Now I know I said I was going to look at apps and cellphones first. But this weekend while I was working on applying for some freelance writing opportunities, I was trying to come up with a way to keep track of all the opportunities I found, contacts, what query letter or resume I sent out. So I started to think, well I could start a spreadsheet, but managing the organization of a spreadsheet is just work in itself. Now I do have the contacts in my email already saved with minor details, but this did not have enough information or organization options for me. Also I have a white board in my office but that gets messy, and unreliable especially with children around who can erase the board. Then I thought about Salesforce. I do have to admit, I do have family that works for Salesforce, but I had heard about them and been exposed to them in Business school, before my family started working there. But I was wondering could Salesforce also manage my personal contacts for Mateo to help me keep track of his swimming lessons, playgroups, daycare info?
Being the true believer that I am, that motherhood and being an entrepreneur both have qualities that help me be better at each role, I decided to start to find out if a business product could help with both roles.
I am going to download the free 30 day trial for now and look at the following criteria to judge the usefulness:
Entrepreneur role
- Efficiency and ease of managing my contacts
- Did it help me increase my prospects or leads
- How easy was it to use and set-up
- Affordability / Worth
Mom role
- How easy was it to access and find the contacts when I needed it
- Did it save me valuable time
- Did it help me manage the cost of activities for Mateo
- Affordability / Worth
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