Manake — Quote to Delivery, Out of the WhatsApp Threads
Quotes buried in chat, production nobody can see, and no single place to check what's owed. Manake manages quote requests, production tracking, delivery scheduling, and invoicing with Paynow — all in one system, with automatic WhatsApp updates to your customers.
Running a print business on WhatsApp and spreadsheets is costing you
Most print businesses across Zimbabwe and South Africa are losing jobs, revenue, and customer trust to processes scattered across chats and notebooks.
Quotes Lost in WhatsApp Threads
A customer's quote request gets buried under a hundred other messages, and by the time someone replies, the job — or the customer — is gone.
No Production Visibility
Nobody in the office can say with certainty which jobs are printing, which are queued, and which are stuck waiting on approval or materials.
Unclear What's Owed
Payment status lives in someone's memory or a scattered spreadsheet — chasing outstanding invoices means digging back through old chats.
Delivery Scheduling Chaos
Deliveries get promised verbally and forgotten, or two drivers end up covering the same route while another job sits waiting.
Jobs Slipping Through the Cracks
Without one system tracking every job from enquiry to collection, jobs get forgotten, duplicated, or delivered late with no one accountable.
Constant "Is It Ready?" Calls
Customers call in because they have no other way to check progress — pulling staff off the production floor to answer the same question all day.
Every job, from quote to collection
A complete print business management platform — built around how quotes, production, and delivery actually flow through your shop.
Quote Management
Every quote request is logged, tracked, and followed up in one place — no more digging back through chat history to find what a customer asked for.
Production & Job Tracking
Every job moves through clear production stages — queued, printing, finishing, ready — visible to staff on the floor and to the customer.
Delivery Scheduling
Plan and assign deliveries against real job-readiness, so drivers aren't sent out for jobs that aren't finished and nothing gets missed.
Invoicing with Paynow
Invoices generate straight from the job, with Paynow built in so customers can pay directly and payment status updates automatically — no more guessing what's owed.
Customer Self-Service Status
Customers can check where their job is themselves, cutting down on the "is it ready yet?" calls that pull staff away from production.
WhatsApp Updates
Customers get an automatic WhatsApp message when their job is ready for collection or delivery — no staff member needs to remember to notify them.
From idea to live system in weeks
Discovery Call
30 minutes. We learn how quotes, production, and delivery actually flow through your shop today. No jargon, no sales pitch.
System Design
We map your process into a system blueprint and a fixed-price quote in writing. You see exactly what we'll build before we write a line of code.
Build & Demo
We build in 2-week sprints with demos throughout. You give feedback, we refine. No surprises at the end.
Deploy & Train
We deploy your system, train your team, and stay available for support. Most print businesses go live in 6–10 weeks.
Harare Print Business — From WhatsApp Threads to One System
A Harare-based print business was running quotes, production, and invoicing across WhatsApp threads and spreadsheets — jobs slipped through the cracks and nobody had one place to check what was owed. Reception fielded constant "is it ready yet?" calls, and payment status was buried in old chats instead of visible at a glance.
We built Manake to manage quote requests, production tracking, delivery scheduling, and invoicing in one system. Every job is now logged from quote to delivery with automatic customer updates, and payment status is visible at a glance instead of buried in a chat.
The system has been running the shop's full job pipeline since launch, with production staff and reception working off the same live job board.
Questions we hear every day
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Book a free 30-minute demo call
We'll show you what a print business management system looks like in practice — built around your quotes, your production floor, and your deliveries. No commitment, no jargon.
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