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Outsource Everything!
If you are thinking of starting a small business, do you really need any software of your own or could you "outsource everything"? There are online service providers for managing most of the processes in business. This book would review what's available online, and how you can use these "software as a service" providers to outsource much of the day-to-day administrative hassle of running a business.
Here are some thoughts:
http://www.gmail.com
http://mail.zoho.com
Fax
Calendaring
http://www.google.com/calendar/
Online document management/collaboration
http://www.zoho.com
http://docs.google.com
http://www.criticaltech.com/
Task management/project management/organisation
http://www.hiveminder.com
http://planner.zoho.com
http://www.backpackit.com (37signals)
http://www.campfirenow.com (37signals)
http://www.basecamphq.com (37signals)
http://www.planhq.com
http://www.actionmethod.com
http://www.actitime.com
Managing timesheets and invoices
http://invoice.zoho.com
http://www.blinksale.com
http://www.getharvest.com
http://www.freshbooks.com
http://www.timelog.co.uk
http://freeagentcentral.com
http://letsfreckle.com
http://invoicemachine.com
http://www.roninapp.com
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
http://crm.zoho.com
http://www.highrisehq.com (37signals)
http://www.salesforce.com
http://www.getsatisfaction.com
Accounting
http://www.fusionaccounts.com
http://www.kashflow.co.uk
http://lessaccounting.com
http://freeagentcentral.com
Telecoms
http://www.skype.com
http://www.oovoo.com
Backup
http://www.jungledisk.com
http://www.idrive.com
Virtual desktop
http://www.pyrodesktop.org
http://www.ulteo.com
Outsourcing labour
http://www.mturk.com – Amazon Mechanical Turk
http://www.rentacoder.com
http://www.elance.com
http://www.scriptlance.com
Human resources and hiring
Please suggest any other tools you think we should be looking at. This title is in the very early planning stages, so we're still trying to understand the landscape. There seem to be hundreds (if not thousands) of sites competing in this area, so recommendations of services that you have benefited from using in business would be particularly welcome.
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Time Tracking Software by HourDoc.com
HourDoc is tool for Time Tracking. http://www.HourDoc.com is right treatment for time and labor management processes has to be an easy-to-administer and affordable solution for Freelancers, supervisors, employees and HR and payroll managers. They offer free application to companies less than 50 employees.
We work fast with this..
We use Moobiz http://www.moobiz.com and mange most aspects of our business, from project management with shared workspaces / document management to cost proposal creation and management, crm, invoicing, accounting, timesheets, mileage, business calendar, holidays, purchase orders, to-dos. And our website!
The amount of time and money we save is significant :)
4-hour work week
See also The 4-hour Work Week: Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss http://www.amazon.co.uk/4-hour-Work-Week-Escape-Anywhere/dp/0091923727/ for taking outsourcing to the extreme!