/support/index.php?/article/AA-00665/177/

Here are the instructions on how to have a contract esigned.
http://app1.studiocloud.com/support/index.php?/article/AA-00666/177/

Additional written and video tutorials will be available in the near future. In addition, the ability to embed a questionnaire / contact us form in a website will be available in the next minor release.