The Top 10 CM Resources to Keep Your Business Organized
Finding a solid contact management system can make or break your business efforts. We use systems to organize and track our work, which is especially important when running a business. The right contact management system can eliminate hours of unnecessary paperwork and reduce stress.
I’ve taken the time to list what I consider to be the top contact management resources to help you stay organized and keep your business model efficient so you can focus your energies on building relationships and increasing your revenue.
1. VTIGER (www.vtiger.com) – A great open source software that can be installed on your server.
2. SUGAR CRM (www.sugarcrm.com) – The best part of this software is that you can delete duplicates, which is a handy feature to have when uploading multiple contacts at once.
3. ZOHO (www.zoho.com) – Hosted on zoho.com, this web-based application gives you the same features as many other CMs on the market. You can also share your account with others. You get the first 3 users for free.
4. PLAXO (www.plaxo.com) – Think LinkedIn meets Facebook. Plaxo has improved its features by integrating a social networking aspect to its’ site. Sync your other email accounts to it and it will update your calendar, address book and to-do list.
5. HIGHRISE HQ (www.highrisehq.com) – Perfect for the solopreneurs who need to keep their contacts online. Tag and connect all your contacts to specific cases (aka projects) and keep important data together in one place.
Honorable Mentions:
www.salesforce.com, www.bosscrm.com, www.freecrm.com, www.batchbook.com and www.bigcontacts.com.
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