Apps, Software, & SaaS
The Things We Did for Our Members in 2018 – Year in Review
I remember one of the first times I got paid to do computer work. I don’t remember exactly what I did, I think I added some new hardware to upgrade a computer and maybe fixed some software issues as well. This was back in the Windows 3.1 days or maybe Windows 95’s early days. I…
Read More8 Apps Every Small Business Owner Should Know About
I was the 10-minute presenter at my BNI chapter last Thurs. Instead of the normal info about my business and our business model, I considered just teaching people about some cool apps we use here at Fiddler Online. So I polled the members of our chapter, via our Facebook group. Overwhelmingly, this was the subject…
Read More8 Tools We Use at Fiddler Online – Notes from BNI Presentation 2016
Today I’m giving my 10-minute presentation in my BNI chapter. Here are links to the resources I’ll talk about. I’m going to go fast. So these links make it easy for you to review them later. Plus, I may not get to all of them, so even those who were there may want to check out the…
Read MoreWe Like Asana the Best: A Response to FitSmallBusiness’ Basecamp Comparison
This post is a response to a FitSmallBusiness’ article by Jeremy Marsan titled “Best Project Management Software – Basecamp vs. Asana & Others“. His article compares Basecamp, Asana, Trello, and Insightly. It rarely points to any shortcomings of Basecamp, while pointing to several in the other apps. It ultimately rewards it the top spot as best project management app…
Read MoreIs FreshBooks the Right Invoicing & Accounting Solution for Your Business?
This is post 2 of 2 in the series “Bookkeeping Apps For Your Business” Invoicing & bookkeeping are essential to any successful business. This series of posts reviews various apps & options available to small business owners. Use Free Mint.com to Track Business Finances Is FreshBooks the Right Invoicing & Accounting Solution for Your Business?…
Read MoreAnalytics & Webmaster Tools | Monitoring Your Business Website is Essential!
Have you ever had a dying grandmother in the hospital, and the doctors forget to monitor her progress with life saving machines? Me neither, but many businesses approach their websites this way. Whenever I analyze a website for a business owner I am shocked to see how many websites simply don’t have analytics tracking the…
Read MoreHow to find out if an email address exists, without sending an email
I recently was trying to contact somebody. I believed I had their correct email address, but was unable to be sure, without actually sending the email. So after some searching I found this great web tool called verify-email, that lets you check if an email address exists without sending a message. UPDATE: More recently, I’ve…
Read MoreHow to Move Email from Gmail to a G Suite Account
I recently switched my business email to Google Apps (now called “G Suite”). This means I get most of the same advantages as a Gmail account, but the emails are at FiddlerStudios.com. This is awesome because I love Gmail, but want the professionalism of an email at my domain. I also wanted one other thing…
Read MoreMy Thoughts on Google+
UPDATE 9 Jan 2019: Google+ is being shut down by Google in a few months. So this info is no longer relevant. We liked it while it lasted. We’re also very fond of some of the spin-off products that were once part of Google Plus. For example, the Google Photos app is the best app…
Read MoreHow to Backup Gmail or Move to a Google Apps Account
I recently had a client for whom we setup Google Apps so they could use Gmail, but using email addresses at their own domain. Once we got it setup, he wanted to know how he could personally move emails, labels, etc, from his current personal Gmail account, to his new Google Apps-based account on the…
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