Searching for the perfect project management application can feel a bit like being Goldilocks — taste-testing each app until, finally, you settle on the choice that is “just right.” Are extensive reporting and invoicing capabilities too hot? Are time tracking or communication tools too cold? It can be daunting to have to search for solutions, […]
Project managers are often stereotyped as office stiffs with permanent stacks of Stick It notes in their back pockets, quietly and heroically keeping the wheels on the bus going round and round. However, real humans do not fit easily into stereotypes — and this one is simply too narrow to stand up to even mild […]
Whenever I get asked “what project management application do you like the best” (believe it or not, I have been asked that question), I start to feel a little sheepish. I wish I had some kind of fantastic answer detailing a long list of amazing features; I wish I could name some outrageously complicated and expensive software that automates […]
The concept of a punch card is nothing new; coffee shops the world over have been slinging their punched out business cards alongside foamy espresso beverages for decades. Likewise, the concept of companies offering rewards to returning companies goes way back into the annals of entrepreneurship. But as the business sector dives further into the […]
If you are a marketing guru with loads of experience in the trade, you probably know all about inbound and outbound marketing. And the world absolutely needs people like you. But if you are like the rest of us, just trying to get your product noticed and understood by the teeming masses, these terms are […]
There is no shortage of options when it comes to selecting the optimal cloud storage platform for your business. Google Drive, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, and more compete as solo options, while innumerable other services offer their own native storage options. Into this mix comes Box, an app with an unfortunately generic name attempting to offer […]
We’ve all heard of Yelp. You might think of it simply as a helpful website that advises you to steer clear of that new Asian-Fusion place on Main Street (the service is terrible and you will get food poisoning). Based on how fellow customers rate restaurants and other businesses on a five-star scale, you can […]
Picture it. You are buying a house, and you live a 30-minute drive from your realtor. Every time they have another paper for you to sign (which feels like once or twice a day at this point) you have to abandon your very pregnant wife and drive over just to put your John Hancock on […]
Constant Contact (read our review) is one of the premium options for email marketing. Everything just…Â works. This full suite of marketing tools takes mundane email marketing to a whole new level with social media, text, and more, all designed to help you better reach your customers. It is the kind of app guaranteed to make […]
Cloud storage. It is the kind of thing you don’t want to think about when setting up your business; you want to focus on the exciting things like prototyping products, hiring employees, and making sales. But, as with so many other parts of life, the fundamentals can often make the biggest difference. In the world […]