
At the end of last week, quite a few emails came through announcing updates to a few of my favorite home business tools. The two I will talk about in today’s post are both free small business tools I use and have reviewed here in the past with exciting new features.
Thumbtack Improvements
Thumbtack keeps getting better and better. The leads they have been sending over have picked up in frequency over the past month or two. In a notification last Friday, they mention they you can now accept credit card payments from your Thumbtack clients through their system.
Here is how this works: They send you a lead. You send your lead a quote. Your lead can accept your quote and authorize a credit card using Thumbtack’s new Book It Now feature. Or, you can choose to send your Thumbtack client an invoice though the Thumbtack system once your work is complete. The client can then pay your invoice online using the same system. The money collected is then sent to you via direct deposit, PayPal or check.
This may prove to be a valuable alternative to those that prefer not to use PayPal.
Mozy Now Offers Syncing
Mozy is a service that I have used for years. Having lost everything on my computer in the past and having gone through more than one computer since I started working virtually, this is one of the home-based business tools that I won’t ever go without. And for my needs, I have never paid a cent for it.
Mozy now has a feature called Stash. Stash is a syncing feature that allows users to sync files on up to five devices (computers, smart phones, and tablets). Users will also be able to access the sync folder via the web as well. No more emailing files to yourself. No more USB drives. No more having to utilize yet another online service for remote access. Syncing is done automatically as you work.
Any user who signs up for a MozyHome account before April 15th will have access to this feature free of charge.
MozyHome Pricing
- Up to 2GB of storage is always free. No payment information required for signup.
- Up to 50GB on one computer is $5.99/month.
- 125 GB on three computers is $9.99/month.
If you will require a paid plan, you can get 10% off MozyHome with promo code STASH..
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