[Coitster]

Hey Autocosmetics,
First off the ACT! 6 software can be found at any Office Depot or Office Max store. It is the most popular contact management software in the world. And any Barns & Noble book store will sell an ACT!6 for dummies book. Thats how I learned, I personally use ACT! 2000 its an older one. Trust me you will love it.

As for your question about insurance companies. Their are literally thousands of companies out their. Lynx and Safelite cover the main ones. Their are still lots of companies that aren't on either network. For example, Travelers Insurance has their own. I am not on that one, and they have never ever tried to steer anyone from me, they are good. For little insurance companies all you have to do is look on the customer's liability card that they carry with them (required by law). They almost always have a claims phone number on them. Just call that number and they will give you a billing address or fax number to send in your invoice too. Don't get scared about billing insurance companies directly. It's very, very easy. You just fax in the invoice to the phone numbers provided by insurance companies and then they send you a check.
BTW I used to use the Elmo software program. You are right it can be expensive to start out with. I recommend you build your business first before you buy that. Lots of options out there.

One more thing, in regards to a fax machine, you don't have to have one but it does make your life simpler, whenever you bill an insurance company they will usually fax you a form to fill out that allows them to send you checks, it's better then snail mail. 8)
David Coit
Coitster