Salesforce.com Announcement: New Option for Micro-Entrepreneurs

Thanks to Lori Richardson at www.scoremoresales.com for announcing that Salesforce.com has just released a “kinder gentler” version of their best in class CRM specifically for entrepreneurs with just 1-2 seats needed. In fact just the other day a micro business asked me to recommend a small scale CRM and I excluded Salesforce because I didn’t know about this option! OOPS – better stay on top of things this fall…

The new edition, called “Contact Manager” is only $9 per user per month. The limit is two seats, and you can upgrade as your business grows.

This is a very simple way to finally get your sales data into a CRM that can help you make sales.  Features according to Salesforce.com include:

• Contacts and Accounts – Contact Manager Edition lets users store and manage their contacts and accounts in the cloud so they can access this information regardless of location.
• Outlook and E-mail Integration – Track communications from Microsoft Outlook, Gmail, Yahoo or any e-mail system, keeping a complete record of customer interactions. One you have integrated with outlook you have full integration with you smart phone making this app portable!
• Reporting – Run pre-configured and customized reports on your contacts, accounts, and associated activities.
• Customization – Contact Manager Edition can be tailored to track the data that is most important for your company’s particular needs.
• Google Apps – Contact Manager Edition includes built-in integration with Google Apps.

You can sign up for a free trial and be started in 1 day.  Try it out and let me know what you think.

Cheers Colleen