Taylor Consulting
Systems built for the way the work is done
Each of these began as a system for one organisation with a real problem. We install, adapt and host them for businesses with the same kind of work.
Property management
For agencies that let holiday homes on behalf of their owners. One system holds the properties, the calendar, the money and the conversation with guests, and keeps Airbnb and Booking.com in step with it.
In use at @Ballito
A holiday-rental agency on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast runs its whole operation on it, from the public booking site to owner payouts. The channel connection is certified by NextPax.
Bookings and calendar
One calendar for every property, with each booking tagged by where it came from: direct, website, owner, or a channel.
Channel sync
Rates, availability and listing content pushed to Airbnb and Booking.com through NextPax, with bookings and cancellations pulled back in. iCal for other channels.
Seasonal pricing
Seasons with separate owner, agency and channel rates, minimum stays, and special deals such as stay seven nights, pay for six.
Owner accounting
Statements and invoices raised when a stay completes, channel commission worked out per booking, and a trust-funds report for money held on owners' behalf.
Owner portal
Owners sign in to see the bookings, statements and payouts for their own properties.
Public booking site
Search with a map view, listing pages, checkout, guest accounts and saved lists, all fed from the same property records.
Daily operations
Daily arrival and departure lists, cleaner assignment and a cleaning log, so the people on the ground know what today needs.
Guest email
Incoming mail is matched to the right booking automatically, and scheduled messages go out without anyone remembering to send them.
Reviews
Guests get a review request after their stay, and published reviews appear on the public site.
ISP management
For wireless and fibre internet providers. It covers the whole chain from a customer checking coverage on your website to the router on their wall, with billing and network monitoring in between.
We run our own ISP on it
Link-Up Networks sells fixed wireless, home fibre and business internet in South Africa. The system has been developed alongside the network over many years, so every feature exists because an operator needed it.
In use at LOOP ISP
LOOP uses its integrated OLT control to roll out fibre to estates and business complexes quickly.
Online sign-up
A guided application: coverage check, package choice, ID details, debit-order mandate and e-signature. Staff review and approve from the back office.
Billing and debit orders
Recurring invoices, debit-order runs, bank statement import and allocation, with Netcash payments and exports for your accounting package.
RADIUS
FreeRADIUS integration with speed and burst profiles, automatic suspension pages for unpaid accounts, and usage history graphs per customer.
Fibre provisioning
Huawei OLT management with ONU provisioning and PON port views, so a new fibre customer is activated from the same screen as their account.
Device management
Configuration backup and comparison for MikroTik, Ubiquiti and Cambium equipment, plus device check-in and provisioning.
Network monitoring
Dashboards and traffic views, integration with LibreNMS, and alerts sent to the channels your team already watches.
Hotspot portal
A captive portal offering free limited access or accounts verified by one-time PIN, with space for advertising.
Customer messaging
SMS, WhatsApp and email from the customer's account, with workflow so that faults and installations don't get lost.
Hosting and DNS tools
Hosting accounts, .za domain management and mail-deliverability checks for providers that also sell hosting and email.
xHR: HR and payroll
A web-based HR and payroll system for organisations that have outgrown a desktop package. HR and payroll staff work in one place, with a clear line between preparing a pay run and approving it.
Built to replace a legacy system, to the cent
xHR was written to take over from a Delphi desktop payroll program in the Seychelles, carrying ten years of history with it. Its acceptance test is to reproduce a real month from the old system exactly: net pay, bank file, tax file and pension file.
Statutory rules are configuration
Tax schedules, pension contributions, overtime and public holidays are maintained in setup screens, not buried in code. The first installation follows Seychelles tax and pension rules.
Employee records
Master records with full history, job positions, departments, sections and units, and batch entry for bulk changes.
Pay runs
Allowances, deductions, overtime, unpaid days and thirteenth-month pay, with a prepare step and a separate approve step before a period closes.
Leave
Accrual, balances and a leave calendar. Unpaid leave flows through to payroll without re-keying.
Staff changes
Resignations, terminations, contract renewals, retirements and salary changes, each confirmed by payroll before it takes effect.
Payslips and bank files
Printed payslips or password-protected PDF payslips by email, and bank payment files ready to upload.
Tax and pension returns
Statutory tax and pension files generated from the pay run, with the schedules and statements that go with them.
Reports
Head count, staff movement and establishment lists, a build-your-own report with a column picker, and a journal export for Sage 300.
Audit and privacy
Every change is logged. Sensitive fields are encrypted, and ID and bank numbers are hidden from roles that don't need them.
Migration
A repeatable import from the old system with reconciliation, a read-only archive of legacy data, and a parallel run before switch-over.
Ticketing and validation
For parks, reserves, attractions and venues that sell entry. Visitors buy online, tour operators buy on account, kiosks sell at the gate, and rangers scan tickets on a handheld that keeps working when the signal doesn't.
In use across the Seychelles
The Seychelles Parks and Gardens Authority tickets more than ten sites with it, from Curieuse to the Morne Seychellois trails. The Seychelles Islands Foundation uses it for Vallée de Mai. Read the SPGA case study.
Online sales
Visitors choose a site, date and number of people, pay by card, and receive a PDF ticket with a QR code.
Card payments
Integrated with the CyberSource payment gateway, with bank payments reconciled against sales.
Tour operator accounts
Operators and their staff buy for groups at operator pricing, on prepaid credit with low-balance alerts and monthly statements.
Gate sales
A handheld Android app sells tickets for cash or card and prints the receipt on its built-in printer.
Scanning and validation
Rangers scan QR codes to validate single and multiple-entry tickets, and every scan is logged.
Works offline
Handhelds keep a local copy of what they need and sync when a connection returns, so remote sites and boats are covered.
Bundles and pricing
Multi-site bundles, pricing by visitor type, and separate price lists for operators.
Reporting
Sales and visitor numbers by site and period, comparison charts, validation logs and finance reconciliation.
Donations and point-of-sale
Online donations alongside tickets, and integration with on-site tills for stock and cash-drawer reconciliation.
Need something these don't cover?
These systems were all custom work once. If your operation needs a module they lack, or something else entirely, we build that too.