In a world chasing more, simplicity is where the real beauty lies. At Shimbi Labs, we believe less isn’t about cutting corners—it’s about cutting through the noise. Discover why simplicity is not just a choice, but a necessity.

Scrolling, liking, and sharing. Social media has revolutionized our lives, but what about our mental health? Discover the shocking truth and practical tips for navigating the digital maze with sanity intact.

Discover unique and creative ideas to build an outstanding freelancer portfolio. Find your niche, showcase visually, create case studies, collaborate on passion projects and stay updated. Incorporate client testimonials, show your creative process and more

This blog highlights five valuable and straightforward lessons from Shark Tank India that small businesses can incorporate into their everyday life and professional endeavours.

This article discusses ten innovative methods to use WhatsApp for your small business, including customer service, sales, appointment reminders, marketing campaigns, and more.

It's time to accept that we'll be stuck with Covid-19 and its mutations for the next decade or so. Ten years is enough time to transform our habits and the way we live. It's also time for organizations to consider long-term company strategy.

Today, we are bringing you the SMS Alerts for New Invoice Generation, Invoice Due, and Overdue. You can set up more such SMS alerts in Shimbi Invoice now.

Since the pandemic, the number of small independent stores creating an online presence is increasing. An online store can help you promote your products, increase brand awareness and establish a loyal customer base. Check this step by step guide.

Some of you may think, isn't it late to discuss this topic? NO, definitely not. As vaccination rolling out globally, it may give us an easy impression that things will quickly get back to normal. But unfortunately, it's still painfully slow in many part...

Watch this webinar to get familiar with Shimb Invoice and learn how to create invoices, record expenses, track time for projects, bill your clients, configure automatic payment reminders, and more.

Shimbi Labs has always been about small businesses, nomads, and freelancers. We are a small company, we love other small and independent companies, and we are proud of it...

We recently deleted inactive accounts across all our apps. This was the answer to a question we asked ourselves last year: what should we do about accounts that weren't upgraded but weren't used either? Should we keep hold of their data forever?

Choosing the right website builder is a task. Choosing a website builder built for beginners is the way to go, and WordPress.com and Wix are the two most prominent players out there. But perhaps there is a better choice like Budo?

The Expenses module in Shimbi Invoice is updated; now, you can upload expense invoices, receipts, and other relevant documents with expense records.

Today we are introducing Proforma Invoice in Shimbi Invoice. Creating Proforma Invoice is simple one step process in Shimbi Invoice.

What is a cover letter? Or what should I include in the cover letter? We always get these and similar questions. Let us answer what we expect in your cover letter when you apply for a job at Shimbi Labs.

We are looking for three people to join our engineering team. Its rare opportunity that we are hiring multiple people at one go. Here is who we are looking for ->

Let's look at the top reason you should consider Ninjin for your online store.

Today Shimbi Labs announces the launch of Ninjin as subscription service. Ninjin is a simple, affordable, yet powerful online store builder.

Every lead is essential for small businesses because well-natured lead may eventually become a customer. In his blog post, you will learn the basics of managing your sales lead.

This blog post will explain how to start a blog for your business in 5 simple steps.

Are you working remotely? Explore the power of Shimbi Invoice Software to send your invoice on time from anywhere and get paid online, on time.

Today we have some a few exciting updates one Budo to share with you.

Yesterday we re-released Android app for asksiddhi.in a blog authored by Yoko Deshmukh. 

Every day is a celebration day in life - this is the philosophy we believe at Shimbi Labs, and we love to party for everything. Happy engineers can create excellent software to make customers happy!

Over 20 new Google Fonts are now available on your website and blog created with Budo.

This article is about how to write content for a human that search engine also love!

Understanding human behavior is really the only way to make effective designs. Here are 5 Expert Tips for a Killer App UI.

Here is the first story of blog series"Inspiring Entrepreneurial Success Stories" about Advocate Santosh Naidu, a man with strong, desired to succeed.

In general, Freelancers, Startups, and Small Businesses tend to use Excel for their invoicing requirements. But these 10 points will prove to you why Excel is the wrong choice to create invoices.

Since 2006, Shimbi Labs helping freelancers and small businesses streamline their invoicing. Today we are announcing 4 payment options for our Indian Business to get paid online.

Creating GST compliant invoices takes just seconds with Shimbi Invoice. Stop worrying about GST and focus on growing your business.

During all these years only thing doesn't change, our mission to provide Simple, Powerful, Innovative yet Affordable software solutions to customers.

Your customers will be the reason you enjoy your best laughs and momentous joy of the year with your significant one, this Valentine's Day!

Being a fresher, I was given autonomy to go ahead and do what I wanted and my new ideas were given the chance to flourish.

It was a pleasurable experience. I like the way the firm works and the attitude firm carries to hire a new intern or an employee. This is a perfect example of out of box thinking.

ShimBi Labs is a great place to learn new things and a right place to Interns to kick start their career. My Internship experience with ShimBi is fruitful.

It was a nice experience. I worked in a team through which I learned how to work in a team. When you are a team member you get to know how other people work. 

Initially, we were aware of only PHP syntax, but here we learned Codeigniter, MVC framework along with practically how to use PHP in a live project.

My Internship Experience With ShimBi Labs Was Fruitful. ShimBi Labs gave me the opportunity to gain practical experience in a professional environment.

My Internship experience with ShimBi Labs was very nice. Many things I learned in this company, technical as well as how everyone handle their work efficiently and with responsibility.

The experience I am having with ShimBi Labs is phenomenal. The environment here at ShimBi Labs is amazing. From my earlier internship experience. At ShimBi Labs I was given full freedom & resources to make my own project also with right amount of guidance.

Technology is involving. What worked last year does not guarantee that it will be the same this year. In fact, some strategies may seem redundant and not helpful enough that it could affect your business. 

Password and Security go hand in hand. Stronger the password better the security of your online account. More you take care of your password better is your account security. 

The amazing thing about guest posting really is the amount of people you will meet through it. This means either in the comments of your posts or simply the relationship with the person owning the blog.

Email is the fastest mode of sharing sensitive information. It is a fact that a customer would trust sales@shimbi.in rather than shimbisales@gmail.com. Your website domain name is your new online identity for your business.

There are many shop owners who want to grow their business and e-commerce is a way to do so. E-commerce is also the cheapest way to start your virtual shop instead of expensive options like buy a franchise or open up a brick and mortar shop.

While blogging can be a great marketing tool for small businesses but one wrong move can do more harm than benefits. Here are some lethal small business blogging mistakes you should avoid under all circumstances.

Here is our press release for Surge Conference, Bangalore 23-24 Feb 2016 for Budo, a leading cloud-based web development platform.

Good news for all Small Business owners and freelancers, who use Instagram for personal as well as for their Business.

According to data released by Hubspot, 57% of companies with a blog have successfully driven traffic and converted them into leads through their blogs.

Today we are announcing Budo Blog. Make an amazing blog in minutes. Instantly create the personal or professional blog with your website.

ShimBi Labs is a place where students can thrive. Learn and explore new things, develop skills. Get hands-on experience working with some of the best minds in the business.

Photography is an art, which is now taking on as a commercial prospect with time. Once it used to be just a hobby but now it has become a competitive profession. Having portfolio website is essential for professional photographers.

Introducing Photos for Budo. Photos is an easy-to-use responsive Photo Gallery app for your Budo powered website.

It is necessary to ask yourself a question "Does your homepage give the right answers to your customer?" Precise and accurate information is key to the success of website sales.

Well, this is for the first time we are announcing upcoming features in CMS Budo because we are so excited about them to wait until release.

"If you're not doing [mobile] correctly, you're going to fall on your face like a lot of companies did with the desktop in the '90s."

Email marketing is very important for all businesses especially for small businesses. It's a very cost effective way to reach out and communicate your prospective customers. It also can help you build a strong relation with your existing customers.

Only having a website is not enough, you must promote it for new business opportunities. This blog will guide you where to promote your website online.

We would like to announce the release of ShimBi MyBilling 2.4 with Report Module and some other improvement in UX.

As a Freelancer or Self-employed individual for your tax computation purposes, you are allowed few of the deductions. Are you aware of these top 10 tax deductions for the Freelancers and Self Employed?

Many small businesses and freelancers think they doesn’t need to automate invoicing process and don't want invest in tools like online invoicing. If you also think same, then we suggest to read this blog post once and then decide.

Are you the one who is given responsibility to select perfect website builder and CMS for your company website? Then this blog post is for you.

WYSIWYG editors are usually taken for granted by the online community. Most users think sites and CMSs naturally come with such tools, which couldn’t be further from the truth.

As a fresher, it is very important to choose your first employer and begin your new chapter of life. What you learn early remains with you forever but not what you earn.

ShimBi MyBilling is ideal for freelancers, professional, small businesses and start-ups. This Video Explains.

This is the biggest tax reform since Independence; analysts are calling it as a "game changer" that would cut the cost of doing business and boost economic growth.

Small Business Owners, Freelancers and Startups difficult to understand some Invoicing terms, this post is for you.

Are you first-time entrepreneur? Planning to start your new business? This blog post by Apporva is must read for you.

We would like to announce the release of ShimBi MyBilling 2.3.0 that contains some significant performance improvements and new features like Void Invoice.

Freelancers tend to be master in their trade. This is their strength and weakness. Beyond their job-specific-skills, they tend to lack knowledge in the areas that are required to "run a business". Invoicing tops the list.

If you have some great content that you would like to share with our readers, we wish to invite you to write a guest post on our blog.

Sir Jonathan shared 12 design secrets at Apple and also shared how he become so successful as Apple’s Senior VP of Design.

The "cloud" everyone is talking about it. More and more business are adopting cloud computing solutions to run their business in an easier, more cost effective way. It's no more buzzword.

Many people are skeptical or cautious and still prefer creating hand-made invoices using paper. We decided to interview 100 + people and finding was people have some myths about online invoicing.

Holiday season is around, its time for many businesses to keeping in touch with customers and attract them to do the shopping. Sending frequent email campaigns is often the best way to communicate.

Flat User Interfaces have been in demand recently. Today, most of the new websites follow flat designs as their style guide. So, what is flat website designs?

You feel it is a joke? No, that is not a joke. It is a surprising fact. 46% of small businesses abroad and near whopping 85% of small business in India do not have a website.

It is a high time for small business owners (SMB owners) to realize that people aren’t using yellow pages anymore for searching information on local businesses.

5 Points to consider before you choose the right website content management system for your small business.

Your favorite online Invoicing App keeps getting better. This month we focused on default email templates. We redesigned "Email Templates" module.

MyBilling is relatively new but already one of the finest invoicing software available in the market providing amazingly easy to use features to make your billing experience pleasant.

In this release Shimbi MyBilling, we have completely revamped User Rights module. Learn more how User Roles can save you a lot of trouble.

Newsletters are possibly the most established form of online marketing. They're an effective method of promotion and communication with your customer.

Is your website all browser compatible? Is your source code valid (HTML and CSS)? Does your website meet the basic web standards?

Keeping up with the expectations of Budo's fan followings, ShimBi Labs today unveiled its Cloud Version of CMS Budo, the biggest release since the launch of ShimBi CMS.

If your website was updated a year ago, it's time to re-look at it and consider updating it. But why is it so important to update the website? Read this blog, and you will realize why?

We are just 3 days away from launching CMS Budo Cloud version, so I thought, of I should explain, why we thought of shifting from the installed version of CMS Budo to a cloud version.

Nielsen have found out that 91% of us have our mobiles within arm’s reach 24/7; no other marketing channel can get close to that.

A step towards making things simpler and efficient. We feel hugely excited when we work on user feedbacks... Now Sign Up for Shimbi MyBilling in 30 Seconds.

Let's see some of the Cons of Open Sources CMS and Pros of close sources CMS system like ShimBi CMS Budo.

ShimBi Labs celebrated the 9th anniversary yesterday. Here is the email message from Siddharth Deshmukh, Founder and CEO of ShimBi Labs to employees.

Today we are concluding the Small Business Toolkit for Busy Entrepreneurs blog series with Infographics.

In today's last blog of Small Business Toolkit for Busy Entrepreneurs series, we will discuss how to communicate your business brand effectively and who can help you.

Businesses can no longer afford the risk of storing important data only on their computers or on premise. More than ever, data has become a business' lifeblood in today's technological world, and protecting it is critical. In todays Small Business Toolkit.

Everyone knows that social media plays a vital role in any business marketing efforts, but managing all of the different social networks can seem daunting. With the time limits and budget constraints, it appears to be more difficult than in actual...

In Small Business Toolkit for Busy Entrepreneurs series, today we will discuss most important topic that is Invoicing. Spreadsheets, handwritten invoices and sticky notes are not only ancient by today's tech standards but are also colossal time wasters.

Today’s post in our Small Business Toolkit for Busy Entrepreneurs series will explore tools for small business owners to create your own engaging infographics.

ShimBi MyBilling now lets you customise your Invoice and Estimate templates.

A good email marketing program is an essential for growing your small business and increase your revenue. The first step is to find the right Email Service Provider (ESP).

The importance of great images for your website and printed materials cannot be overstated. Images are a great way to draw visitors and prospective customers to your website. Images can help describe your business, product and services in engaging way.

You as Small Business Owner already know the importance of having good Business Website. Today we will be discussing the importance of CMS driven website and how to select Content Management System (CMS) for your website.

We are excited to announce that throughout the month of May we’re going to be devoting the Shimbi Labs Blog to helping small business owners get the tools they need to succeed on the web.

ShimBi MyBilling allows you to create an unlimited number of user to manage your invoicing system. This feature is specially useful for medium to large organization, when invoices are generated by different departments, learn more ...

Here are some frequently asked questions about Shimbi Invoice (ShimBi MyBilling) Plans and Subscriptions.

Today we are announcing the availability of Credit Card payment through 2checkout payment gateway.

Must read, before you start using ShimBi MyBilling online invoicing application.

Android is the world's most popular mobile OS. Android powers more than a billion phones and tablets around the world. It is very clear; that no enterprises can ignore the benefits of Android app development.

As a freelancer, you must accomplish everything on your own. This includes finding new customers, completing projects on schedule, issuing invoices, and sending payment reminders. Should you think about automation?

Because your hard work deserves payment on time. Shimbi MyBilling is now Shimbi Invoice.

Are you fed up with the hassles of sending an invoice with Excel or Word? Do you spend hours managing invoices and billing? Do you lose valuable time sending reminders to your customers about recurring payments? If Yes, then it is time for you to seriously

ShimBi MyBilling is a simple online invoicing application which save your time and money. Before you start using ShimBi MyBilling, we encourage you to read answers to some of the questions which have been frequently asked.

Why small business owners and freelancers are rapidly switching to online invoicing solutions.

In this blog post least discuss how you can establish your brand on Pinterest. Let's consider the following ideas that can help build your brand on Pinterest.

To celebrate M K Gandhi’s birthday today we have compiled some of our favourite quotes that still empower and inspire entrepreneurs the world over to engage in lasting social change.

If your business website does not benefit your business, in terms of either drive sales or raise awareness, it’s time to rethink your website and rebuild. Here are 10 Essential Characteristics of a Business Website

Are you thinking to shift to online or electronic billing system? Then these frequently ask question may help in your decision making

We all know Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus and Linkedin as most popular social media networks, but there is one more which is creating a buzz. Pinterest is the name and pin-boards is its game. The beauty of Pinterest is its ability to bring many diversity

India with 73.9 million Net users is the world's third largest Internet population, overtaking Japan after China and the US, its time for Indian SMEs to go online.

Chasing late payments? Losing time and money over getting your payments on time? This situation is really nasty and Frustrating especially for freelancers and small business owners. Here are some practical tips that we implemented over the period of time.

We at Shimbi Labs are very proud to sponsor and associate with this project. And wish ASKSiddhi and Ms. Yoko Deshmukh good luck.

Visitors statistics is most important every business owner wishes to know. Budo now has best in a class, powerful and featureful tool that generates advanced website visitor statistics.

Rain is in full force, and that means we have more time to spend on updates and enjoy a hot cup of tea reviewing updates to your favourite website builder Budo. Today we are announcing CMS Budo Ver. 4.4! Check out our updates and what is new.

In 2014, as many as 350 million paperless bills will likely be sent out through online billing or online invoicing systems. Customers can view their Invoices or Bills authorized online portal or can receive them in an email.

Everything starts small. No matter how big business is today, fact remains that it started small. All the big business of today would have followed the principles and practices of branding required for growth of business.

MyBilling is built keeping in mind entrepreneurs without much accounting knowledge. It's simple and straightforward. No installation, no maintenance required,

Your favourite website builder keeps getting better. Budo 4.3 features improved Calendar, Photo Gallery & News module with the colour theme, Newly animated header banners.

After a little over a year of development, Shimbi Labs is proud to announce biggest software release ever to a Shimbi CMS. Shimbi CMS - Budo is out!

Going back in time, most of us, one day, wake up from nowhere with an idea of creating a website to represent business and end up building one, with some primitive information.

In these difficult economic times, it is natural to seek out as many freebies as possible. Open-source software has a vast selection and is completely free. In this blog let us explore.

94% of people who use the internet, use email. It means that even if they are not on social media, you can still reach out to the majority of people. If done right, email marketing is the most effective way to promote your business.

When it’s simple to do everything, you can do anything fast.

At the centre of most web design and development projects is Content Management Systems (CMS). Choosing a CMS for your custom website is not an easy task - there are 1000s of CMS available on the web, then why Shimbi CMS?

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. See how this thought influenced the making of Shimbi CMS.

Its time to look forward, we are now ShimBi Computing Laboratories Private Limited.