CPA Practice Advisor

JUL 2016

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July 2016 • www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com 9 WEBSITE BUILDERS Reviews BEST FIT Website Relief is well suited for accounting firms of all sizes that currently utilize Accountants World's Power Practice Suite of applications. e product can be used as a stand-alone product as well. PRODUCT STRENGTHS • E xcel lent i nteg rat ion w it h AccountantsWorld Power Prac- tice Suite • Users can create an unlimited number of web pages • Cont a i n s i nteg rated blog capability • Offers excellent marketing and SEO tools POTENTIAL LIMITATIONS • Product does not have an inte- grated ta x-preparation system available SUMMARY & PRICING An excellent solution for those using AccountantsWorld applica- tions, Website Relief is currently priced at $595 per year, if paid annually. Monthly pricing is also available at $59 per month. e product also offers a money-back guarantee if the subscription is cancelled within the first 30 days of service. www.accountantsworld.com Accounting BEST FIT e product is well suited for small to mid-sized accounting firms that currently or plan to utilize Wolters Kluwer products. An additional benefit is the use of the CCH Axcess Portal, which can be embedded into any Wolters Kluwer website for cli- ent file sharing. PRODUCT STRENGTHS • Offers an excellent selection of accounting and tax related tools and articles for clients • Product is easily customizable and offers a good selection of styles and templates • Quick product setup allows a website to be created and live quickly • Offers solid integration w ith other CCH A xcess products to extend product functionality POTENTIAL LIMITATIONS • Product does not offer blogging capability SUMMARY & PRICING CCH Site Builder is an excellent choice for small to mid-sized accounting firms. Available as a stand-alone product, users already or planning to use other Wolters Kluwer products will reap addi- tional benefits. CCH Site Builder is available in both basic and standard editions, with users able to subscribe to additional services such as CCH eContent at an additional cost. CCH Site Builder starts at $785 annually. www.cchwebsites.com BEST FIT CPAsites is well suited for accounting firms of any size that desire a built-from- scratch design that is managed offsite. PRODUCT STRENGTHS • Ever y website is custom designed; with no two sites alike • e product is scalable, with 4 sub- scription levels available • A ll website articles are wrien by CPAs POTENTIAL WEAKNESSES • Website changes can only be made by CPAsites SUMMARY & PRICING Mentioned earlier, CPAsites is available in four versions. e Platinum level provides complete website management services, is available for $150 per month. e Gold level subscription is $85 per month, the Silver level is $50 per month, and the bronze level is $300 per year. With flexible subscription options, and a custom design, CPAsites is an excellent solution for the firm that wants to stand out from the crowd at a reasonable price. CPAsites.com BEST FIT Build Your Firm offers custom designed websites exclusively for accounting firms. A complete marketing program for accountants and CPAs, Build Your Firm is well suited to firms of any size. PRODUCT STRENGTHS • Website creation is par t of the marketing program offered by Build Your Firm that accountants can take advantage of • A custom newsleer option allows firms to send different newsleers to different clients • Product offers a secure file-sharing option • A n online payment processing portal is available POTENTIAL LIMITATIONS • Additional services can be costly SUMMARY & PRICING Build Your Website is available in three different plans: Premier, Niche, and Custom. e Premier version does not have a setup fee, but the Niche version has a one-time setup fee, as does the Custom site. Both the Niche and the Custom websites feature custom slider images, and the Custom version offers firm branding and up to 35 pages of content. Each plan is available in either Professional or Platinum hosting levels. e Professional hosting is priced at $83.33 monthly, and the Platinum ver- sion is $99.95 per month. Build Your Firm offers professional CPAs and accountants a complete platform of related marketing tools designed to increase clients and revenues, with Build Your Firm Website only one component of the package. Build Your Firm offers a Free Info Kit as well as a 60 day free trial for their website product. Websites.buildyourfirm.com AccountantsWorld Website Relief CCH Site Builder - Wolters Kluwer Tax and CPAsites.com Build Your Firm Accounting Website Packages Read the full review and see expanded ratings for this product online at: www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com/12225635 Read the full review and see expanded ratings for this product online at: www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com/12225640 Read the full review and see expanded ratings for this product online at: www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com/12225640 Read the full review and see expanded ratings for this product online at: www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com/12225638 4.75 4.75 2016 OVERALL RATING 2016 OVERALL RATING

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