Software Moves Small-Business Chores Online
Small-business software has become like running a restaurant.
It’s all about the service.
Word processing, spreadsheets, project management and many other hard-core business tasks for the small enterprise are now being delivered online. There is no need to download or install software like Microsoft OfficeMSFT or AppleAAPL iWork.
Instead, simply go to, say, Google Apps, Zoho, Dabble DB, QuickBase, Coghead or Basecamp and sign up for service.
Right there, in your browser, you will find applications that process words, keep schedules, organize projects and all the other software we use to handle our small business chores.
The price is right with these online apps: Basecamp, for example, is free to start and top-of-the-line services run $149 a month. Others are in that range as well.
I recently installed Basecamp in my business. And while it’s far too early for me to endorse this product - some issues have already arisen - so far, so good. The system does a nice job of organizing the half-dozen people who work both in my office and remotely for my content-creation business and handle about a dozen projects at a time. Continue reading…
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