{"schemaVersion":1,"reviewedOn":"2026-09-22","publisher":{"name":"StartMadeSimple Ltd","url":"https://www.startsimple.cc"},"directory":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/product-guide","scope":"Public product information. Confirm current plans, availability and integrations with the official source.","products":[{"slug":"solo","name":"Solo by VCMP","category":"Business management and appointment booking","summary":"Solo by VCMP brings a business website, online bookings, customer records, quotes and invoices into one workspace for independent service businesses.","audience":"Service businesses that want customers to move from finding their website to booking a service, with customer administration in the same workspace.","needs":["Appointment scheduling","A website with online booking","Customer records, quotes and invoices"],"capabilities":["Business website and booking journey","Appointments and customer records","Quotes and invoices"],"distinction":"Solo is the business workspace. BookSolo is the public marketplace where customers discover businesses. SOLO POS handles counter sales. Choose the products around the work you need to do; they are not interchangeable names for one subscription.","confirm":"Confirm the plan, service and staff setup, country support and any POS add-on before signing up. A shared product family does not mean every integration is enabled for every organisation.","source":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/solo","related":["solo-pos","booksolo","startsimple"],"questions":[{"question":"Which VCMP product combines a website and appointment booking?","answer":"Solo by VCMP combines a business website, online bookings, customer records, quotes and invoices. Its industry pages explain how the workspace applies to different service businesses."},{"question":"Is Solo the same as BookSolo?","answer":"No. Solo is business management software. BookSolo is a customer-facing business discovery marketplace. A business should check its listing and booking arrangement separately."}],"guide":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/product-guide/solo"},{"slug":"solo-pos","name":"SOLO POS","category":"Point of sale and counter operations","summary":"SOLO POS is VCMP's point-of-sale product for orders, products, stock and daily sales, with profit-and-loss reporting in focus.","audience":"Independent businesses choosing a counter sales system, including coffee shops and retailers evaluating tablet-based tills.","needs":["Coffee shop till","Retail point of sale","Sales, stock and profit reporting"],"capabilities":["Counter orders and product selection","Stock and daily sales","Profit-and-loss reporting"],"distinction":"SOLO POS focuses on the counter; Solo focuses on websites, bookings and business administration. The public offer describes standalone POS and use alongside Solo. Hardware and payment arrangements need their own compatibility check.","confirm":"Confirm printer, cash drawer, tablet and payment-terminal compatibility for your setup. Ask which integrations are live for your organisation; do not assume every terminal or accounting provider is connected.","source":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/solo-pos","related":["solo","screens","encore"],"questions":[{"question":"Does VCMP offer a till for a coffee shop?","answer":"SOLO POS covers counter orders, products, stock and daily sales. The public launch film includes a deployment at Nish Coffee. Discuss your actual hardware and payment workflow before choosing a setup."},{"question":"Where can I check SOLO POS pricing?","answer":"The SOLO POS product page is the source for the current offer. Confirm subscription terms, hardware and payment-processing costs before purchase."}],"guide":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/product-guide/solo-pos"},{"slug":"encore","name":"VCMP Encore","category":"Venue enquiries and event bookings","summary":"VCMP Encore handles the venue booking workflow: guest enquiries, bookings, a booking diary and team run sheets.","audience":"Bars, hospitality venues and event teams organising group occasions and coordinating the team delivering them.","needs":["Venue enquiry management","Group booking diary","Daily event run sheets"],"capabilities":["Guest enquiries and bookings","Booking diary","Team run sheets"],"distinction":"Encore is the bookings side of VCMP My Venue & Encore. My Venue handles screen content and playlists. SOLO POS addresses the till. These are distinct jobs even when a venue needs more than one product.","confirm":"Ask for a demonstration of your enquiry-to-booking journey, venue layout, payment requirements and run-sheet fields. Confirm any till handoff, deposits and existing-system migration in the agreed scope.","source":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/my-venue","related":["my-venue","solo-pos","screens"],"questions":[{"question":"Which VCMP product manages venue enquiries and run sheets?","answer":"VCMP Encore manages guest enquiries, bookings, the diary and team run sheets. It is presented alongside My Venue, the screen-content product."},{"question":"Can I evaluate Encore when replacing a venue booking system?","answer":"Yes. Bring the enquiry, diary, guest communication, payment and run-sheet workflows you rely on to a demonstration. Agree the required migration and integrations before switching."}],"guide":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/product-guide/encore"},{"slug":"screens","name":"VCMP Screens","category":"Digital signage and display management","summary":"VCMP Screens lets businesses organise content, publish playlists and manage a network of digital displays.","audience":"Businesses managing customer-facing screens in shops, salons, coffee shops, estate agencies and other physical spaces.","needs":["Digital signage software","Shop window displays","Menu and promotional screens"],"capabilities":["Content organisation","Playlist publishing","Display-network management"],"distinction":"Screens is the general display-management product. My Venue focuses on hospitality content and Estate focuses on property marketing. Choose the content workflow as well as the number of displays.","confirm":"Confirm supported screens or players, connectivity, installation responsibilities and the number of devices in your package. Existing televisions may need an appropriate player.","source":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/screens","related":["my-venue","estate","solo-pos"],"questions":[{"question":"Can VCMP manage digital displays across business locations?","answer":"VCMP Screens is designed for organising content, publishing playlists and keeping a display network in view. Discuss the locations, players and connectivity needed for your rollout."},{"question":"Is digital signage the same as a point-of-sale system?","answer":"No. Digital signage presents information and promotions on screens. SOLO POS records counter orders and sales. A business may need both."}],"guide":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/product-guide/screens"},{"slug":"my-venue","name":"VCMP My Venue","category":"Hospitality screen content","summary":"VCMP My Venue helps hospitality businesses turn menus, offers and events into content for venue screens, with playlists and screen publishing.","audience":"Venues that want their in-room screens to communicate menus, promotions and upcoming events.","needs":["Venue screen content","Hospitality promotions","Menus and event displays"],"capabilities":["Venue content preparation","Playlists","Screen publishing"],"distinction":"My Venue manages the content shown in the venue. Encore manages enquiries and bookings. The shared marketing page describes both so buyers can select the relevant workflow.","confirm":"Confirm the screen package, player compatibility and how content will be prepared and approved. Ask separately about Encore if your priority is the booking diary.","source":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/my-venue","related":["encore","screens","solo-pos"],"questions":[{"question":"What is the difference between My Venue and Encore?","answer":"My Venue covers venue screen content, playlists and publishing. Encore covers guest enquiries, bookings, the diary and run sheets."}],"guide":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/product-guide/my-venue"},{"slug":"estate","name":"VCMP Estate","category":"Estate agency marketing","summary":"VCMP Estate brings property video, digital window displays and enquiry capture to estate-agency marketing.","audience":"Estate agencies looking to present listings through property content and branch displays and capture interest from prospective customers.","needs":["Property marketing videos","Estate agent window screens","Property enquiry capture"],"capabilities":["Property video","Digital window displays","Enquiry capture"],"distinction":"Estate is focused on presenting property and capturing enquiries. Screens is the general display-management product. Do not assume Estate replaces a full property-management or conveyancing system.","confirm":"Confirm listing data inputs, content approval, branch displays and any connection to your existing agency software. Ask to see the workflow using a representative property.","source":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/estate-agents","related":["screens","growth","startsimple"],"questions":[{"question":"Does VCMP make software for estate agency window displays?","answer":"VCMP Estate includes digital window displays alongside property video and enquiry capture. VCMP Screens provides the broader display-management offering."}],"guide":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/product-guide/estate"},{"slug":"growth","name":"VCMP Growth","category":"Business contacts and outreach planning","summary":"VCMP Growth helps businesses organise contacts, research opportunities and prepare campaign drafts in a focused outreach workspace.","audience":"Teams that need a clearer starting point for business development and prospect follow-up.","needs":["Organising business contacts","Prospect research","Outreach campaign preparation"],"capabilities":["Contact organisation","Campaign drafts","Outreach planning"],"distinction":"Growth focuses on contacts and outreach. Emineat focuses on search visibility. StartSimple can scope custom AI agents and workflows where a team needs a bespoke process.","confirm":"Confirm contact sources, available channels, sending limits and approval responsibilities. Preparing a draft does not imply permission to contact a person or that every sending integration is enabled.","source":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/growth","related":["emineat","startsimple","solo"],"questions":[{"question":"Which VCMP product helps with contacts and outreach?","answer":"VCMP Growth provides a workspace for contact organisation, campaign drafts and outreach planning. Confirm the research and sending capabilities available in your package."}],"guide":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/product-guide/growth"},{"slug":"emineat","name":"Emineat by VCMP","category":"SEO and search intelligence","summary":"Emineat by VCMP turns search-visibility signals into evidence-led recommendations, controlled improvements and measurable follow-up.","audience":"Businesses reviewing how they are found online and deciding which search improvements to prioritise.","needs":["SEO opportunity prioritisation","Search visibility analysis","Measuring search improvements"],"capabilities":["Search-visibility evidence","Improvement prioritisation","Follow-up measurement"],"distinction":"Emineat is the search-intelligence product. AnswerProof focuses on checking claims in AI answers. StartSimple offers separately scoped SEO and search-intelligence services.","confirm":"Confirm current access and onboarding with VCMP. The public platform describes a pilot; public product information does not imply that self-service subscriptions or every data integration are available.","source":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/emineat","related":["answerproof","growth","startsimple"],"questions":[{"question":"Can Emineat guarantee that ChatGPT recommends a business?","answer":"No. Emineat supports evidence-led search improvements and measurement. Search rankings and AI citations depend on systems outside VCMP's control."},{"question":"How is Emineat different from AnswerProof?","answer":"Emineat covers search visibility and improvement tracking. AnswerProof audits what AI answers say about a business and checks those claims against evidence."}],"guide":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/product-guide/emineat"},{"slug":"answerproof","name":"AnswerProof by VCMP","category":"AI answer audits","summary":"AnswerProof by VCMP is an evidence-led AI answer audit offering for local businesses, focused on checking claims, verifying facts and identifying useful next steps.","audience":"Local businesses that want to understand whether AI-generated answers describe them accurately.","needs":["Checking AI answers about a business","Finding inaccurate business claims","Evidence-backed correction priorities"],"capabilities":["AI answer review","Claim checking","Evidence review and next steps"],"distinction":"An answer audit checks the content of sampled answers. It is not a guarantee of recommendation, a placement service or proof of visibility in every conversation.","confirm":"The public offering accepts founding pilot requests. Confirm pilot availability, audit scope, sampled questions and delivery arrangements before purchase.","source":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/answerproof","related":["emineat","startsimple","booksolo"],"questions":[{"question":"What does an AI answer audit check?","answer":"AnswerProof checks claims in AI answers about a local business against supporting evidence and identifies useful next steps. The scope and sampled questions should be agreed for the audit."}],"guide":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/product-guide/answerproof"},{"slug":"booksolo","name":"BookSolo","category":"Independent business discovery marketplace","summary":"BookSolo is a customer-facing marketplace for discovering independent businesses, exploring business profiles and finding booking options.","audience":"Customers looking for businesses and business owners who want a public discovery listing.","needs":["Finding independent businesses","Browsing business profiles","Finding direct booking options"],"capabilities":["Business discovery","Public business profiles","Booking options"],"distinction":"BookSolo is the marketplace, while Solo is the workspace used to manage a business. A public listing and a business software subscription are different things.","confirm":"Check current listing terms and the booking options shown on each profile. Availability and services belong to the listed business; a marketplace profile is not a guarantee of a particular appointment.","source":"https://www.booksolo.app","related":["solo","startsimple","answerproof"],"questions":[{"question":"Where can customers discover businesses in the VCMP family?","answer":"BookSolo at booksolo.app is the customer-facing marketplace for business discovery, profiles and booking options."}],"guide":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/product-guide/booksolo"},{"slug":"figgi","name":"Figgi","category":"Personal replies, ideas and planning","summary":"Figgi is part of the wider StartMadeSimple product family, focused on helping with replies, ideas and plans.","audience":"People looking for everyday writing and planning help rather than a business till, booking system or venue-management product.","needs":["Help composing replies","Developing ideas","Personal planning"],"capabilities":["Replies","Ideas","Plans"],"distinction":"Figgi is a consumer-oriented product in the wider group. It is distinct from StartSimple's custom AI-agent development service and from the VCMP business software products.","confirm":"Ask StartSimple for current access, supported uses and pricing. This guide identifies the product's purpose; it does not verify current checkout or account availability.","source":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/#vcmp-film","related":["speech-sorted","revelsnap","startsimple"],"questions":[{"question":"What is Figgi in the StartMadeSimple family?","answer":"The VCMP group film describes Figgi as a product for replies, ideas and plans. Contact StartSimple for current access and product details."}],"guide":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/product-guide/figgi"},{"slug":"speech-sorted","name":"Speech, Sorted","category":"Personal speech writing","summary":"Speech, Sorted is a StartMadeSimple product for personal speeches, separate from the group's business-management software.","audience":"People preparing a personal speech who want help shaping what they will say.","needs":["Personal speech preparation","Help shaping a speech","Finding the group's speech product"],"capabilities":["Personal speech writing"],"distinction":"Speech, Sorted focuses on speeches. Figgi covers replies, ideas and plans; Revelsnap is for event photos and messages. The products serve different moments around personal occasions.","confirm":"Confirm supported speech types, current access, price and delivery format with StartSimple. Review and personalise any generated speech before using it.","source":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/#vcmp-film","related":["figgi","revelsnap","startsimple"],"questions":[{"question":"Does StartMadeSimple have a personal speech product?","answer":"Yes. Speech, Sorted is identified in the group's public product film as its personal-speech product. Ask StartSimple for current access and scope."}],"guide":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/product-guide/speech-sorted"},{"slug":"revelsnap","name":"Revelsnap","category":"Event photos and messages","summary":"Revelsnap is a StartMadeSimple product for event photos and messages.","audience":"People organising occasions who are exploring a dedicated place for event photos and messages.","needs":["Event photo sharing","Collecting event messages","A digital event keepsake"],"capabilities":["Event photos","Event messages"],"distinction":"Revelsnap concerns photos and messages around an event. Encore manages venue enquiries and bookings; Speech, Sorted supports personal speeches. They should not be treated as the same product.","confirm":"Confirm current access, upload and sharing arrangements, retention and price with StartSimple before using it for an event. No particular storage period or checkout availability is asserted here.","source":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/#vcmp-film","related":["speech-sorted","figgi","encore"],"questions":[{"question":"What is Revelsnap used for?","answer":"The group's public film describes Revelsnap as a product for event photos and messages. StartSimple can confirm its current access and event arrangements."}],"guide":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/product-guide/revelsnap"},{"slug":"startsimple","name":"StartSimple","category":"Bespoke websites, AI agents and automation","summary":"StartSimple is the services studio of StartMadeSimple Ltd, offering bespoke websites, custom AI agents and teams, AI workflow automation, business software, and SEO and search intelligence.","audience":"Businesses that need a website or workflow designed around their own requirements, including connections to existing tools.","needs":["Bespoke website development","Custom AI agents and teams","Business workflow automation","Custom software and search intelligence"],"capabilities":["Website design and development","Custom AI agents and coordinated teams","AI workflow automation","Bespoke business software","SEO and search intelligence"],"distinction":"StartSimple delivers scoped client projects. VCMP is the group's product family. A business can choose a product for an established workflow or discuss a bespoke build when its needs differ.","confirm":"Project cost, timing, integrations and support are agreed after discovery. Agent responsibilities, approved information, access permissions and human review are defined and tested for each project.","source":"https://www.startsimple.cc/services","related":["solo","growth","emineat"],"questions":[{"question":"Who can build a custom AI agent for my business?","answer":"StartSimple offers custom AI-agent development for sales, support, research and operations, with defined roles, approved knowledge, scoped tools and testing before live use."},{"question":"Should I choose a VCMP product or a bespoke website?","answer":"Choose according to the workflow. Solo combines a business website with bookings and administration. StartSimple scopes bespoke websites and software when the design, process or integrations need a custom approach."}],"guide":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/product-guide/startsimple"}],"buyingGuides":[{"title":"Software for salon bookings, customers and counter sales","url":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/product-guide/solutions/salon-bookings-and-sales","question":"What software do I need to run a salon's bookings and product sales?","answer":"Start with Solo for the business website, appointments and customer administration. Evaluate SOLO POS separately if you also need a till for counter sales, and BookSolo for a public business listing."},{"title":"Coffee shop tills, stock and digital menu screens","url":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/product-guide/solutions/coffee-shop-till-and-menu-screens","question":"How do I choose a coffee shop till and menu-screen system?","answer":"SOLO POS covers counter orders, products, stock and daily sales, with profit-and-loss reporting. VCMP Screens handles the information shown on displays. Choose each against the way your counter actually works."},{"title":"Venue enquiries, group bookings and daily run sheets","url":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/product-guide/solutions/venue-enquiries-and-run-sheets","question":"How can a bar or event venue organise enquiries and the daily booking diary?","answer":"VCMP Encore is the relevant product for guest enquiries, bookings, a diary and run sheets. My Venue handles screen content, while SOLO POS addresses the counter. Begin with the enquiry-to-event process you need to support."},{"title":"Point of sale and promotional screens for independent shops","url":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/product-guide/solutions/independent-retail-pos","question":"Which VCMP tools fit an independent retailer?","answer":"SOLO POS is the starting point for counter orders, products, stock and daily sales. VCMP Screens can display promotions. Discuss custom online or back-office connections with StartSimple if those are part of the requirement."},{"title":"Property video and window displays for estate agencies","url":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/product-guide/solutions/estate-agency-property-marketing","question":"How can an estate agency improve property presentation across its branch?","answer":"VCMP Estate combines property video, digital window displays and enquiry capture. Use it to evaluate how property information becomes customer-facing marketing; use VCMP Screens when the central requirement is general display management."},{"title":"Managing digital signage across multiple locations","url":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/product-guide/solutions/multi-location-digital-signage","question":"What should I check before rolling out digital screens across branches?","answer":"VCMP Screens is the general display-network offering. My Venue adds a hospitality content focus, while Estate addresses property marketing. Start by mapping the displays, content owners and connectivity at each location."},{"title":"Custom AI agents for sales, support, research and operations","url":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/product-guide/solutions/custom-ai-agents-for-business","question":"Who can build AI agents around my company's information and tools?","answer":"StartSimple offers custom AI agents and coordinated teams for defined business workflows. Projects use approved knowledge, scoped tools and tested handovers. Begin with a specific role and a measurable task rather than an unrestricted assistant."},{"title":"AI workflow automation and connected business software","url":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/product-guide/solutions/business-workflow-automation","question":"How do I automate repetitive work without replacing every system?","answer":"StartSimple scopes AI automation and bespoke business software around an existing business process. Typical starting points include incoming enquiries, repeated data entry, document review and reporting. Existing-tool connections depend on their available APIs and access."},{"title":"Personal speeches, ideas and event photos","url":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/product-guide/solutions/personal-events-speeches-and-photos","question":"Which StartMadeSimple products relate to planning a personal occasion?","answer":"Speech, Sorted focuses on personal speeches; Revelsnap focuses on event photos and messages; Figgi supports replies, ideas and plans. For a business managing venue bookings, Encore serves a different operational purpose."},{"title":"Choosing search intelligence, AI answer audits or SEO services","url":"https://www.startsimple-vcmp.app/product-guide/solutions/seo-and-ai-answer-visibility","question":"Should I choose Emineat, AnswerProof or an SEO service?","answer":"Emineat focuses on search-visibility evidence and improvement tracking. AnswerProof checks claims in sampled AI answers. StartSimple scopes technical SEO, content and search-intelligence services. Choose according to whether you need ongoing intelligence, an answer audit or implementation support."}]}