A good piece of CRM Software

[dazza12]

Customer relationship management. So that you can keep track of who's called, what the current status of your relationship is with them, any leads etc.

[MarillionFan]

Oh years cheers Mordy. Got the link.

What did you apply as personal or business? and does it matter what you feel in on the forms?

[Mordac]

You can only apply as a business. If you mean "did you have to be a bit creative with answering the questions?" then no.

[MarillionFan]

You can only apply as a business. If you mean "did you have to be a bit creative with answering the questions?" then no.

So I can apply as a retailer then? No problems, just fill it in normally.

[xoggoth]

Customers??? Bastards. We just tell ours they should be fecking grateful for whatever we choose to give them

[MarillionFan]

Basically, between speaking to agents, other contractors, looking for shops, speaking to potential customers for my wholesale business, talking to ebay customers, retail customers, suppliers, commercial agents. I cannot actually remember who the hell ive spoken to at the end of the day, let alone a month later!

So I need a simple CRM tool for a home. I have a full copy of Remedy, but its a little over kill. Something simple in Access would be good.

Actually I still have that No Agencies Access Database I bought off someone here about 3/4 years. I may modify that.

[NoddY]

SugarCRM (requires LAMP)

Demo of open source version here:

http://www.sugarcrm.com/crm/demo/sugar-suite.html

Coincidently, I actually intended to install it this weekend, I might still get around to it tonight.

For your purposes it is probably overkill, but the price is good (£0).

[Mordac]

So I can apply as a retailer then? No problems, just fill it in normally.

I think ideally you should be a bona-fide IT consultant or reseller. Try registering as Monkey Trading, purveyors of manky old tat, and you might run into problems. Just a thought...

[MarillionFan]

"Manky old tat"

New tat Burger King boy, New!

[OwlHoot]

Customer relationship management. So that you can keep track of who's called, what the current status of your relationship is with them, any leads etc.

Hmm - sounds like it might be useful for job applications, if you're one of those people, with borderline skills and/or a crap CV, who has to apply for a dozen contracts for each interview and two or three interviews before bagging one.