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101 Apps for Your Web App Startup Toolbox — Web.AppStorm

Choosing the suite of software tools your startup is going to use to organize and execute projects is one of the topics that is fairly important and yet regularly glossed over. Evaluating your options and how well those options work together from the outset can help prevent scalability and disorganization issues later.

Web.AppStorm has a roundup of web apps that are particularly useful for startups. Go check it out:

With the multitude of web applications available today, it can be difficult choosing, let alone finding, an application that fits your needs and wants. There are so many fantastic apps available, many of which are bound to be beneficial for you and/or your business.

From mind mapping, design and development to collaboration, project tracking and accounting; this roundup of 101 fantastic web apps for startups and businesses are sure to reduce operating costs and increase both productivity and efficiency.

Link: 101 Apps for Your Web App Startup Toolbox

14 Amazing Email Marketing Tools to Create the Right Impression

Some would read the phrase ‘email marketing’ and grimace in distaste. But it doesn’t have to be that way. When used tastefully, email newsletters can add a personal touch to the persona of your company. You can summarize the content of your blog, give teasers into what your company is working on, or simply share stories about the experiences of your team. Any one of these types of content can make your users feel closer to your organization — I know this from my own personal experience with the companies that I admire.

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Beyond Outlook – CRM on the Web

outlookEveryone has customers. Even if you work in a large corporation and your work is encompassed in some large internal process, you still have customers — your coworkers around you whose work is dependent on yours.

And when you have customers, you will have needs related to each of them. Whether tracking communication and interactions, remembering tasks related to each customer, making sales, or arranging meetings, you’ll be more effective at what you do if you have good tools and solid processes in place.

From personal experience with starting a business, I know this is one area that I need to improve on. Read More

Communication – Vital to a Young Business

teamStarting your own company can be an exhilarating experience. The excitement of creating something of your own and working with people you admire often gets you through each day, even under a heavy workload. But running your own show has its costs.

As the head cheese, it’s your job to make sure your team — big or small — is supported by your infrastructure. The tools your team uses every day should increase effectiveness, not hinder it. The same goes for your processes — how you use your tools. Read More

Tools for Analysing and Tracking Your Competitors

spyOne of the neat things about business online is that you can keep a close eye on your competition. You get to inspect their sites and sample their service in a totally anonymous environment. There are also an abundance of tools for analysing and tracking competitors, allowing you to quantify their traffic, see how their site has changed, find out details about their domain, be alerted when they are in the press and lots of other things. Read More