ACT! and SQL Server Firewall Rules

While ACT! is the program you are "seeing" on the screen, the data is hosted on a Microsoft SQL Server database - possibly on your computer, possibly on a server, depending on your setup. Often when ACT! "doesn't work", or is "broken", it's really just a simple network connection issue, or more likely an issue with SQL Server.

Zoho CRM Professional Edition

Zoho's suite of full-featured, online collaboration tools has matured quite a bit over the past several years. The service rivals Google Docs in its power and sophistication. The company's foray into CRM (customer relationship management) software is slightly less successful, as I found in my tests. Even so, the service offers a highly functional system at a very low price, and is particularly effective for existing Zoho users as well as current Google Apps customers.

Editions and Pricing
Zoho offers three basic CRM packages.

New Features are Coming! New Features are Coming!

ACT! E-marketing is getting a makeover, and you'll be able to enjoy the results soon. The enhancements are centered around the template editor, which will have a new look and feel and add some new capabilities as well. The most significant change is that you will now be able to edit imported html templates. Hooray! And with the new editor, you will find it easier to organize and manage your templates as well.

In addition, we've added image and document libraries so you can store commonly used graphics and documents for use with your templates. This makes the editing process much simpler. Documents like Powerpoint slides and Word documents can be stored on the serviers and linked into your template for your email recipients to download easily.

But wait, there's more... (I've always wanted to say that)! Swiftpage has added a fantastic new feature: email templates can be published as landing pages, so you can add an online element to your campaign with the same look and feel as your emails! And best of all, Swiftpage hosts the landing page for you! You have to try this out...

Swiftpage has been hard at work developing and beta-testing these features for months now, and they're about to be unveiled. Watch for a formal announcement soon!

3 SwiftPage Tricks to Help your eMarketing

If you want to get better use out of SwiftPage eMarketing, here's three tips & tricks that are easy to implement. Additionally, if you are currently using another email marketing program such as ConstantContact, you might want to take a look at SwiftPage (if you're an ACT! user, or keep all your contacts in Excel, it's a must!!!) - contact me and I can show you the benefits of switching.