Most small businesses use QuickBooks as their first CRM. Being able to access customer contact information from the accounting software is good enough when you are a startup. Why businesses need Quickbooks + CRM Just like spreadsheets, QuickBooks doesn’t actually do anything to help you make sales—it only helps you manage billing and accounting. A […]
Businesses exist to do only one thing – “Make Money”. Even Non-profit organisations need constant cash flow to reach their target. So how does a company become profitable? The answer lies in the making both employees and customers happy. Lot of research have been done in this field and we can safely say that both of these are […]
G Suite (previously called Google Apps for Work) and Microsoft’s Office 365 offer similar set of productivity tools. Which one should you choose for your small business in 2019? Plug: TeamWave – Simple CRM, Project Management & HR Software for G Suite 1. Cost and Commitment G Suite has straightforward pricing with two plans: $5/user and $10/user (monthly) First plan […]
SaaS is a revenue and distribution model for software “product” companies that make money by charging customers on a monthly or annual basis. The SaaS business can be incredibly profitable if “product-market” fit is achieved and unit economics are right. So how do you go about starting a SaaS company? How do you pick the […]
Upwork was formed by merging two popular freelancing platforms, oDesk and Elance. Upwork is arguably the largest freelance marketplace at this time. That said, it doesn’t mean that Upwork doesn’t have issues – for instance, it doesn’t tell you about the availability of the applicant and the sheer volume of the applicants for any job makes […]
Founded in 1999, Basecamp was the pioneer in cloud-based project & communication management software. Key features that made Basecamp popular: Simple & Elegant Task Management Search (keyword, person, images & files) Direct Messaging & Group Chat A portal for clients to view tasks and communicate with users Documents & file storage So why would you […]
Pipedrive and Salesforce are popular CRM software that have been adopted by businesses; small and medium to large enterprises. If you are in the market for a CRM solution to strengthen your sales process, this post will help you take an informed decision by highlighting some of the key factors based on which, CRM software […]
Are you a small business that uses multiple SaaS apps to streamline processes? Zapier is definitely a useful tool to synchronise and integrate apps. The building block of Zapier starts with Zaps – conditional connection which is triggered when a certain event occurs. In this post we’ll cover Top Ten Zapier alternatives: IFTTT If This Then That is […]
There are over a dozen email service providers in the market geared towards towards small business. Google’s Gmail and Microsoft’s Outlook are the primary options. Both provide similar features, but their suitability for companies depends on the specific needs of the business. Let us examine different features of these products which would help you in choosing […]
Last year, Google launched third-party add-ons for Gmail. Sitting on the sidebar on the right side of your inbox, these third-party add-ons can be used directly with Gmail to improve your productivity. The biggest advantage of “add-ons” (over chrome extensions, etc) is that they work seamlessly with all browsers and mobile devices. You can install […]
Can’t live without Gmail? You are not alone … The *new* Gmail is more than just email. It’s a complete productivity platform “Gmail for Business” has a marketshare of 37% (Source: Datanyze) and the platform is used for important business functions including: project management, CRM, support, team collaboration and more. While none of these functions are […]
