Archive for the ‘CRM General’ Category
Top 5 Questions About Web-based Software Answered
In my line of business, my clients have two options when purchasing their database software – installed software on the company’s server; or web-based software (SAAS – Software as a Service). Many clients and other business owners that I speak with are hesitant to move to web-based software for fear they won’t have their information [...]
5 Signs You’ve Outgrown Outlook
I was recently asked to do a presentation on using Microsoft Outlook to manage your business. Normally I’d push back and say “but you can’t effectively manage your business just using Outlook”. In preparing, I really thought about how a start-up business can survive on Outlook, as long as they knew some of the different [...]
Sending Holiday Cards Without the Headaches
(This article was originally published in IT Radix‘s newsletter “IT Radix Resource” in the Fall 2010 issue) We all know the holiday season is coming, but time seems to escape us, and then it’s time to scramble! And when your systems are not organized the way you’d like them to be, it makes the task [...]
Consistency is Key
When it comes to your data, consistency is key. If you are trying to maintain all of your information in one centralized database, whether you’re the only user of the database, or you are sharing it with many other users, having ways to maintain consistency is very important. And there are easy ways to do [...]
What Does an Hour a Day Mean to You?
Have you ever sat down to calculate what your annual salary equates to per hour? I have! Let’s say you have a salary of $50,000 a year. That equates to $24.80/hour if you work an 8 hour day! (50,000/12 months/4.2 weeks/40 hours) Now let’s say you are a sales manager and have 10 sales people [...]