Software development
Custom Software Development Company
The system your business runs on, built around the way it already works.
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Social Agencies is a custom software development company, based in Portland, Oregon, that builds business software and web apps for companies that have outgrown spreadsheets and off-the-shelf tools. From finance systems and inventory feeds to lead inboxes and quoting apps, each one is built around how the business already works. You own the code, and the same team supports it.
The problem
Sound familiar?
Most systems we build start as one of these. The work gets done, but it costs hours, money or customers every week.
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The spreadsheet only one person understands
The business runs on a file that has grown for years. When that person is away, nobody trusts the numbers, and a wrong formula goes unnoticed.
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The same thing typed three times
A job, a price or a product goes into one system, then another, then a message. Every copy is a chance for the details to drift apart.
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A group chat as the job system
Work is handed out, chased and signed off in chat threads. Things get lost in the scroll, and there is no record of who did what.
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Paying for software that does not fit
A subscription charged per seat, full of features nobody opens, and still missing the one job your business actually needs done.
Inventory feeds
How does inventory get onto a website by itself?
A feed reads the inventory from the system the business already runs, then updates the website: new items appear, sold ones come off and prices change. Nobody copies a listing by hand.
Social Agencies adds a freshness check that watches the feed, so if it ever stops, we know before a customer sees an old price.
- Reads from the system you already use
- Adds, updates and removes listings on its own
- Watched, so a stopped feed is caught early
Dealership finance software
Dartbooks: the finance system Dart Motors runs every day
Social Agencies built Dartbooks to replace the spreadsheet Dart Motors ran its in-house financing on. Every agreement, payment and balance lives in one ledger, and the dealership runs it itself.
What you get
What do you get when Social Agencies builds your software?
Three parts, from one team: the system itself, the connections to what you already run, and the people who keep it running.
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Part 1
The build
The system your business runs on, shaped around the process you already have.
- Finance systems, inventory feeds, lead inboxes, quoting or portals
- Built around your process, terms and paperwork
- Works on a phone, a tablet and a desktop
- Delivered in stages you can use along the way
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Part 2
The integrations
Connections between the tools you already pay for, so information is entered once.
- Linked to the systems and tools you already use
- Your website's inquiries in the same database
- Inventory and listings kept in sync on their own
- Nothing copied from one screen into another
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Part 3
Handover and support
The team who built it stays on hand after it goes live.
- A live preview link while it is built, so you see it working first
- Bugs fixed under the monthly retainer
- Monitored, so a failure is caught early
- Code, database and backups in accounts in your name
One team. One system. One monthly partner. Built, run and improved by Social Agencies.
Book a callLead inbox
One inbox for every lead
Inquiries arrive from the website, email, messaging apps and listing sites. When they sit in five places, some get answered late and some never get answered at all.
Social Agencies builds one inbox that pulls them together, shows where each lead came from and who is on it. At Dart Motors, the unified inbox closed a sale the day it went live.
- Every source in one list
- Instant alerts to the right person
- A record of who replied and when
Inventory portal
Autocrat Motors runs its own inventory portal.
Marco Ribeiro logs in, adds or edits a car, uploads the photos and publishes it to the Autocrat storefront right away. No emails asking someone else to change a price.
Custom or off the shelf
Why build custom instead of buying off the shelf?
Off-the-shelf tools suit plenty of businesses. Custom pays off when the workaround costs more than the build.
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It fits how you already work
Off-the-shelf tools make the business bend to the software. Custom software follows your process, your terms and your paperwork, so staff do not need a workaround to get through the day.
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You stop paying for what you do not use
Many subscriptions charge per seat for features nobody opens. A custom system does the jobs your business actually does, and nothing it has to carry around for other industries.
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You own the code and the data
The system sits in accounts in your name. If a vendor changes its pricing or shuts down a feature, your records and your way of working are not held hostage.
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It connects to everything else
Custom software can talk to your website, your inventory system and your listings, so information is entered once and every other place stays up to date.
Our own product
We run our own software: BlitzBooks
BlitzBooks is Social Agencies' own quoting and invoicing web app for trades, live and in daily use by paying customers.
Running a live product means handling what our clients face too: payments, support, updates and data that has to be right. That experience goes into every system we build for other businesses.
- Quotes and invoices from a phone
- Installs like an app, no app store needed
- Subscriptions, support and updates run by us
Nonprofit
Impact Volunteers takes applications and runs them from its own dashboard.
Social Agencies built a volunteer program site where applications come in through the site, automated email goes out, and the team manages it all from an admin dashboard.
No surprises
What can you count on?
A fixed quote in writing first
Social Agencies scopes the system with you, then sends a fixed, itemized price. Nothing is built, and nothing is paid, before you have agreed to it.
You own the code and the data
The code, the database and the hosting sit in accounts in your name. You can export your data any day without asking us.
Clear terms, no surprises
The monthly support terms, including notice, are written into a short agreement you see before anything starts. No hidden exit fees.
Built in stages you can use
Larger systems are delivered in stages, so the first part is working in your business before the rest is finished.
The Social Agencies method
How does working with Social Agencies work?
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Discover
A short call about your business, where inquiries come from today and where they get lost.
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Plan and quote
A written plan and a fixed, itemized quote. Nothing starts until you agree to it.
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Build
You get a live preview link from early on and watch it take shape, instead of waiting for a reveal.
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Launch and grow
It goes live on accounts in your name, then we host, support and keep improving it every month.
Professional, efficient, and delivered exactly what we needed. The website is clean, modern and easy for our customers to use, and communication was clear throughout.
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BEST website company ever. From the start they have been so helpful designing a company website for me. Great pricing, very helpful, wil definitely recommend them to everyone i know. Great Team to work with Social Agencies. Thanks Team for the great work
It was an absolute pleasure working with James. He created an amazing website for us, maintained clear communication throughout the process, and ensured that all of our needs were met. He was professional, easy to work with, and delivered exactly what he promised. I would highly recommend him to anyone looking for website design or advertising services.
This young dynamic company has really impressed me with my requirements on a complete website design/development. Highly recommended.
I had an absolutely outstanding experience with Social Agencies for the web design and marketing support of my business. Jarred was incredibly professional, attentive, and patient throughout the entire process. … The final result exceeded all my expectations: the website is more beautiful and functional than I could have ever imagined.
Great service, thank you for your help with Dr van der Poel's website.
Free demo site
Your business. Your free demo.
See your new website before you pay a cent. Social Agencies builds a demo of your homepage, free, so you judge the work first.
- A real demo of your homepage, built for your business
- What your competitors are doing online, in plain words
- Where your current site is losing inquiries
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Tell us about your business
Two minutes on the form, or a quick call.
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We build your homepage demo
Your name, your services, your area. Not a template.
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You decide
Like it? You get a fixed quote in writing. If not, you owe nothing.
Get your free demo
No cost, no obligation.
Frequently asked questions
How much does custom software cost?
It depends on how many jobs the system has to do, who uses it and what it connects to. Social Agencies scopes it with you on a call, then sends a fixed, itemized quote. Larger systems can be built in stages, so the first part is in use before the rest is finished.
How long does a custom software project take?
It depends on the scope. Social Agencies builds in stages you can see and use along the way, and the dates for each stage go on the quote.
Who owns the code and the data?
You do. The code, the database and the hosting sit in accounts in your name, so the system stays yours whatever happens.
Can you replace our spreadsheets?
Often, yes. Dartbooks replaced the spreadsheet a dealership ran its financing on. The spreadsheet is usually the clearest brief there is, because it shows exactly what the business tracks.
What happens if the software breaks?
Support is covered by the monthly retainer: bugs get fixed and the system is monitored rather than left to fail quietly. Anything genuinely new is quoted before it is built.
Is my data safe in software you build?
Each account's data is locked so users only see their own records, and the database sits in an account in your name. Backups and monitoring are part of the monthly support.
Can I see software you have built?
Yes. Book a call and we will walk you through BlitzBooks, our own quoting and invoicing web app for trades, along with ShipShape and Dartbooks, so you can judge how we build before you commit.
Let's talk
Your next customer is searching right now. Let's make sure they find you.
One short call with a director. You get a plan and a fixed quote in writing before anything is built.
- You speak to a director, not a call center
- A fixed quote in writing, no obligation
- A reply within one business day