The document discusses smart business technology tools for various functions like project management, knowledge sharing, communicating with customers, back office operations, marketing, and automation. It provides examples of specific tools for tasks like project management (Basecamp, Nozbe), tutorials (Jing, TeamViewer, Skype), customer service (Zendesk, SurveyMonkey, UserVoice), accounting (QuickBooks Online, FreshBooks, Zoho Invoicing), marketing (99Designs, WordPress, Google Sites), and more. The document emphasizes automating tasks to free up time, generating sales, executing projects well, and automating or outsourcing other tasks.
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1. Smart Business Technology ToolsJason HullOpenSource Connectionswww.opensourceconnections.com/careersFollow me on Twitter: @hull_j
2. The Mandatory “About Us” SlideExperts on the Solr/Lucene search platformCVE-certified SDVOSBWe built your conference matchmaking app
3. Why Listen To Me?Our company manages clients in3 continents6 different time zonesCommercial/governmentCleared/non-classifiedWith people in4 continents8 different locationsUsing1 person to manage everything outside of project executionYou’re looking at him
4. What We’ll Cover TodayOperationsBack OfficeMarketingMy Thoughts on Embracing This Process
5. Customer Service ToolsProject ManagementBasecampwww.basecamphq.comNozbewww.nozbe.com“There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.”--Roger Staubach
7. Communicate With CustomersGoogle Voicewww.google.com/voiceRingCentralwww.ringcentral.comSurveyMonkeywww.surveymonkey.comMaxemailwww.maxemail.comUserVoicewww.uservoice.comEarth Class Mailwww.earthclassmail.com
8. Back OfficeShopping Carts/ FulfillmentVolusionwww.volusion.comShipwirewww.shipwire.comShopifywww.shopify.comPaypalwww.paypal.com“Good is the enemy of great. That’s why so few things become great.”--Jim Collins
11. MarketingMake a logo/website99 Designswww.99designs.comWordpresswww.wordpress.comDrupalwww.drupal.orgGoogle Siteswww.google.com/sites“The sole purpose of marketing is to sell more to more people, more often, and at higher prices. There is no other reason to do it.”--Sergio Zyman
12. MarketingHelp people find youGoogle Locallocal.google.comYelpwww.yelp.comBetter Business Bureauwww.bbb.orgChamber of Commercevaries
13. MarketingSpread the word (more than Facebookand Twitter)Meetupwww.meetup.comRedditwww.reddit.comCitysearchwww.citysearch.comDisquswww.disqus.comKloutwww.klout.com
14. My ThoughtsTrade money for timeAutomate where possibleBatching worksJottNozbeMyintervalsDon’t focus on doing it allGenerate salesExecute wellAutomate and outsource the rest
15. My ThoughtsYour expert is rarely localNIH doesn’t work in 21st centuryTechnology mostly replaces in-person meetingsDon’t forget your backyard thoughLocal sales are the easiestPresence can build reputation
16. My ThoughtsFree up your personal time to dedicate more to your businessBill PayMint.comDoody callsGymboreeAmazon PrimeNetgrocer/Relay Foods/Pink DotOpen TableRed ButlerCraigslistMost startups are UNDERCAPITALIZED. Don’t be penny wise and pound foolish!“Money is multiplied in practical value depending on the number of Ws you control in your life: what you do, when you do it, where you do it, and with whom you do it. I call this the freedom multiplier.”--Tim Ferriss
17. InspirationTim Ferris’s Four Hour Workweekwww.fourhourworkweek.comAutomate My Small Businesswww.automatemysmallbusiness.com
18. Smart Business Technology ToolsJason HullOpenSource Connectionswww.opensourceconnections.com/careersFollow me on Twitter: @hull_j