LootCRM

Business Management Simplified

User Guide

Everything you need to get up and running with LootCRM

1. First-Time Setup

After signing up, complete these steps to get the most from your CRM:

1Set Up Your Business

Go to Settings → Business to add your company name, address, logo, VAT number and bank details. These appear on all your documents (invoices, quotes, receipts).

2Configure Email

In Business Settings → Email, add your SMTP details so you can send invoices, quotes and receipts directly to customers from the CRM.

3Add Products / Services

Go to Products and add the items or services you sell. Set prices, VAT rates, cost prices and stock levels. These will auto-populate when creating sales.

4Add Your First Customer

Go to Customers → Add Customer. Enter their name, email, phone, address and any notes. You can also track the lead source (e.g. referral, website, ad).

Tip: If you run multiple businesses, you can add each one in Business Settings. All records (customers, sales, products) can be filtered by business.
2. Managing Customers
Adding Customers

Click Customers → Add Customer. Fill in details such as name, company, email, phone, address, lead source and notes. You can attach files (contracts, photos) to any customer record.

Customer Detail

Click any customer to see their full profile — timeline of all activity, past sales, outstanding balances, attached files, notes and contact details. You can email them directly from this page.

Statements & Reports

From a customer's detail page, generate a Customer Statement (PDF of all transactions) or a Customer Report showing their purchase history and balances.

3. Sales & Invoicing
The Sales Workflow
Quote Invoice Payment Receipt
Creating a Sale
  1. Go to Sales → Add Sale
  2. Select or create a customer
  3. Add line items (products/services, quantity, price)
  4. VAT is calculated automatically per item
  5. Choose status: Quote, Invoiced, Paid, etc.
  6. Save — a sale number is generated automatically
Document Actions
  • Download PDF — generate Quote, Invoice or Receipt as PDF
  • Email to Customer — send documents directly with your branding
  • Record Payment — log deposits and partial payments
  • Record Refund — process full or partial refunds
  • Convert Quote → Invoice — change status to progress the sale
  • Export to Excel — download data for your own analysis
4. Jobs & Scheduling
Creating Work Orders

Jobs track work you need to do for customers. Go to Jobs → Add Job and set the customer, description, scheduled date, priority and status. Link jobs to sales to track the full lifecycle from quote to completion.

Calendar & Reminders

View all scheduled jobs in the Calendar view. Set Reminders to get notified about upcoming jobs, overdue invoices, or follow-up tasks. Jobs can be marked as Pending, In Progress, Completed or Cancelled.

5. Products & Stock

Each product has a name, price, VAT rate, cost price, description and stock level. When you add products to a sale, stock is tracked automatically.

The dashboard shows low stock alerts when items fall below the reorder threshold you set, and a product performance table ranking your best sellers by revenue, profit and margin.

Reorder Alerts: Set a minimum stock level on each product. When stock drops below it, you'll see a warning on the dashboard and products page.

Cost Price: Enter what you pay for each item to track margins. The dashboard Product Performance widget shows profit and margin % per product automatically.

6. Expenses
Adding Expenses

Go to Expenses → Add Expense. Enter the supplier, amount, VAT, category, date and description. You can attach receipt images or documents to each expense.

Bulk Import

Have a spreadsheet of expenses? Go to Expenses → Import and upload a CSV or Excel file. Map your columns to the right fields and import in bulk — saves hours of manual entry.

7. Reports, VAT & Accounts
VAT Returns

Go to Accounts → VAT Summary. Select your period (bi-monthly for Irish VAT) and the system calculates VAT on sales, VAT on expenses, and the net amount due. Supports reverse charge and RCT.

Dashboard

Your dashboard shows real-time stats: revenue charts, jobs by status, invoice aging, top customers, product performance, customer growth and a revenue forecast based on your sales history.

Exports

Export any list to Excel — sales, customers, products, expenses. Use the Accounts page for a full profit & loss view showing income vs expenses with net profit calculation.

Aging Report

See all outstanding invoices grouped by age (current, 30 days, 60 days, 90+ days). Identify slow payers and follow up before debts go stale.

Top Customers

The dashboard shows your top 10 customers by revenue, with order count and average order value — helping you identify your most valuable relationships.

Revenue Forecast

Based on your historical sales data, the revenue prediction widget estimates your expected earnings over the coming months.

8. Recurring Invoices

For regular billing (monthly services, subscriptions, maintenance contracts), set up recurring invoices:

  1. Go to Recurring Invoices → Create New
  2. Select the customer and add line items
  3. Set the frequency (weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly)
  4. Invoices are generated automatically on schedule
  5. You can pause, resume or delete recurring schedules at any time
9. Tips & Shortcuts
  • Quick search: Use the search bar at the top of any list page to find customers, sales or products instantly
  • Business filter: If you run multiple businesses, use the business dropdown on the dashboard and list pages to see data for just one business
  • Email alerts: Set up alerts in Email Alerts to get notified about overdue invoices, low stock and new leads
  • Dark mode: Toggle dark mode from the navigation bar for comfortable evening work
  • File attachments: Attach photos, contracts and documents to any customer, sale or work order record
  • Bulk actions: Select multiple records on list pages to perform bulk delete, export or status changes
  • Customer portal: Share a portal link with customers so they can view and pay their invoices online
  • Audit trail: Every change is logged. Go to Audit Logs to see who changed what and when