A presentation to The MCA-I National Conference on using online software to run your business rather than packaged software.

1. Running Your Business
with Online Tools

2. A Case Study

3. A Case Study
To Do

4. A Case Study
To Do
Projects

5. A Case Study
To Do
Projects
Documents

6. A Case Study
To Do
Projects
Customers
Documents

7. A Case Study
To Do
Accounting
Projects
Customers
Documents

8. A Case Study
To Do
Accounting
Mail
Projects
Customers
Documents

9. A Case Study
To Do
Accounting
Mail
Projects
Information Customers
Documents

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

11. Usual Suspects

12. Usual Suspects
• Outlook

13. Usual Suspects
• Outlook
• QuickBooks

14. Usual Suspects
• Outlook
• QuickBooks
• MS Project

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

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

17. Build, Buy or Rent

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

19. 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

20. 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

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

23. The Good

24. The Good
• Always Available

25. The Good
• Always Available
• Shareable

26. The Good
• Always Available
• Shareable
• Flexible

27. The Bad

28. The Bad
• Not Available Without Internet

29. The Bad
• Not Available Without Internet
• Monthly cost

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

31. Uses

32. Uses
• Calendar

33. Uses
• Calendar
• To Do lists

34. Uses
• Calendar
• To Do lists
• Customers

35. Uses
• Calendar
• To Do lists
• Customers
• Projects

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

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

38. Calendars

39. Calendars
• Google Calendar

40. Calendars
• Google Calendar
• Yahoo Calendar

41. Calendars
• Google Calendar
• Yahoo Calendar
• MS Live Server

42. To Do

43. To Do
• Backpack

44. To Do
• Backpack
• Remember the Milk

45. To Do
• Backpack
• Remember the Milk
• Evernote

46. Customers

47. Customers
• Batchbook

48. Customers
• Batchbook
• Highrise

49. Customers
• Batchbook
• Highrise
• Salesforce.com

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

51. Projects

52. Projects
• Basecamp

53. Projects
• Basecamp
• Wrike

54. Projects
• Basecamp
• Wrike
• Salesforce.com

55. Accounting

56. Accounting
• Freshbooks

57. Accounting
• Freshbooks
• Clarity Accounting

58. Accounting
• Freshbooks
• Clarity Accounting
• Shoeboxed

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

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

61. Information

62. Information
• Google Docs

63. Information
• Google Docs
• Wiki

64. Information
• Google Docs
• Wiki
• Box.net

65. Questions/Discussion