BUYING EKHO SMS VS. "PROGRAM IT YOURSELF!"
Many customers think they can affordably develop a system comparable to EKHO SMS by themselves. If you analyze the facts you’ll find out why developing your own Training School Management System is not an affordable or practical solution for most schools:
COSTS: Assuming you have access to great programmers who can produce bug-free software in only 12 weeks, (highly unlikely) your costs incurred would be somewhere in the range of $33,600.00*. This assumes by some miracle that you have the right programmer, manager and scope of work all perfectly set when you start!! EKHO SMS has been continually refined for over 9 years and will continue to be enhanced as the training school industry changes. Our software can pay for itself in one good marketing campaign.
RISKS: What if you spent all this time and money developing an internal system that you find out just does not work? How do you recover your money? EKHO offers a 60-day money back guarantee on EKHO SMS and we have not had any customers take us up on this generous money back guarantee. Most importantly, we will collaborate with you until both of us are satisfied that your training school business has been improved as a result of your investment in our mature and reliable software.
EXPERIENCE: Over 38 years of it! Our software represents a combined total of over 10+ years in the training school business, 30+ years of programming experience and over eight years of continuous refinements to the software itself. You are purchasing this wealth of experience in one highly refined and integrated package.
MAINTENANCE: Who will fix your problems and endless bugs that will occur during development and after? Who will update the system as your company’s needs change? Will the system grow with your training school business? What if the programmer of your system leaves the organization or the business? EKHO is committed to the continuous improvement of our software.
SUPPORT: Will there be professional support for your new users? Who answers the many questions that will arise? Will someone always be there to carry you through the occasional problem? What if the system programmer is no longer with your organization? With a support contract, answers are a phone call or e-mail away.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING: How fast can your own programmer train your entire organization on this new system? Does he provide professional training? EKHO provides professional training on your site or in our facilities and installation support, making sure that your school makes a smooth transition and fully utilizes EKHO SMS's powerful scheduling, marketing, invoicing, data management, administrative and Internet capabilities.
CHANGE: Is your system going to change with the rapidly changing training industry? Will you maintain your software on the leading edge of technology or is it a fixed system you think will always suit your needs? As EKHO grows, so will EKHO SMS, ensuring that you will always have the option of state-of-the-art software available to your school whenever you choose to upgrade.
*Calculation based on average $70/hr. programming rate and 40 hr. work week. (And no programmer works this short a week!)