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amylynn · #1 (**permalink**) 01-27-2010

hey everyone.
I am just getting started and have been reading and researching like crazy. There is so much info out there. I was looking at sites like officezilla, hyperoffice, airset, ect. and thought they would be good to use for basics like calendars and contact lists. I have not signed up for any yet and am not totally sure how it goes...would I have one account and add clients (hopefully

) to it or does each client have their own private account? Also, some are free and some are not. Is there much difference in them--are the free ones not as good?
Thanks for any input.
Amy

micarter · #2 (**permalink**) 01-27-2010

Hi Amy,
I am using Officezilla and Zoho CRM. I haven't used the contact management in Officezilla yet. There are a couple of others that I haven't looked at. I am pretty happy with officezilla at the moment. And since it is free there really isn't any risk to try it.It is web based and nothing to download.
My advice is since you are just starting you are in a great postion to "try out" different ones and see which is best for you and what you need to work in your office. Perhaps you have a certain niche and need specific aspects that one doesn't offer. I did this with a few and made some fake clients (that was really my brother and myself) and tried it out.
I hope this helped some. Let us know how it works out for you.

e-IndyOffice · #3 (**permalink**) 01-27-2010

There is a good contact management program called AddressTwo. It is a good contact tracking system and database. Also, it is low cost but you can upgrade as you add more contacts. Most of these offer a free 30-day trial also.

Janet
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