Indema and MyDoma: Top Project Management Software Programs for Interior Designers
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Two of the most popular project management software programs reached out to me and asked if I’d send you updated information on their programs. They are listening to YOU! And since I want you to be in the know below are the updates!
Indema and MyDoma want to offer the best service possible and are proactively getting word out about their platforms, changes, what’s new, what’s coming soon, etc.
Indema
Indema states that they are the only tool your interior design firm needs. This cloud-based platform offers task management, time trackers and project reports to stay on top of your business performance. On the other hand, Indema covers your needs for contact management and contracts. Use the project or task templates and create vision boards with their clipper tool, keeping products organized and easily shareable with clients and vendors. Not only can you automate emails and billing for greater efficiency, but also social media posts, which is a feature that many other platforms do not include. However, similar to some others, Indema is designed to sync with QuickBooks for your accounting needs.
Pricing:
Single $35/month or $385 annually
Group $55/month or $550 annually
Hub $75/month or $675 annually
Try it: Free 15-day trial. www.indema.co
New Features: (as of April 27, 2022)
Email automation! You can now send out e-mail automation campaigns to leads and clients.
New product review facelift where you can now show detailed information on the image popup, and choose what to show the client. Project-specific.
You can now group items in estimates and invoices and show grouped item to clients.
Added new certified partner program. (indema.co/partnership)
In at Indema - A brand new community for designers. Coming End of May! Apply by going to indema.co/whose-in
Added combine option on time-log invoices.
New Improvements Initiated:
New support portal: $ Support.indema.co$ with updated articles.
Updated billing page to show all billing and add-ons, as well as billing details in one page.
Updated the sign-up flow (for new folks!), where its a single page sign-up process.
You can now delete uploaded images from the visionboard.
We've completely re-vamped our settings section to add notes, adjust some settings, and added more notification options for you.
Added "QTY" column to products section
Added "Spec #" column to products section.
Improved performance by paginating products section so that it loads quicker.
Made an adjustment to time-log invoices where it will no longer auto-bulk time logs into one. You can still do this by combining them and showing combined version to the client.
Upcoming + Status:
Adding new columns to the product section so you can manage the product even more. (Adding tracking, expediting, CFA approval date, PO sent date which will auto-generate, RFQ sent date which will also auto-populate, Ordered date, Quote received date, Lead time with a dropdown and pre-made date range of RTS, 1-3 weeks, 4-6 weeks, 6-12 weeks, and 12+ weeks, Status where you can create custom status for items, approved/declined which will auto-populate if client approved/declined and also be manual in case client verbally approved, and lastly a flag column where you can flag an item for follow up.
A new set of 12 filtering options for the above to where you can show all products that don't have a quote date, or show products that are ordered, etc.
Currently Working On:
XERO integration (No ETA, as we are running into conflicts with QBO)
New File manager and project files User Interface. (NO ETA)
inbound and outbound email capabilities with automation. (DELAYED TO JUNE)
Specifications Module (DELAYED TO MAY)
Integrately connection. API to connect other apps. (NO ETA)
Noteworthy:
We have fully retired the "Payroll" section that generated pay statements.
Until the next update, TaTa and hope you all stay safe, healthy and enjoy your week!!
Indema is transparent and keeps everyone up to date on what’s working, bugs that are being fixed and what’s coming soon. You can see more here. https://feedback.indema.co/
MyDoma
MyDoma is a great organizational tool for your interior design projects. Many designers love the systems and processes and creating automations so that your business runs more smoothly, and MyDoma helps with this. The MyDoma platform helps with the onboarding process, a place to keep project info (e.g. space info, before images, measurements, inspiration images), and a place to collaborate with your clients. By using MyDoma, you are creating an online design studio/project binder to collaborate with your clients. You can have new clients sign contracts, fill out an onboarding questionnaire, and send initial payment all within the program. It’s a great option if you do e-design or offer smaller design packages.
This software is limited if you run a full-service interior design firm. For accounting, you can integrate MyDoma with QuickBooks, among other tools, but that means double entry for products and adding QuickBooks monthly fees to your total cost.
Pricing:
Solo $59/month or $599 annually
Team $79/month or $799 annually
Agency $129/month $1299 annually
Try it: Free 15-day trial. www.mydomastudio.com
New Features: (as of May 18, 2022)
MyDoma NEXT
It’s no secret that the interior design business landscape has changed.
Client expectations and demands have grown and clients want information at their fingertips. Many designers struggle with keeping up and, as a result, remain in a very reactive place versus a proactive one. However, being reactive all the time is the fastest way to burn out.
Due to these growing demands, technology is no longer a nice-to-have… it’s a must-have. The old way of doing business with a pen and pencil or with clunky Excel spreadsheets, that you need to manually update, won’t cut it. Your clients want a platform they can access to get the information they want when they want it.
We’ve talked to hundreds and hundreds of designers over the years and we rebuilt our beloved MyDoma Studio platform to meet the demands of the market. We’ve improved core features to fundamentally change how you work today but also into the future.
And, that is what we’re launching today… MyDoma NEXT.
While this first set of features is only the beginning, we think you’re going to find MyDoma NEXT to be intuitive and beautifully aligned to your business. It’s a fresh and modern user experience but it’s also familiar. Existing users will recognize the core features but will appreciate how they come together in a much more harmonious way.
With all that said, we’d love to introduce you to MyDoma NEXT and highlight some of the new and improved features that we think you’ll adore.
With MyDoma NEXT, you’ll get a full suite of time-saving tools so you can perfect your process and spend less time managing and more time designing.
Here is just a shortlist of the activities that you can manage inside of your projects:
Appointments
Files and media
Notes
Contract sign-offs
Proposals
Budgets
Questionnaires
And more…
The nice thing about MyDoma NEXT is that there are so many more customization options for your projects. Not only can you change the color scheme (hello, fresh look and feel!) but you can also turn on or off project features to reduce visual clutter and only show what you need.
Speaking of customizations, you can also create custom statuses that best reflect your workflow and visually move clients through the design process.
We also heard you say that you needed to save even more time on the administrative side of your business so we created project templates. With MyDoma NEXT you can replicate projects with templates to create new projects that reflect your workflow in seconds.
Learn more about our project management features.
xx, Danae