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We have the plain TXT files stored in dropbox shared location.
Easy, slick, cost 0, and accessible by search through OSX Spotlight. Also, we don't depend on third parties (we can move disconnect from dropbox at any time)
Make your own dude. That's a good way to show your skills! That's what I did for me at http://marques.io
Not reinventing the wheel this time, but thanks anyway! :-)
open source so you can install it on your own box or sign up to one of their plans.
Make your own dude. That's a good way to show your skills! That's what I did for me at http://marques.io
Took me about 3 weeks (working after work and week-ends) so anyone could (and should do it also).
https://asana.com/guide/explore/videos/crm
Plus you can use those for your projects/tickets/personal todos too.
I hate having one million webapps to do one million things. Even if they aren't best in class for _everything_ there is something to be said for _good enough_ in a single location
I couldn't find the article. Seems about right though. It's easy to spend a lot of time looking for something that we feel we need when a simple spreadsheet app probably works well enough for solo use.
I don't mean to be contrarian but if you want to be successful as a independent developer (I have been for almost 15 years now) and you are looking for a CRM you are off the rails.
CRM systems are for the most part, for companies or sales individuals who need help managing the number of contacts they have at any given time and ensuring they follow a structured interaction pattern.
I know about a dozen people like me, some of whom float in and out of full-time gigs and consulting and others who are years or decades into the independent consulting arrangement. Not a single one interacts with a high volume of customers. At any given time I have two or three I interact with and maybe one in the pipeline. If I make contact with new potential customers I create a contact record for them in Outlook/Gmail/Whatever and record any extraneous details in the notes section. That is all, if you need more than that I question the approach.
ps - Another tip. 'Freelancers' are cheap and not serious, 'consultants' or 'developers' or 'independent developers' take home the big checks. Just a perception thing.
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Took me about 3 weeks (working after work and week-ends) so anyone could (and should do it also).
looks nice, i like the scrolling but there is a bug there ... if you highlight something that is more than a line it will scroll to the next article.