There are many small businesses that would love to utilize a CRM to lighten the workload and automate repetitive tasks. And for some small businesses, a customized CRM can do just that! However, if you’re still trying to determine if a CRM will work for your business, we’ve got a test you can use to evaluate your CRM readiness. Pass this test with flying colors and you’ll get the added benefit of your custom CRM becoming even more affordable!
Many CRMs for small businesses make lofty promises of efficiency and increased profitability while also touting their ease of implementation. They make it seem that a CRM is ready to work for you right “out of the box” with only a few quick steps to connect to your existing systems. And yet things don’t usually pan out as planned. Here’s why a ready-to-go CRM is exactly what your small business DOESN’T need.
There are a lot of blogs out there about how to choose the best CRM for your small business. It’s easy to find just short of a zillion articles about the “Top CRMs on the Market Today” or “The CRM You Need for Your Small Business.” We understand their purpose. Choosing a CRM can be both overwhelming and a significant investment of capital. The hope is that it will help your business become efficient and streamlined enough to reach the next level of growth, and each CRM on the market has unique capabilities that may or may not please your IT department and sales team.
When looking to hire a software developer to partner with on a project, there are a few things you should know. It’s not always easy to hire the right person, especially when the project doesn’t have an estimated price yet. But besides cost, you should have confidence in the person you hire, and the only way to do that is to ask a few questions.
Small business owners know all too well what it means to sacrifice for the good of their company. But one thing they should never have to sacrifice is having a quality CRM solution for the sake of saving money.
2020 has been a challenging year in so many ways. From a business perspective, we're more optimistic about the future than we were this time last year, and we'd like to share some of the things we're bringing to our small business clients in 2021.
Your CRM software is just a tool. SalesForce is like a $5,000 table saw. It’s not going to make you a better carpenter than the guy with a $1,500 table saw. In fact, if you’re building a house by “winging it” and the guy with the cheap saw is working off a blueprint, chances are he will be able to produce the better product.