Finding Solace in 37 Signals

If you've never been to 37 Signals, then please stop reading this, go there and sign up for Backpack right now.   Backpack has changed my life.  Backpack is essentially online storage, but becomes more than that.   A personal intra net, a business intra net, and so much more.  Backpack allows you to create pages within an account for projects or even something you are just trying to keep track of.   I'm using it for both my online real estate investment company, The Feol-Hinricher Companies and my web development company, IT Niche.  I'm able to use this extremely affordable system to manage small projects, allow people to collaborate, image files, create lists, assign tasks, edit and share calendars and more.  The have excellent demos, small group pricing is only $24 per month.   Additionally, I've even created one for my home.  There is a $12/mo family one and even a free solo one.  I think this is an excellent solution for small companies and start ups.

I've been able to loose a lot of paper by imaging; contracts, leases, proposals, and any important document you can image.  I created a page for a research project, a page for a family trip, and a page for every web development project my web development company is working on.  It is super easy to use (plenty of demos), and is accessible from anywhere. Take the free 30-day trial if you don't trust met.  Also if you are looking for a larger collaboration software solution, 37 Signals has that too.  It's called Basecamp.  I found Basecamp to be almost too much at this time, as Backpack is doing most everything I need.   Check it out.  This increased my company efficiencies BIGTIME.

Comments

[Sean]

So, how long have you actually been using Backpack?

[[Your Name Here]]

Sean, thanks for the comment. I've been using Backpack now for about 6 months. I love it. I have one for my family as well as 2 companies.