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A Custom CRM for Austin Teams That Sell Their Own Way

Packaged CRMs are designed around an average sales team, and yours is probably not average. Maybe your reps knock on doors in new subdivisions, work the phones from an office, or sell remotely across several states. Maybe your most important relationships are with referring physicians, or with plant managers who ask for quotes. A custom CRM fits the way your team actually finds, wins and keeps customers.

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Door-to-door sales rep in a Kyle neighborhood near Austin updating a custom CRM on a phone
Lead
Logging activity
next → Proposal
Illustrative: a rep's daily route, signed deals and earnings in one mobile view.

Fits how you sell

Screens match door-to-door, inside or remote selling instead of forcing one generic pipeline.

Commissions reps can trust

Your plan is written into the system, so payouts are consistent and reps can see the math.

One customer history

Sales, operations and service work from the same record, from first contact to follow-up.

You own the system

The code and data belong to you, so the system grows when and how you decide.

Waller Creek Software builds each custom CRM in Austin around your sales motion, your commission plan and the work that has to happen after a deal closes. Sales is one of our three specialties, alongside healthcare and manufacturing, and we build for any industry that runs on relationships. You work directly with co-founders Taylor Moses and Jamison Dyal from the first conversation through launch.

01

Door-to-door, inside and remote teams need different things

A door-to-door rep needs a phone app that works one-handed, maps the day's route, and captures a signature on the porch. An inside rep needs a fast queue of calls and quick notes between them. A remote team needs clear territories, shared visibility and coaching tools for managers who rarely see their reps in person.

Most packaged products pick one of these and ask the others to adapt. When we build a custom CRM for Austin sales teams, we design screens for the way each group sells, on top of a single shared customer record.

We also think about how each group is managed. A door-to-door manager wants coverage by street and how many doors each rep knocked. An inside sales manager wants call volume and connect rates. A remote manager wants to know which deals have gone stale. Each gets a view that answers their question first.

  • Route and territory views for field reps
  • Call queues and fast notes for inside reps
  • Pipeline and coaching views for remote managers
  • One customer history shared by everyone
02

Rep Hub: from new recruit to first commission

Rep Hub is a sales platform we built that follows a rep's whole journey. It handles recruiting, training, a personal rep workspace and contracts. When a contract is signed and paid, the platform triggers delivery and calculates the commission automatically, with no spreadsheet in between.

That last step matters more than it sounds. Reps trust a system that pays them correctly, and people use the systems they trust. When the same place is where reps learn the product, manage their deals and track their earnings, the data managers depend on actually gets entered, because reps have a reason to be there every day.

We bring that lesson to every custom CRM we build for Austin companies: make the rep's own work easier first, and the reporting managers want will follow.

// how custom crm & business systems flows
  1. 1 Lead
  2. 2 Conversation
  3. 3 Proposal
  4. 4 Signed and paid
  5. 5 Delivered
03

Commission plans written into the software

Commission rules tend to live in one person's spreadsheet and one person's memory. Splits between a setter and a closer, bonuses for hitting a monthly target, clawbacks when a customer cancels. Every exception is another chance for a disputed paycheck and an unhappy rep.

We write your actual plan into the system so payouts are calculated the same way every time, and reps can see exactly how each number was reached. When your plan changes, the rules change in one place. For an Austin custom CRM, this is often the feature that wins over the sales floor.

Reps should never have to ask what they are owed. A rep-facing statement lists each deal, the rate applied, any split or clawback, and the payout date your company sets, so questions turn into quick checks rather than arguments.

  • Setter and closer splits
  • Tiered rates and target bonuses
  • Clawbacks tied to cancellations
  • Earnings statements reps can open themselves
TodayWith custom crm & business systems

✕Reps work around a generic pipeline

✓Screens built for how each team sells

✕Commissions calculated in a private spreadsheet

✓Commission rules run inside the system, visible to reps

✕Deal closes, then someone emails operations

✓Signed and paid deals trigger delivery automatically

✕Referral sources tracked in a liaison's notebook

✓Referral activity visible to the whole outreach team

✕Customer history scattered across inboxes

✓One shared record from first contact onward

04

In healthcare, the relationships are referral sources

For a specialty practice, growth often depends on referring physicians more than advertising. A system built for that world tracks which offices send patients, how quickly referrals get scheduled, and which relationships have gone quiet, so your outreach team knows where to spend the week.

Because referral records can include patient information, our healthcare systems are fully HIPAA compliant. We sign BAAs and any other compliance agreements you need, a HIPAA-trained team member is involved in the build, and access is limited by role, protected with encryption and multi-factor sign-in, and monitored.

Practices across the Austin area, from the medical offices near St. David's to clinics in Round Rock near Baylor Scott & White, can use a custom CRM to keep referral relationships from slipping.

05

In manufacturing, the deal is the quote

Manufacturers rarely sell through a simple pipeline. A sale might start with a drawing, move through engineering questions and several quote revisions, and end with a purchase order that kicks off production and, later, service. Software for that business has to understand quotes, revisions and the job that follows.

Our Industrial Operations Platform, a quote-to-service operating system built for a private industrial company, carries that whole chain. Sales sees each quote's status, operations sees exactly what was promised, and leaders manage by exception instead of reading every update.

For manufacturers in Georgetown, Pflugerville or the Austin suburbs out toward Taylor, that link between the sales record and the shop is usually what the old CRM was missing.

  • Quote records with drawings and revisions attached
  • Accepted quotes that open production jobs
  • Service history tied back to the original sale

The system handles

  • Logging activity
  • Creating onboarding tasks
  • Calculating commissions

Your people decide

  • Building relationships
  • Pricing decisions
  • Coaching the team
06

Switching over without stopping sales

We work through Discover, Design, Build, Launch and Optimize, and we start with a focused first release of your custom CRM. Usually that means the core customer record, the pipeline your reps live in, and the one process that causes the most pain, which is often commissions. During Build, a few of your reps test working software with real deals and tell us what slows them down.

Your current system can keep running while we build. When it is time to switch, we bring your customer history across, and we connect to your other tools where the vendor's APIs or integration options allow. You own the code and the data, and most of our work is covered by an NDA. Training happens with your real data, so reps see their own accounts on the first day.

your first release

What a first custom crm & business systems release includes

A focused starting point, shaped with your team in Discovery and adjusted to how your Austin team works. Then we build on it.

  1. Discover
  2. Design
  3. Build
  4. Launch
  5. Optimize
Plan your first release →
release planCustom CRM & Business Systems · v1.0Ready to scope
  • Customer record and pipeline designed for your sales01
  • Mobile app for field reps with offline support02
  • Commission engine based on your actual plan03
  • Rep onboarding and training workspace04
  • Data migration from your current CRM05
  • Connections to existing tools where APIs allow06
Then: connect more tools, add automation and AI as your team is ready.
in practice

What custom crm & business systems looks like day to day

Illustrative scenarios, not client stories.

Field reps south of Austin

Picture a home services company with door-to-door reps working new neighborhoods in Kyle and San Marcos, south of Austin. Their custom CRM maps each rep's route, captures signatures on a phone, and shows every rep their commission the moment a deal is signed and paid. Managers can see which streets have been worked and which have not.

Build something like this →Every system is shaped around your own process.
faq

Custom CRM & Business Systems: questions we hear

Still unsure? Ask us directly.

Can field reps use the CRM without a signal?

Yes, we can design the mobile app to keep working when coverage drops. Reps can view their route, take notes and capture signatures offline, and the app syncs once a connection returns. This matters for door-to-door teams working new subdivisions or rural roads in Bastrop and Caldwell counties, where coverage can be unreliable.

How do our commission rules get into the system?

We start by reviewing your current plan with whoever runs payroll today, including every exception they handle by hand. We write those rules into the software, then test them against past pay periods so you can compare results before anyone is paid from the new system. Later changes to the plan happen in one place.

Can we keep our current CRM running during the build?

Yes. Your team keeps selling in the current system while we build and test. When the new one is ready, we move your customer history across and plan a switch date with you. Where the old system's APIs or integration options allow, we can also sync data during the transition so nothing falls through the cracks.

Is a custom CRM for an Austin medical practice HIPAA compliant?

Yes. Our healthcare systems are fully HIPAA compliant. We sign BAAs and any other compliance agreements you need, and a HIPAA-trained team member is involved in every healthcare build. Data is encrypted, access is limited by role, sign-in uses multi-factor authentication, and audit trails show who viewed or changed each record.

What does onboarding a new rep look like?

In a system like Rep Hub, onboarding happens inside the platform. A recruit moves from applicant to trainee to active rep, completes training in the same place they will later work deals, and gets a workspace with their contracts and earnings. Managers can see where every new rep stands without keeping a separate tracking sheet.

Can the system grow beyond sales later?

Yes. Because you own the code, the system can expand as your business does. Common next steps include service scheduling, customer portals, inventory or reporting, added once the sales side is working well. Each addition builds on the same customer record, so you avoid a pile of disconnected apps that never quite agree.

often built together

Custom CRM & Business Systems works best connected

Most teams start with one system and connect the next when they are ready. These are the services most often built alongside custom crm & business systems, on the same record.

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built by our team

See the pattern in a real system

Built for a sales organization, and the same approach fits any team: one record, a named owner at each stage, and a complete handoff.

All highlighted work →
Rep HubRep Hub sales dashboard with lead pipeline, team performance, calendar and tasks Built · Sales organizationRep HubFrom joining the sales team to delivering the sale, in one connected platform.View the project →

Start with the problem. We'll build the possibility.

Tell us what slows your team down. We'll map it with you and suggest a useful first release, whether you're in Austin or anywhere in Greater Austin.