Hi All, re: neat & effective project management
We used Saasu to manage our business (fintech consulting and angel investing) and I liked it so much I invested in the company. http://www.saasu.com is 100% web based and often gets mistaken for being just accounting (that is of course the main focus though). It does CRM (basic but enhanced with links to linkedin etc) and accounting and payroll in one spot. Plus all the usual like GL, AR, AP, Inventory, blah. A recent feature is tasks/activities which can be tagged (just like transactions) endlessly. An interesting side effect is you can track tasks that span projects or sub-projects using tags and also generate a project profit and loss even if some transactions impact multiple projects. We were also using basecamp for customer projects since we typically have dispersed teams but am seriously thinking about ditching that and just focusing on Saasu. Have a look, it is free (transaction capped but not task capped) and if you are working on a few you can run a bunch of companies in one subscription or across multiple subscriptions. Good for when you own part/all of separate businesses. Unlimited users of course. And the extensions like ecommerce and point of sale are really happening these days. Apologies for not delurking earlier, just been busy, I'll do a big post on me sometime too as an intro to the group but in the interim see - - http://www.coopersydney.com (company) and - http://www.peterjcooper.com (linked in profile) and - http://www.alturnal.com (blog) Cheers, Peter. PS: As one of dozens of projects we are also building a list of tools that are useful for startups (to get working in hours not months) at http://www.startsydney.com which will probably grow into separate site over time, web-based and crowd sourcing suggestions welcome. On May 22, 9:48 am, Scotty <scottd.creat...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Richard, > > I use vTiger to manage my sales process, customer accounts and > invoicing so would recommend that. SugarCRM is more full featured but > may be suited to larger business. > > If you are looking for a project manager/ collaboration like basecamp, > i useProjectPierwhich is open source and after installing looks and > works better than basecamp. > > I don't know of any all in one online solutions, the ones i have seen > still required multiple logins for the separate features > likehttp://www.zoho.com/ > > good luck with the sales. > Scott > bloghttp://www.scottydonald.com| free business > blogshttp://pagesforeveryone.com > > On May 21, 12:22 am, Geoff McQueen - Hiive Systems > > <geoff.mcqu...@hiivesystems.com> wrote: > > Hi Richard, > > > We've got a product, Affinity, that might do what you want in terms of > > keeping track of clients/members/jobs etc. More info > > atwww.hiivesystems.com/affinity/. > > > <salespitch method="soft" class="informative"> > > > We're hosting two webinars next week where you can have a good look at how > > Affinity works (sign up for free > > atwww.hiivesystems.com/affinity/webinar/);evenif our product isn't for you > > (we're less about field service automation, and more about client > > interaction tracking for professionals), the webinar might give you some > > ideas about the features you want to look for. Offer of course welcome to > > other SBA'ers... > > > One of the things that might also make a difference is pricing: our > > standard users are completely free, and of course the whole thing is web > > based so remote is fine. If you're planning on interacting with any of > > these customers into the future via email, our automatic email capture > > could be useful too. > > > </salespitch> > > > Geoff > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com > > [mailto:silicon-beach-austra...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joseph > > Ortenzi > > Sent: Thursday, 21 May 2009 1:53 PM > > To: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com > > Subject: [SiliconBeach] Re: Using free web-based products to manage remote > > salespeople > > > Not free but basecamp us also an interesting way to collect and manage > > info. Though not a crm, it's sister app, highrise, might be a starting > > point > > > =============== > > +61 434047804 > > j...@joiz.com > > j...@ortenzi.comhttp://typingthevoid.com > > Twitter/FriendFeed/Skype/etc: > > wheelyweb > > > On 21/05/2009, at 7:11, "rgh....@gmail.com" <rgh....@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Dear SBA, > > > > I am just about to deploy about 10 salespeople who will be working > > > remotely. > > > > Most of them will be selling to consumers, in the clients home. > > > > I am asking for advise / experiences with various web products that > > > can automate the 'office backend' . > > > > I am think about using Google Cal, Docs etc. > > > > What other low-cost / free tools would / could help? > > > > regards, > > > > Richard Hayes > > > Carbon Free Solutions > > > 0414 618 425 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. No lurkers! 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