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Contest: Show us your workspace

by Sarah Wilbore  |  April 25/2012  |  , ,
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Show us your Creative Workspace Spring is in the air! And we’ve been doing some spring cleaning. This got us thinking what does your creative space look like? Is it your local coffee shop? Is it your home office? Is it your artist studio downtown? Take …



UK Contest: Talk about Time and Take a Trip

by John Coates  |  April 25/2012  | 
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We know running your own business is hard work. And it might be causing you to be putting off a much-needed getaway or maybe an attempt to try working from a more scenic location (is the Lake District, Scottish Highlands, or Snowdonia calling your name?) …



HackTO: Helping the Hackers

by Corey Reid  |  April 19/2012  |  , ,
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Popular media likes to portray hackers as sort of scary, the sort of folks who steal credit card numbers and eat too much pizza. But at FreshBooks, we’re really fond of hackers. We think they’re changing the world. FreshBooks hosted HackTO last Saturday, and nearly a hundred eager programming ninjas descended on our shiny new …



[Now You Know Fridays] What is a Yottabyte?

by Sharon Oosthoek  |  March 23/2012  |  , , , , ,
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Our new Now You Know Fridays series scours the Web for the most interesting news in tech to add to your digital biz know-how! Think a yottabyte has something to do with Star Wars’ Yoda? If so, you’re forgiven – it really does sound like something …



Friday March 23rd – Support lines closed at 4 PM EDT for a very special reason

by Sarah Wilbore  |  March 23/2012  | 
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FreshBooks will be closing our support lines at 4PM EDT on Friday, March 23rd, 2012. We won’t be answering the phones or responding to support email until 9AM EDT Monday, March 26th. We apologize for the inconvenience but we promise to get back to …



SXSW Roundup – How to get noticed at big events

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Here at SXSW it takes a lot to break through the excitement and the noise, there are so many things to check out and people to meet, so we try to be creative about getting noticed.  It meant our first day here at SXSW was a busy one! We had a jam-packed but successful day …



Special announcement: 4.5 million and counting

by Amanda Rappak  |  March 8/2012  | 
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Howdy, partner! We’ve just arrived in Austin and are loving the warm Texas welcome! We’re here to share some BBQ and stories with customers and friends attending SXSW Interactive and we’ve got lots planned! From hosting a party at our ranch tonight, conference panel presentations …



Come and say hello at SXSW!

by Sarah Wilbore  |  February 29/2012  |  , , , , ,
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Come say hello in Austin, Texas This year marks our 6th at South By South West Interactive festival and we’re looking forward to getting back to Austin, Texas for another great event. Boy have we had some cool experiences in the past!  We had our first …



Monday, Feb. 20th, FreshBooks office closes for Family Day / Presidents’ Day

by Sarah Wilbore  |  February 20/2012  | 
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FreshBooks support is unavailable today (Feb. 20, 2011) as it is Family Day in Ontario, Canada. If you have a support query, please email us and we’ll get back to you tomorrow. Since you might be wondering why Monday is indeed a holiday, we’ve prepared a brief …



Tell us: What makes your heart leap for joy?

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We’ve noticed there is a common thread woven into each conversation with our customers: crikey do these people love what they do. Whether they left a corporate gig to become a professional dog walker or spent many sleepless nights getting a start-up off …




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