A business that’s bound to stay for the long haul, especially in a very competitive marketplace, is the business that delivers what it promises and knows how to cut down on costs. Cutting down on costs can mean making use of free and low-cost tools that are out there waiting to be discovered. Consider the following four tools:
1. PickyDomains.com
The name you choose for your business, product or service is something that should seriously be taken into account. In a marketplace where thousands, if not millions, of similar products and services abound, a name that resonates with the consuming public is a name that’s worth spending sleepless nights for. But if you’ve been sleepless for some time and you still haven’t found the right name, it’s probably time to call for help.
PickyDomains is an online naming service that takes advantage of the power of crowdsourcing to come up with names, domains and slogans that are unique, relevant, easy-to-remember and catchy. PickyDomains has been in business since 2007 and now has a strong pool of 50,000+ registered contributors from different regions of the world. Once you’ve registered with the site as a client, paid the mandated $50 for a name or domain (or $75 for a slogan) and indicated your naming criteria, receiving recommendations is almost immediate. If none of the propositions you receive are to your liking, you may request for your money back.
2. Bitrix24.com
In business, productivity is the secret sauce to success. And for this reason, companies employ productivity-enhancing tools like CRMs for their transactions and intranets for effective communication. The downside to these tools, they may be a little too pricey for a small businessman.
Bitrix24.com is a transparent communications and collaboration solution that’s 100% free for small businesses with a maximum of 12 staff members. Bitrix24 is an all-in-one application that aggregates several different work processes such as CRM for sales and transaction monitoring, workforce management, social intranet, file and document uploading and sharing, calendar and activity planner, live streaming, to name just a few. Also, Bitrix24 is cloud-based. Meaning, no installation is needed and it can be accessed anytime, anywhere using a web-based browser or a smartphone, making your workstation on the go as opposed to one that’s confined to a single office building. An upgrade to unlimited users starts at $99 per month.
3. Comindware.com
In business, automation equates to productivity, accuracy, effective management of expenses and streamlining of available resources – essentially, the winning phenomenon that companies are always on the lookout for. Comindware.com is a breakthrough collaboration and automation software specifically created for cross-functional teams and workgroups. Comindware Tracker allows you to standardize workflow processes and make adjustments later, if and when circumstances call for such. Also, with Workflow Builder, you don’t need to have any IT or designing experience to visually design and edit your workflow process. Simply drag and drop items, and in minutes, your new workflow process is ready for deployment. Comindware is for you to try anytime you feel like it. And when you’re finally ready for a Comindware rollout within your company, depending on the number of licenses your team needs, Comindware offers varying discount rates.
4. JetRadar.com
If your business requires you to travel a lot, cheap airfare can help in the cost containment arena. The arrival of low-cost airlines and online ticket brokers has made this possible. But the very competitive landscape in the air travel industry has prompted airlines to confine their best promotional offers in their own sites or third-party sites they have contracts with, resulting in the would-be traveler skimming through several sites for the airfare deal that suits him best.
JetRadar.com is a metasearch engine that methodically sorts through 700+ airline sites and hundreds of flight and travel sites for the best and most inexpensively priced airfare tickets, and makes the data it accumulates effortlessly obtainable in a single site. JetRadar guarantees the most value for your money. At the same time, it significantly diminishes the time and effort you normally would have to use up to find the cheapest airfare promos.
