Alarm Billing
Electronic Billing & Payment: “Nice to Have” No Longer
“Must Have”: Electronic Billing & Payments According to a 2020 study by National Automated Clearing House Association —the trade organization for the ACH payments industry—respondents cited COVID-19 as a “trigger event for moving customers to a more digital experience.” In other words, having paper-free and touch-free billing and electronic billing options is now a must…
Read MoreSoftware For Alarm Companies: Little Differences Matter!
A question for our security dealer friends–do you agree with this statement? “Your security company is just like any other contractor business.” Nearly all our customers would shout: “NO WAY! Our business is unique!” Cornerstone has served this industry for over 21 years, and we completely agree. In fact, our business probably wouldn’t exist if…
Read MoreAlarm Industry Service Software is like a Supermarket
When was the last time you visited a butcher shop to get your meat and poultry? Then a bakery to get your bread and rolls? Followed by a farm stand visit to stock up on vegetables? If you’re like most people, not recently. Instead, people get nearly all their food at a supermarket. Why? Because…
Read MoreAlarmPayments.com Success Stories
“The Alarmpayments.com portal makes us look much more professional to our subscribers,” says Paul Allen, owner of Protective Security Services.
Read MoreEmail Invoicing: Great concept, messy reality
It’s likely your company is either already emailing recurring invoices, or is planning to. And why not? What could be better than fast, easy, and free? Well, if you currently DO email invoices—especially in larger batches—you may have noticed that the concept is way better than the reality. Cornerstone is a recurring billing specialist, so…
Read MoreSave With Automated Billing Software
The security services industry is being transformed on many fronts, including recurring automated billing software. When Cornerstone Billing Solutions was founded in 1999, recurring billing was still quite manual. With 80%+ of payments made via paper check. Today, autopay via ACH debit or credit card constitutes more than 75% of subscriber payments across all of…
Read MoreMake Your Resolution Stick!
“2020 will be different! I’m going to travel more, save more money, and my team will have its best year yet!” These are the sort of New Year’s resolutions we all like to make. But how many of them are ever really achieved? According to Inc.com, saving money made the cut for top five resolutions.…
Read MoreHome Alone? Not With A Security System
If you’ve never had the displeasure of stepping on an army of tiny legos, we’d like to know how you accomplished this feet (get it?). Truly, please teach us your ways. This year, as the holidays approach we want to discuss the various tips and tricks the universe has presented as viable alternatives to a security…
Read MoreCornerstone integrates with COPS
We are excited to announce that Cornerstone Billing Solutions is fully integrated with COPS Monitoring, adding another excellent partner integration for our customers. What this integration means for our COPS dealers: PULL data from COPS (preferred) – set up new accounts as usual through the COPS Monitoring portal. Then, by clicking Download Customer in Cornerstone’s…
Read MoreCornerstone Integrates with UCC
We are excited to announce that Cornerstone Billing Solutions is fully integrated with UCC Monitoring, adding another excellent partner integration for our customers. What this integration means for our UCC dealers: PULL data from UCC (preferred) – set up new accounts as usual through the UCC portal. Then, by clicking Download Customer in Cornerstone’s software,…
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