The Ordamo blog
Practical writing for brands that sell before they build — deposits, batch costs, lead times and the money math behind made-to-order work. Written by someone running a made-to-order studio, not a software marketing team.
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Delivery and Installation on a Custom Furniture Order: Who Owes What
On a custom order the piece arriving and the balance being paid are the same event, which is why delivery day goes wrong. Access, the window, who carries it in, what counts as accepted — and why the money should be settled before the van is loaded.
Read the articleDeposits, terms and cancellations
How much to ask for up front, what to write down before the money moves, and what to do when someone backs out.
Tracking deposits and balances
Where the money actually gets recorded — spreadsheets, accounting software, and what each one stops short of.
Which category of tool fits you
ERP, inventory costing, invoicing or something built for orders. One question usually settles it.
Margin, pricing and cash
What a custom order actually earned, why the quote and the cost disagree, and why a healthy balance is not profit.
Running the order day to day
Orders agreed in DMs, customers asking for updates, storefronts that count stock you do not have.