REVIEW: Basecamp - Project Collaboration Made Easy

Posted on July 1, 2008
Filed Under General Tech, Web Programming, Work Flow

While I realize that I already promote the product from Basecamp on my blog, I just wanted to post a quick post to re-iterate my absolute love of this online resource. It’s become a key element of my web/graphics design business and is a key part of my business model to keep my clients informed and up-to-date on any and all project management.

I can track timelines, conversations and it even integrates a great Instant Messenger system to further increase my ability to communicate clients.

As a robust system, Basecamp has quickly become the defacto planning system for many freelancers and with their release of their API’s, many auxiliary web tools can seamlessly connect and share key data with Basecamp. For example - I use Cashboard for all my invoices and time tracking. Cashboard has a built-in Basecamp module that allows me to import all my client contact information directly from Basecamp.

As a further application for those who work in non-profit organizations (churches, etc.) - this is a great resource for managing multiple projects all under “one roof”.