What’s the real difference between a broker and a salesperson? Whatever his or her license status, the broker is one who knows the deal ain’t done until you’ve got the money. Starting in April, DocuSign is going to make a broker’s life a lot easier:
DocuSign’s upcoming April release ushers in a new era for the global standard for eSignature with the introduction of Payment Processing. Once available, you will be able to close the deal and collect the cash with DocuSign in one step to further accelerate transaction times, increase speed to revenue, reduce costs and enhance your customers’ experience.
It’s PayPal, and the charges are plausibly reversible, so it’s not perfect money. But this is document-as-storefront, a whole new way for paper-pusher to sell.
Note to the vendorslut mafia: I gain nothing by chastising you for your unbounded mediocrity, which is why I’ve stopped paying attention entirely to your artifacts of ineptitude. But take careful note: DocuSign knows how to deliver the goods. They are in a constant added-value mode, with the result that no less-motivated competitor can even come close to them. It’s not just the features, it’s how they are implemented — software-as-a-service in both directions, with a REST API coming in the new release.
Jeff Brown says:
Hey Greg — What’s a REST API? Thanks
March 2, 2012 — 7:01 pm
Greg Swann says:
Vide: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_state_transfer
March 2, 2012 — 7:36 pm
Jeff Brown says:
Thanks!
March 2, 2012 — 7:38 pm
Greg Swann says:
I worked with one of the architects of SOAP last summer. One of the highlights of my career as a Realtor.
March 3, 2012 — 2:23 pm
Gabe Sanders says:
This will be a great boon to getting those escrow deposits on time for those out of town buyers. Will definitely check it our when it goes public.
March 3, 2012 — 2:26 pm
Paul B. says:
Man I love technology!!
March 5, 2012 — 8:14 am
Dan Boyle says:
The curtain is closing on the phrase, “the check is in the mail.”
March 7, 2012 — 11:37 am
Catherine Maenza says:
Thanks for the info. Always interesting with DocuSign.
March 8, 2012 — 11:10 pm
DC says:
What a terrific improvement. Paypal is not my favorite. In fact, I was thinking about switching away from using PayPal altogether. But this would be terrific.
Started using this for my law practice last March. Have issued 125 Docusign contracts. 84 (67 percent) have hired. Will see whether there’s a higher conversion rate next year.
March 11, 2012 — 9:57 am