Everything is better free, right? There’s a certain appeal to not having to pay for the basic tools you need to keep your business running, especially when you’re just starting out. This fact comes as no surprise to software developers, who have responded to the market demand with a variety of free invoicing programs. But […]
Choosing accounting software isn’t easy. There are a lot of options, and (despite what the advertisers may say), there is not a single program which is best for all businesses. Far from it. So how do you figure out which small business accounting software program is the best for you? If you’re serious about finding a […]
Overview: As some of you may know, one of the first things that I do when researching a company is to head to their About Us page. Knowing the corporate culture and values of a company will invariably tell me more about their products than a list of features can do. The first things they […]
Overview: Using UseResponse is like purchasing your first home. The realization that you can repaint, knock down walls, and add on a few extra rooms is an incredible sense of freedom. You worked hard to have something that was truly your own, and now, you are the king (or queen) of your castle. Shortly after […]
Overview: Clevertim is a bit of an oddball in the CRM community. But I’m not being disparaging. I have a deep admiration for the misfit geniuses in society. Whereas most startups would bend over backwards for venture capital, Clevertim decided from the beginning to forego any funding and earn every one of its dollars through […]
Overview: Shiplark software lets you connect to all your online marketplaces, shopping carts and shipping carriers so that you can process all your orders easily and quickly from one place. Orders get downloaded automatically or with the click of a button. No more keeping track of orders on spreadsheets, logging into multiple sites daily, or […]
Overview: Capsule CRM landed relatively late to the CRM scene, launching only a few years ago. Its parent company, Zestia LLC, was founded in 2008, and Capsule CRM is one of their newer releases. But sometimes the newcomer has the most innovative ideas. This seems to be the case for this UK-based tech company. More than a Contact […]
Overview If your only experience with software producer “37signals” came from Highrise, you would think it was a weekender project located in someone’s basement. The truth is that 37signals is a very talented and driven team of 43 people who started the project, developed it, stuck a fork in it, and moved on. It’s all […]
Overview Contactually is a surprisingly fresh take on CRM solutions. While many CRM producers assume that you have at least some pre-existing knowledge about using web-hosted dashboards, Contactually walks you through just about everything it can do, all with an upbeat attitude. Founded only a few years ago by the top-notch business and tech trio Zvi […]
Overview: Despite its slightly misleading name, SalesBinder is not simply for sales people. It’s online inventory management software that provides you with all the basic tools you need to manage not just your inventory but your customers, invoices, suppliers, and purchase orders. It also lets you record sales prospects and estimates, and then automatically convert […]
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