The Top 10 CM Resources to Keep Your Business Organized

submitted: Jul 29th 2008 | by: VickyAyala | Total views: 1 | Word Count: 277 | PDF View | Print Article

Are you wasting time and losing money because you're not as organized as you should be? We take advantage of tools and resources available, which can make or break our businesses. This is why choosing the right contact management system is one of the most important decisions you can make as an entrepreneur or small business owner.

These are the top contact management systems I've come across to keep you focused so that you can dedicate the bulk of your time nurturing existing relationships, while building on new ones so that your business can see the success that it deserves.

1. VTIGER (www.vtiger.com) - Great for maintaining leads and contacts. It's a free open source software that you can download to your web server. If you need to add multiple users, you can do so easily.

2. SUGAR CRM (www.sugarcrm.com) - Another extremely easy to use software. Not as robust as others, unless you want to pay for the pro version.

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) - This is the best of Facebook and LinkedIn. The social networking aspect is great but the contact management is what makes this website valuable. It also updates your calendars, address books and to-do lists with your other email accounts.

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.bosscrm.com, www.salesforce.com, www.bigcontacts.com, www.freecrm.com & www.batchbook.com.

About the Author

Vicky Ayala is a marketing guru who writes a weekly blog about her journeys to becoming a successful internet mogal. She offers internet marketing advice as well as web marketing solutions for small businesses.


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