Author Archives: Sarah Snyder
Appointy Marries Scheduling to Social Promotion for Your Business
At first blush, Appointy looks like just another scheduling app. Upon further inspection, there are two predominant things that make Appointy stand out from the pack: 1) customers can find you and schedule appointments without you even having to be … read full post
WiseStamp a sleek, non-intrusive way to enhance email signatures
Gone are the days when adding pizazz to your email signature means making use of ridiculous fonts, sizes, and colors. Nor in the era of Web 2.0 is it sufficient to just include a few lines of raw text at … read full post
ZOHO Invoice keeps billing cheap and easy
When I first established my sole proprietorship, I just wanted a simple, clean, easy-to-use invoicing system that I could actually afford. If you’re shoestringing it like me, that solution could be ZOHO Invoice. While the program offers time tracking and … read full post
Dok-It like it’s hot … or lost in disaster
It’s not something we may think about much, but it really came to light during this recent tornado outbreak – what happens when your home office or brick-and-mortar business is completely lost to disaster? I don’t know about you, but … read full post
6 Subernova May Be the Project Management App for You
If you’ve looked into project management apps at all, you know that finding the right one is a project in itself. Maybe the app has all the needed features, but it’s clunky. Alternatively, it could be clean but not just … read full post
Anything goes [in] with GoBox
Cloud this, cloud that. That seems to be all we hear about these days. If you’re like me, it was Greek at first. Now I think we can all agree it’s a cool place to store a bunch of different … read full post
AppDirect: A Small Business Wonkaland
I’ll never forget my first small business client that had mobilized a small arsenal of apps. Upon my hiring, I was added to a Diigo account. Did I have Dropbox? Oh, and be sure to download Wrike. “Uh, whaaaaaa?” was … read full post
TribeHR humanizes, simplifies HR
If managing your human resources is eclipsing the other roles of your business, you may want to consider TribeHR. In fact, not only does this app aim to make your life easier, it strives to increase employee engagement. What is … read full post
Viral Marketing Oatmeal-style
Perhaps the most entertaining presentation at SXSW Interactive was Matthew Inman’s Viral Marketing with The Oatmeal. The one-man founder and operator of The Oatmeal shared strategies that helped him garner nearly 5 million viewers a month. From “How the Male … read full post
Which Workflow Apps are Founders Using?
March 13’s SXSW Interactive panel, The New Workstyle – How Work Is Evolving, echoed a familiar theme in today’s work culture — the need of tools that can handle the barrage of email, social relationship and project management issues that … read full post