Home Based Internet Franchise

Having a home based Internet franchise usually means you are fairly computer savvy and you enjoy using Internet technologies that are efficient and save you time. If you're an avid user of the Internet, I'm sure you have your favorite tools you like to use for your business. Certain tools work better than others, especially when it comes to running your home based Internet franchise. In this article, I'm going to introduce four tools that may be perfect for your home based Internet franchise.

1. Gmail - Gmail is without a doubt the best email client on the market today, hands down. In my opinion, there's not even a close second. Gmail provides so many useful tools and features like labels, filters, themes, labs and so many others. One problem we constantly face is being bombarded by too many emails. With Gmail, you can eliminate the clutter and make your email experience very effective, especially with the 'labels' and 'filters'.

2. Oprius - There are a ton of CRM programs out there today, but the Oprius platform is very robust and it packs a ton of powerful features for a measly $15 a month. The organization of contacts and what you can do internally with each of those contacts is very impressive. Oprius also allows a full permission email marketing system to be used at no extra cost. Along with that, Oprius also has free websites and free capture form widgets that can be customized and be embedded on any website, once again at no extra cost. For a home based Internet franchise owner that wants a robust system at a great price, this platform is a solid choice.

3. Mindjet MindManager - Mindjet MindManager is a mind mapping software that allows you to put all of your ideas or put an entire project on one screen or one sheet of paper so you can see everything in one place. This kind of software works great for planning out entire meetings, weekly tasks, brain dumping of ideas then organizing them, check lists, SWOT Analysis's, Org charts, travel planners, and any other creative idea. You will be surprised at how effective 'putting your arms around a project' can be with mind mapping software.

4. Dragon Dictate Software - This voice recognition software might seem strange to be included in this article, but let me make this argument. As a home based Internet franchise owner, one of the things you must do is market for your business. That might mean writing articles or blog posts, maybe creating a monthly newsletter or what ever else that might be appropriate for your business. For most people, like me, it's much easier to talk then it is to write and this software does an amazing job of writing out exactly what you say. In fact, I'm using this software right now to write this article.

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