HoneyBook Reviews

Managing clients with HoneyBook is relatively easy, as the platform offers several ways to store customers’ information and communicate with them effortlessly. For instance, creating a project opens a dedicated space for each client, where users can send emails, upload documents and photos, check payments, and more. Sharing the project’s link with customers gives them access to all project stages and allows them to schedule meetings and make payments. In turn, this helps streamline the relationship between businesses and customers. By cutting out the back and forth with numerous emails, text messages, and phone calls, the software helps users create an air of professionalism in their company.

The time tracker tool is valuable for adding how many hours were dedicated to each project and, consequently, knowing how much to charge. Also, the option of scheduling meetings through the platform is worth praising. It’s an effective and time-saving solution for business owners to keep an organized agenda and for their clients to choose a time that suits them. When scheduling a session, it’s possible to customize the details such as type (phone call, in-person, video), title, time zone, and duration. Plus, there are over 80 types of customizable templates, including proposals, contracts, questionnaires, brochures, and others. Contracts can even be signed through the software, proving that HoneyBook is indeed an all-in-one platform. Finally, it should be noted that users can add unlimited team members to their accounts and assign them the appropriate permissions based on their roles.

HoneyBook offers a huge variety of features that streamline the sales pipeline, which is displayed in the projects tab. Divided into stages, the pipeline is updated whenever proposals are sent, contracts are signed, or payments are made. Regarding online payments, a fraud team monitors the transactions, and all major credit, debit, and bank transfers are accepted. Additionally, automatic payment reminders can be set.

It’s worth mentioning that the platform offers handy tools for creating formal proposals. These can include not only the details of the services to be provided, but also contracts and invoices. Moreover, although HoneyBook already provides convenient pre-set stages of the sales process, not every business and client are the same. So, it’s excellent that the project pipeline can be customized to fit the specific needs of each project. Users can add up to ten custom stages and easily rearrange them through drag-and-drop.

Although HoneyBook lacks built-in social media management, it offers useful marketing-related resources. For instance, many workflow automations can be set, such as creating tasks and sending emails, files, and follow-ups to clients. Users can also trigger actions based on client behavior. For example, the software can be set to automatically send an invoice whenever a contract is signed. It’s also possible to customize the contact form with your brand colors and embed it into your website. Those who don’t own a website can still share a direct link to the contact form via email, social media, or other communication apps.

Reports are essential for managers to understand their financial performance and interaction with clients. HoneyBook's reports page displays overviews of leads, bookings, and financial analytics in an organized way. The p rojects section shows data for projects within a specified time frame, including collected and outstanding payments and the total value of bookings. Having this data organized by time frame is helpful, as users can evaluate whether or not the strategies adopted during a certain period worked.

The last section gives data from specific periods, including information like the number of booked projects, total tax based on all payments made during the period chosen, and success rate. All this data is relevant for making informed financial decisions and identifying unsuccessful areas to develop strategies to improve the business. Finally, it’s handy that all projects and leads reports, along with annual and monthly analytics, can be downloaded in CSV files.

HoneyBook is fully available as an online platform for all types of browsers. There are also user-friendly and easy to navigate apps for Android and iOS devices. Most features like creating projects, responding to inquiries, and keeping up with the pipeline stages run as smoothly as the web app. Unfortunately, some advanced tools, such as bookkeeping, automation, and contact forms, can’t be accessed from mobile devices. It’s also disappointing that a mobile apps aren’t available for clients. Still, the online platform is mobile-optimized, so your clients can still access their project workspace on the go.

HoneyBook's efforts to keep everything as simple as possible are also reflected in its pricing structure. There are only two plans available: Unlimited Monthly and Unlimited Annual. The former costs $39 per month, while the latter’s price is $32.5  per month, equating to a 17% discount. Both plans offer identical conditions, including access to all features and unlimited transactions and number of users. It’s important to mention that the fees for online payments processed through the platform start at 2.9% plus $0.25 for card payments or 1.5% for bank transfers.

The service can also be fully tested for free for seven days, where you don’t even need to share your credit card details. If you decide to stick to the platform after the free trial, you can pay for one of the plans using Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. The company offers a 60-day money-back guarantee, which shows how dedicated HoneyBook is to providing users with a way to thoroughly try the service risk free.

However, what makes HoneyBook's customer support unique is its training sessions, with live webinars that cover basic and advanced tools. The sessions run once or twice a week, making it easier for users to find one that fits their schedule. Moreover, the company has a strong presence on social media. On its Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages, HoneyBook shares insightful blog articles with details about its useful features, as well as tips to improve sales and customer relationships.

The projects pipeline clearly displays every step of the sales process, from leads capture to final payment. In addition to this, the workflow automations, customizable templates, and ability to charge clients directly from the platform are time-saving advantages of this software. Moreover, integration with leading communication platforms, unlimited users, and superb customer service make HoneyBook an impressive CRM application.

Prices are fairly reasonable, especially considering all the features and tools provided and unlimited users support. Plus, with the 7-day free trial and the 60-day money-back guarantee, you can always test the service before fully committing to it.