New Independent Workforce: Rise of the New Economy

The Growing Workforce:

Many workers today do not work for organizations on a permanent basis.  These independent workers, both solopreneurs and independent service firms, known collectively as the contingent workforce, are present in many different fields.  But who are they?  We examine this unique section of the labor force.

From 1995 through 2012, the total workforce of contingent workers (self-employed and solopreneurs) grew by an estimated 4.3 million workers.  Despite economic downturn, the overall contingent workforce has held steady and is projected to grow to 40 percent, or 64.9 million by 2020.

Who Did Solopreneurs Hire in 2010?

And despite the economic recession, this independent workforce holds strong, bringing in more workers and providing jobs.  In 2010, 27% of those surveyed in the Freelancers Union Annual Worker Survey had hired other workers.

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Pricing Conundrum for Freelancers

presented by Justin Knechtel, Founder & Managing Director of Northwest Freelancers Association

April 25, 2011

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I recently took part in a great round table discussion with a group of freelancers in Seattle. I knew going in that our topic - pricing our services - was going to provide some great dialogue; I just didn’t realize how complex the process of establishing a pricing strategy truly is as a freelance professional. After about 90 minutes in and numerous rounds of coffees, beers, and horror stories, we had really just scratched the surface of this when we called it a night.

That was last week and now the Northwest Freelancers Association is in the process of developing a series of workshops and templates to help our members fully address this topic and feel confident that their prices are not only fair, but will also sustain their personal financial goals throughout the future.

In the meantime, below are three nuggets we came up with that should provide a solid framework to build from when trying to establish your prices in your own freelancing business:

1) Discourage ambiguity

Every freelancer is asked the awful question: How much does X cost? Regardless of what X represents in your business, the answer should always be the same - At this point, I’m not sure. You absolutely have to dive deeper into the conversation and fully understand what the client is trying to accomplish.

Without fully understanding a client’s needs, it’s impossible to provide a fair and reliable estimate. By blindly providing a “rough estimate” at this point without engaging deeper with the client is only setting the project, the client, and your reputation up for ultimate disaster. The advice seems basic, but in reality is a very common and an avoidable outcome I see all the time.

Additionally, hold yourself to the same rules you provide for clients. Don’t ask for or assume something without providing a clear picture. What’s your budget? is less likely to yield as reliable answer than How did you establish your budget? Bottom line: be specific.

2) Maintain your consistency

One of the most difficult things to do when pricing your services is to take a step back and evaluate how your pricing structure may influence the way client’s perception of you and your professionalism.

While it’s a nice thought to offer different rates for various types of clients or services (for profit v. non profit or coding v. testing), this is generally a bad idea. If you bill, and therefore value, an hour of your time for Client A at $100 then why would you only value yourself at $75 for Client B? If you charge $100 per hour writing HTML then why do you only charge $45 per hour for site testing?

Don’t diminish your value to meet a client’s needs, rather, modify the scope or hours involved instead. By doing so, you will ultimately avoid any conflicts in the future as well as help yourself maintain consistency in your service, communication, and professionalism.

3) Be confident and firm in your pricing

As long as we’ve put in the time and effort into establishing your rates and providing your client with an honest estimated cost for the project, then the price shouldn’t change. Don’t become a bargain bin freelancer and turn yourself, your team of freelancers, or your work into a commodity.

Price and psychology go hand in hand. If you present an estimate to your client, who in turn wants you to knock 10 or 20 percent off, which you then do, you may think that you’ve won the job when in fact all you have done is told the client I was charging too much in the first place. If you want to work with this client, then do some things to alter the project, but don’t alter your rate to fit a client’s budget.

We all need work, but we also need referrals and repeat business. By allowing ourselves to be negotiated down, we open the doors for lower future payments, lower quality referrals, and lowered expectations. Regardless of what you do or how much you charge, there will always be someone that can do it for less money, and guess what, you are doing it for less money than someone else. Be confident in your pricing and value your time appropriately.

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These are just three simple reminders to keep yourself honest and help the freelance industry as a whole. Being a freelancer is an incredibly challenging responsibility. It’s not just you that you’re representing, but you help to represent an entire community of other independent professionals working just as hard as you are to earn a living by doing the work we enjoy.

Pricing your services fairly, delivering on your promises, and maintaining your professionalism will help you to spend less time chasing dollars and more time booking clients.

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Online Collaboration with Top 50 Ranches

Q: Sean Crafts (Mavenlink Co-Founder) – Can you tell us a little about your business?

A: Jody Dahl – Top 50 Ranches is a ranch destination travel website designed to take the guesswork and confusion out of finding dude ranch vacations or other top ranch vactions at the most breathtaking, authentic and luxurious ranch and riding destinations in the world. We have ranches all across the United States, including California, Montana, Colorado, and Wyoming, along with top ranches in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Argentina.

Q: Sean – How has Mavenlink helped your business?

A: Jody – As a small business owner, Mavenlink has directly helped me by making it easier to connect with my Top 50 Ranches team, which are primarily consultants working with me online in remote locations. We utilize Mavenlink as our platform for online collaboration in real time. I always feel completely informed and up-to-date and it's all in one easy-to-use, convenient workspace. I don't have to search through a slew of old emails. I can just easily visit our project workspace and find the exact conversation. Whether it’s information that I need for later use or if I need to refer back to my online team's expertise, it's always there at the touch of a button to quickly access. Also, I really like the fact that all payments can be made and are fully tracked through Mavenlink.

Q: Sean – Anything else you want to add?

A: Jody – Yes, Mavenlink is definitely an ideal, convenient location to manage my online projects for Top 50 Ranches. Before I jumped into Mavenlink, I didn't even realize this was an option for project management. I will definitely spread the word about Mavenlink as it is seriously worth the investment in this product. Anything that saves me time is something worth the minute financial expenditure this requires. I cannot speak highly enough about this product and recommend for other businesses to try it. Once you've tried it, you will be hooked for all your online business collaboration.

Jody Dahl and Top 50 Ranches can be found on Twitter and Facebook so go say hi and check out some of their amazing ranch vacations.

 

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Online Project Management

Business Problems Addressed

Organizations of all sizes and types are leveraging technology to maximize resources and reduce operating costs. Today’s business environment has enabled companies to operate virtually, increasing their reach and lowering their costs. Companies are collaborating more frequently with internal and external partners, and as a result, distributed project teams are in greater demand than ever before. The adoption of best practices has made project management a staple operation within a company, and how they execute project management initiatives has become a key issue. Project management methodologies - including the very nature of what constitutes a project - are constantly changing. This evolution has created a significant need for project management solutions that are intuitive and incorporate the fundamental methodologies of project management.

The five phases of project management, as defined by the Project Management Institute (PMI), are initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing. Organizations that require project management solutions should always be aware of the basics of their internal project management and how a vendor’s solution addresses these five phases of project management.

Organizations, independent consultants and service firms are networking with more business partners and contractors in order to accomplish tasks and execute projects. Working with several contractors and business partners creates a network of micro workers that must be managed in order for projects to be successful from start to finish. Challenges in collaboration, productivity, execution, financial management and overall management of projects are common obstacles that organizations and independent consultants face. Client interaction must also be managed in order to deliver a successful and effective project. All of these aspects must run coherently and be streamlined in order to manage projects to optimum efficiency.

Mavenlink is an end to end Project Management software tool that is offered as a SaaS solution to organizations and service firms. We will examine how Mavenlink provides project-centric application solutions that address the common business challenges listed above, which organizations face when managing projects. This solution profile will take a deeper look into the target markets, pricing, usability, solution analysis and functionality of the Mavenlink project management software tool and deliver a holistic view of the solution.

Target Market

Mavenlink caters to small to mid-sized businesses that use external contractors and service firms with 1-50 employees and subcontractors. Within organizations or service firms, the typical user would be an Owner, Managing Director, Controller, Project Manager, and Team Leads but the solution can also apply to anyone who needs to manage a project from inception to completion. As Mavenlink is a project-based tool, it can cater to any vertical.

Mavenlink is a great software as a service for organizations that do not have a formal online project management office (PMO), or employees with project management (PM) designations, such as certified project manager (PMP). It could fit the bill for organizations that require a tool to manage projects but that may not have employees with in-depth project management skill sets or experience. That said, Mavenlink is also a robust enough tool for someone with a project management background to use.

Diving deeper into project management needs, Mavenlink focuses on project teams that need robust collaboration, time tracking, expense reporting, on-line payment execution, invoicing and currency localization in one tool. The currency localization can serve the needs of businesses and service firms with internationally based contractors and clients. Mavenlink can also cater to any company or professional that utilizes Google Apps. Mavenlink’s integration capabilities mean companies can add easily project management functionality to their existing Google Apps infrastructure.

Common verticals that utilize the Mavenlink project management tool include:

• Marketing firms
• Web development firms
• Design Firms
• Legal Firms
• Professional services firms
• Construction Companies

Pricing Model

Mavenlink is available in four editions; Free, Expert, Guru and Maven. The four editions represent the full scale of the target market that this application addresses, from small to enterprise businesses. The various editions are priced according to individual project-based needs.

The following breakdown represents a quick pricing structure of the 4 editions and the main features within each edition. A more detailed matrix of features and functions can be found in figure 2.

The pricing levels for the respective packages are as follows:

Free:	1 project Creator; 3 active projects , 500MB storage
Expert: $39 per month:	1 project Creator; Unlimited active projects , 20GB storage
Guru: $79 per month	3 project Creator; Unlimited active projects , 100GB storage
Maven: $249 per month	12 project Creator; Unlimited active projects , 500GB storage

Figure 1.

Total Cost of Ownership

For SaaS based applications, total cost of ownership is calculated differently from on-premise. In our analysis we have identified 11 items that should be included when calculating the total cost of ownership (TCO) for a cloud based solution. This provides the starting point for determining the TCO over the application lifecycle and provides the basis for the calculation of ROI. In a SaaS based offering usually these items are included and if not, organizations should inquire as to how it is priced in addition to the monthly subscription fee.

SaaS Checklist

Eval-Source has identified 18 key areas in which organizations should consider when purchasing SaaS and cloud technology. These items reflect areas that will determine the monthly cost of the subscription. From the component checklist below, this is how Mavenlink fared:

Tenancy—multi or single	Multi-tenancy
Cloud structure—public or private	Public
Subscription terms	See above for 4 editions and pricing packages
Data center—online or offline	Online
Data security standards by vertical	256 SSL bit encryption site wide on all logged in pages
Business continuity/data recovery	Yes
Hardware Maintenance Encryption type	256 SSL bit encryption site wide on all logged in pages
Version release schedule	Features released weekly
Current version released	[Mavenlink does not number releases as updates and upgrades are Features are released regularly]
Session management	Yes
Application level security	Yes
User limits	No
Offer data migration services	Exports of Project Workspaces, Invoices and Time Tracking data
Offer free trials/sandbox testing	Yes, there is a thirty-day trial on all plans
Setup fee (admin fee)	No
Application customizable by user	Yes, custom branding available for all paying subscribers
Application customizable by vendor	Customer Driven Development
Charge for additional space	9$ per extra 10GB

Solution Analysis

Mavenlink is a solution that enables collaboration, conduction of business through its transactional nature and is customizable through personal branding from a single application. It is separated into several functional areas: Project Workspace, Project Tracker, Email Integration, Trusted Networks and Dashboards. It also has the ability to integrate seamlessly with Google Apps (see the technical specifications section).

Each functional area contains specific project management functionality. The following areas will be examined and a brief description will accompany the main features within each area.

Functional Areas

The Project Workspace provides an efficient way to manage project communications, documents, schedules, budgets and payments in one place.

Figure 2.

Email Invitations: Allows you to invite colleagues and clients into a secured custom workspace

Transactions: Allows payments from customers online. Due to a partnership with PayPal, customers are eligible for a 35% discount on PayPal fees

Project History: Since all tasks are centralized all collaboration, comments and documents are captured and updated in one place for easy tracking

Team: Part of the collaboration functionality. This allows you to grant clients and colleagues secured access to your workspace while ensuring privacy

Payment Logs: Allows for private communications between colleagues and clients

Private Messaging: Allows for private communications between colleagues and clients

Permissions : Allows the administrator to assign rights to individual users

Invoice: Enables invoices to be created directly from the application for tracked time, materials and other expenses

File Sharing: Allows for sharing multiple files across all project users of up to 20GB

Scheduling: Allows for scheduling and timetable creation which is compatible with Google Calendars

Change Orders: Allows for changes to projects and real-time buy-in to occur while informing the correct project participants

View Files: Enables files to be instantly viewed using Scribd technology and any other documents to be shared within the project workspace

Budget: Allows allocation of a project budget in almost any currency

Real-Time Messaging: Allows for instant collaboration within the project workspace via email

Filters: Allows for flexible search options to sort any type of project detail by user and status

Time Tracking: Allows for tracking any project-related time, be it billable or not

The Email Integration functional area enables users to view and respond to project or network activities via email, or from mobile devices. Any change in project status is communicated through email via notifications. The notification can be responded to directly from the email or an email digest can be created for group activities. This functionality is extended to mobile devices so that real-time collaboration is perpetuated.

The Dashboard functional area enables the user to cater to their preferences for any type of project activity. These dashboards can include project feeds, activity feeds, dashboard bar and message center configurations.

The Trusted Networks functional area provides a secure area for collaboration with colleagues and clients. The Public Page permits full project details to be shared with all members and external freelancers. An added bonus to the Trusted Networks functionality is that pages are indexed to increase online visibility via search engines.

A detailed feature/function matrix highlights the capabilities of each edition.

Figure 3.

Mavenlink is project-based software, which allows organizations to control projects from end to end including invoicing. This high-level visibility enables the organization to focus on the status of the project so that major stakeholders can be informed and equipped with the most up to date information on any project. The accountability that this provides ensures that projects are not neglected and can be executed effectively. Internal and external colleagues can collaborate and use the secure workspace to foster consistency and accountability and ensure successful project completion. The Dashboards permit any type of status updates pertaining to the project, which may be filtered by user, status, project or milestones. These are just a few of the customizations that users can configure and tailor to their personal preferences.

Below is an example of Project [Overview] detailing milestones and project updates and statuses. This is one configuration view of the dashboards available. This view allows stakeholders to keep abreast of project activities so they can react accordingly.

Figure 4.

For project-based software, any status or activity is emailed to your personal email so that you are always in the loop. If this becomes too cumbersome for larger projects, all activities can be merged into a daily activity digest that compounds the day’s activities in one email. When a notification email is sent to users for specific tasks, individuals can reply directly to the email, which automatically connects them to the project workspace, making the software easier to use.

As this is a secured project workspace, collaborations can be kept private between individual users to ensure privacy and are not shared to the overall project. User security features enable the Project Administrator to control and monitor all project activity but only display information appropriate to the entire project.

Once project billing has been created and tracked, PayPal integration is offered as a payment option for clients. This is as easy as associating your PayPal account to Mavenlink. This feature is also very useful for paying external consultants. The instant invoice history created through the single interface means all financials can easily be tracked for later use, thus simplifying the use of multiple systems. Some project software do not incorporate billing functions and timesheets, so information usually has to be exported to a separate financial application.

A few key strengths of the Mavenlink project based software application are as follows:

Expansive The comprehensive nature of the application allows organizations to manage projects from inception to completion. The platform combines project management, workforce collaboration, time tracking, invoicing, online payments, Google Apps integration, scheduling, budgeting, custom branding capabilities and the ability to create trusted referral networks in one workspace.

Custom Branding This functionality allows the users to custom brand the workspace to incorporate the look and feel of their own site so that invited colleagues feel comfortable and secure within a trusted environment.

Intuitiveness As Mavenlink is project-based, all features and functions have been created to complement the project lifecycle from inception to billing. Relating these functions to PMI methodology makes project completion easy for a single user as well as for larger project teams. The application interface allows users to quickly scan project updates and changes either by project stream or via several different dashboard layouts, which enable the key stakeholders to control all aspects of the project, keeping it on time and on budget.

Security The 256 SSL encryption on all logged pages provide a solution for highly regulated industries such as law practices (client/attorney privileges) and health services such as Hippa. Each project workspace can be configured according to the access level of invited guests. The different levels of application and session management allow for controlled access for companies that use contingent workforce resources.

Technical Specifications

Google Apps Integration

Mavenlink is deeply intertwined with Google Apps as it integrates seamlessly to Google Docs, Calendar and Contacts. This is part of off the shelf integration and can be easily incorporated by following the configuration wizard within Mavenlink to associate Google Contacts, Calendar and Docs, which takes only minutes. Google Apps integration can be easily accessed through the project workspace and can be regulated by assigning the appropriate permissions for either edit or read status to the project. The software also has the ability to link the message document to the Project Tracker. This deep integration enables a Google Apps infrastructure to be extended to encompass also project management capabilities.

The Google Apps integration allows for the following functions:

• Easier file sharing and document collaboration – through Google Docs
• Sync milestones and project dates using Google Calendar
• Leverage Google Contacts by using the contacts to invite colleagues to a project

There are no set up or administration fees for signing up with Mavenlink, nor are there additional fees to release and extract personal data upon contract termination. Data created can be exported using CSV or PDF formats, which prevent any vendor lock-in.

Paypal Integration

PayPal is a key integration for Mavenlink as it permits online payment of invoices that are created inside Mavenlink. Clients can click a button, provide the appropriate Paypal credentials and then fully or partially pay any invoices created within Mavenlink directly to the provider. The provider receives the funds (minus the Paypal fees) directly to their Paypal account.

Quick Glance Specifications

Web browser optimization	Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox
APIs provided	Open API
Security practice included	All areas of the site behind login are secured using SSL 256 bit encryption. TRUSTe App Data Privacy Certified.

Conclusion

Project Management is becoming more commonly used to streamline and execute business initiatives within organizations. Because project management can be applied to many different verticals and any type of business the need to adapt a software tool is a prerequisite for success. Mavenlink is a project management tool that combines extensive functionality with a very smooth and intuitive interface. The delivery model as a Saas solution means Mavenlink can be easily adopted by a company as the main a tool with which to manage projects. With the integration to Google Apps, Mavenlink can further its functionality.

Mavenlink is a good fit for small enterprises without a PMO or certified PMPs on staff. Its application provides a common sense approach to creating projects and tasks, scheduling, planning, and collaborating in order to complete a project. The secure project area provided by Mavenlink and its approach to email based project messaging ensures projects tasks are not overlooked and are fully visible to all project participants based upon user access rights. This application enables organizations to manage projects without hassle, thereby lowering administrative costs.

A key differentiator for Mavenlink in the project management space is its tight financial integration. Smaller organizations that utilize remote workers can easily calculate sub-contractors time, project resources, project budgets and expenses without ever leaving the application. It is a tool that not only tracks and manages the project billing, but can also issue invoices directly from the application, which reduces overall administration and simplifies the accounting process.

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Inspiring Small Business Lessons from NThreeQ Media

“Never, Never, Never Quit.” - Winston Churchill

I started my company in 2007 as a fresh 24-year-old MBA graduate who was undergoing thyroid testing for cancer. After the surgery proved that the growth was benign, I started thinking that at 24, my world could have easily and quickly changed – drastically.

I began moonlighting for about eight months before I had to make the choice to take the leap or stay in the corporate world. Thus, I jumped and started my company – NThreeQ Media.

My dad indirectly named my company – he wrote to me in a card once to, “Always remember N3Q.” Winston Churchill’s quote – “Never, Never, Never Quit.”

I am four years in the making; half a thyroid trying, woman entrepreneur who has successfully built a company that has had a steady upward growth. I have learned many lessons along the way and have kept a blog about all of the knowledge I have gained through valuable experience. Here is a recap of some of my most personal and valuable lessons:

In business, no one gets off scot-free

Rather than reflecting on the here and the now, focus more on opportunities and possibilities - truly change the way you think. Every time there is a negative or something that is difficult that comes up in business, I just focus more on the opportunities and possibilities that lie ahead.

Fight, fight and fight some more for balance

Work is number one. Clients are number one. Sleep and everything else is second. Fight for work/life balance and still take time for you, friends, family and animals. It is important to recharge – you aren’t any good to anyone if you are tired and stressed. I took my first vacation after 10 years – don’t wait that long.

Listen to all, and then evaluate to determine the best

Everyone has an opinion of how you should do things, what you are doing wrong, how you need to change, etc. I listen to one person in my life about business – my dad. He is my business advisor and the person that ultimately has my best interest in mind and nothing else.

There is seldom separation between business and personal

For a few months in 2010, nothing went right; between business and personal, I needed one thing to go right and it was just not going to happen. I found myself at a crossroads with a decision to make – push through or walk away. I've built a business on compassion where I put myself in my client’s shoes and walk their road to find a sensible solution. I hadn’t ever let my clients know what goes on in my life, but it was a hard few months and I could no longer push it aside. When I finally broke and told my clients what was going on, all understood and all were there for me. If I had just done that in the beginning it would have saved a lot of stress later on.

Doing business with friends

I learned that having a stronger plan, contract and understanding when you are working with friends is a necessity. Drawing solid lines and outlining expectations in writing will save the project and the friendship

Here are some other tidbits that have helped me in business:

• Chase Bank – They love small businesses; their benefits and people are amazing and everything is cost effective.

• Google Apps – It is an amazing item when dealing with emails and connecting people all over the place.

• Postling – Best social media consolidation. We all have to do it, but do we have to log in to every single account? No more, send posts and blogs from one dashboard, schedule them for later and track visits and comments.

• Mavenlink – Part of the Google Apps Marketplace, this solution is cost effective for project management all the while looking professional to your clients.

I hope that some of this information helps, I have learned many of things along the way some good, some not-so-good, but always necessary. At the end of the day, I do the only thing I can: order Chinese food and hope for a good fortune cookie.

To success!

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Angelina Gonzales is the Founder & President of NThreeQ Media. NThreeQ Media is a graphic design firm in Arizona that specializes in start-ups, non-profit organizations, restaurants, real estate companies, financial companies, among others. They are a full service organization offering graphic design, website design, branding and marketing. They can be found on both Facebook and Twitter.

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The Google Apps Marketplace - 1 year and 300 apps later

Today the Google Apps Marketplace turns one! In the past year, we’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with many of the best developers on the web, working to make it easy for you to extend Google Apps with great apps for your businesses or school. Our selection has grown from 50 to over 300 apps, and includes great apps for CRM, project management, customer support, finance, email marketing, and more. 

You’ve told us we’re on to something...what else have we learned? In a nutshell:

1. Web app adoption is accelerating across every business function and need
2. You value web apps that work together — what we call integrated apps (see video below)
3. It’s harder than ever to evaluate and select the right app, given the number of new apps coming to market, and their increasing specialization

With these learnings firmly in mind, we’re more excited than ever about our mission with Apps Marketplace, and are working on features to make it even easier for you to discover, evaluate and deploy web apps that integrate out of the box. Beyond single sign-on and quick access through our universal navigation bar, our best Marketplace apps synchronize data and offer integrated features designed to keep you and your users productive as you move closer to100% web.

Here’s a look back at some of our fondest memories from our first 12 months. 

One year ago, the Apps Marketplace was born with 50 apps, including cloud content management app Box.net, fostering a new model for businesses to discover, purchase and deploy integrated web apps online.

Then in May, to make integrations even more useful, we announced the ability for apps to seamlessly appear inside Gmail when a message is read, enabling users to interact with their apps -- like marking an approval or updating a customer record — without leaving Gmail. For example Capsule CRM offers a Gmail contextual gadget, saving users precious time as they process their email. 

With the number of apps continuing to grow, in June we started inviting businesses to “make it App Tuesday” on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. Instead of patching legacy software to fix bugs and close security holes, businesses can simply get more functionality — such asMailchimp for email marketing.

Starting mid-summer, it became clear users were particularly interested in a handful of top selling app categories. So we shared publicly that our top search term was “CRM”, which was driving success for apps like Insightly, and ended up attracting even more apps to the Marketplace to help you manage customers. We also shared that our most installed app category was Project Management, where apps like Mavenlink were seeing success. We wrapped up our category highlights with a timely post on Accounting and Finance before tax season, which featured apps such as Outright for small business accounting.

All along, we were hearing a growing demand from our Google Apps for Education customers for more education-focused apps. So on January 25th, we introduced an education categoryand added 20+ related apps, including LearnBoost, a free online gradebook. 

It’s been a successful year bringing 300 new integrated apps to our users around the world. Let us know what you’d like to see added or improved using our ideas page, and keep checking back for new apps.

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Mavenlink Tutorials

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Project Workspace Overview

July 05, 2010

presented by Sean Crafts

The video above is to help give you an overview of the Project Workspace within Mavenlink. It covers the following four main components:

Real Time MessagingTeam Collaboration and InvitationsSchedule, Budget and Payment Transaction OptionsProject Tracker Activities (Tasks, Deliverables and Milestones)

This should really help you get started on your first project. If you want to run a test project, feel free to invite us (info@mavenlink.com) to share the experience with you!

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  Permissions: Manage Project

  Casey Armstrong March 01, 2011

  In this video tutorial, we cover Permissions. Through Mavenlink's "Manage Project" button in the Project ...Watch tutorial

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  Affiliate Program

  January 10, 2011

  This video covers the Mavenlink Affiliate Program. Here users can make money by referring others. For each ...Watch tutorial

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  Project Templates

  January 10, 2011

  This tutorial shows you how to simply create Project Templates within Mavenlink. Especially with recurring ...Watch tutorial

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  Dashboard Features

  December 20, 2010

  This video is an overview of the Mavenlink dashboard features, which gives you a great snapshot of past due ...Watch tutorial

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  Test Drive Project Workspace

  December 14, 2010

  This video is a quick overview on how to create a Test Drive Project Workspace to test Mavenlink. ...Watch tutorial

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  Currency Localization

  November 23, 2010

  This video easily demonstrates how you can change your currency to any country in the world. From the English ...Watch tutorial

 

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