Business tools //

Dwolla //

Friday, December 16, 2011

An Easy, Safe Way to Pay

Looking for an alternative to Paypal? Dwolla makes it easy to send and receive payments both online and in person (via your smartphone) without exposing your personal information.

User Interface

5 stars

Usefulness

4.5 stars

Innovation

4.5 stars

Cost:

Free, accepting payments over $10 is .25 per payment

Overall Rating:

4.7

Clockodo //

Friday, September 23, 2011

Simple, Flexible Time Tracking

Small businesses and freelancers alike need to track how long they spend on different projects. Web-based time-tracking apps have sprung up like weeds, but if you’re in the market for one, Clockodo is worth taking a look at.

User Interface

4.5 stars

Usefulness

4 stars

Innovation

3 stars

Cost:

$8/month plus $5/month for each additional user

Overall Rating:

3.8

Cardflick //

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Business Cards, Reinvented

Oh, paper business cards…Why can’t we quit you? It seems like every major tech conference witnesses the debut of an app that’s supposed to replace paper business cards forever. At TechCrunch Disrupt, that app was Cardflick.

User Interface

4.5 stars

Usefulness

4.5 stars

Innovation

3.5 stars

Cost:

Free

Overall Rating:

4.2

DailyDigital //

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Content Delivered

Information may want to be free, but sometimes it makes good business sense to charge for content. DailyDigital is a tool that helps you built a storefront, sell and deliver your content in style.

User Interface

4 stars

Usefulness

4 stars

Innovation

3.5 stars

Cost:

Free-$19.99 per month

Overall Rating:

3.8

Proposable //

Friday, July 1, 2011

Proposals in Real-Time

Looking for an easier way to send out sales proposals? Proposable makes it simple to create stunning multimedia proposals and track responses in real time.

User Interface

5 stars

Usefulness

5 stars

Innovation

3.5 stars

Cost:

$19-$79

Overall Rating:

4.5