Running Your Business
with Online Tools

A Case Study

A Case Study
To Do

A Case Study
To Do
Projects

A Case Study
To Do
Projects
Documents

A Case Study
To Do
Projects
Customers
Documents

A Case Study
To Do
Accounting
Projects
Customers
Documents

A Case Study
To Do
Accounting
Mail
Projects
Customers
Documents

A Case Study
To Do
Accounting
Mail
Projects
Information Customers
Documents

A Case Study
To Do
Accounting
Mail
Files
Projects
Information Customers
Documents

Usual Suspects

Usual Suspects
• Outlook

Usual Suspects
• Outlook
• QuickBooks

Usual Suspects
• Outlook
• QuickBooks
• MS Project

Usual Suspects
• Outlook
• QuickBooks
• MS Project
• Word, Excel, etc.

Usual Suspects
• Outlook
• QuickBooks
• MS Project
• Word, Excel, etc.
• File Cabinets and Hard drives

Build, Buy or Rent

Build, Buy or Rent
• Custom app building removes you from
your core business

Build, Buy or Rent
• Custom app building removes you from
your core business
• Buying an app requires your money, your
machine, your troubleshooting, your time

Build, Buy or Rent
• Custom app building removes you from
your core business
• Buying an app requires your money, your
machine, your troubleshooting, your time
• Rent an app limits features, give control
(and data) to a third party

Backpack
Wrike
Basecamp
Box.net
Freshbooks
Social
Harvest Text
Gmail
Salesforce.com
Google
Zoho Apps

The Good

The Good
• Always Available

The Good
• Always Available
• Shareable

The Good
• Always Available
• Shareable
• Flexible

The Bad

The Bad
• Not Available Without Internet

The Bad
• Not Available Without Internet
• Monthly cost

The Bad
• Not Available Without Internet
• Monthly cost
• Not customizable

Uses

Uses
• Calendar

Uses
• Calendar
• To Do lists

Uses
• Calendar
• To Do lists
• Customers

Uses
• Calendar
• To Do lists
• Customers
• Projects

Uses
• Calendar
• To Do lists
• Customers
• Projects
• Bills, Invoices

Uses
• Calendar
• To Do lists
• Customers
• Projects
• Bills, Invoices
• Information

Calendars

Calendars
• Google Calendar

Calendars
• Google Calendar
• Yahoo Calendar

Calendars
• Google Calendar
• Yahoo Calendar
• MS Live Server

To Do

To Do
• Backpack

To Do
• Backpack
• Remember the Milk

To Do
• Backpack
• Remember the Milk
• Evernote

Customers

Customers
• Batchbook

Customers
• Batchbook
• Highrise

Customers
• Batchbook
• Highrise
• Salesforce.com

Customers
• Batchbook
• Highrise
• Salesforce.com
• Gmail Contacts

Projects

Projects
• Basecamp

Projects
• Basecamp
• Wrike

Projects
• Basecamp
• Wrike
• Salesforce.com

Accounting

Accounting
• Freshbooks

Accounting
• Freshbooks
• Clarity Accounting

Accounting
• Freshbooks
• Clarity Accounting
• Shoeboxed

Accounting
• Freshbooks
• Clarity Accounting
• Shoeboxed
• Quicken/Quickbooks.com

Accounting
• Freshbooks
• Clarity Accounting
• Shoeboxed
• Quicken/Quickbooks.com
• Harvest

Information

Information
• Google Docs

Information
• Google Docs
• Wiki

Information
• Google Docs
• Wiki
• Box.net

Questions/Discussion