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I would use one of the many CRM systems already available, and adapt my business to it. Getting sidetracked with custom software development when that's not the
by gregjor 2y ago
I would use one of the many CRM systems already available, and adapt my business to it. Getting sidetracked with custom software development when that's not the core business and source of revenue is high risk and low payoff.
- brudgers 2y agoI agree. The level of expertise required is relative to the client not to other programmers. The difference is between thinking like a programmer and thinking like a consultant. A consultant provides what the client needs rather than trying to figure out how to apply their skill. In this case, the OP's value add is coming up with a plan and implementing that plan. There's plenty of billable hours in customizing whatever package is chosen and a very high potential for a service contract.
- dmos62 2y agoThanks for the insights, useful. I came to the same conclusion regarding using some CRM platform. I'm a bit surprised I didn't think of that from the get go; might be because I was asked for a completely custom job initially. I've not yet decided on the approach, but currently I'm looking at Baserow[0] and Corteza[1]. I like Corteza's business model much more: allows it to be fully open-source, compared to Baserow's open-core. [0] https://gitlab.com/baserow/baserow https://gitlab.com/baserow/baserow [1] https://github.com/cortezaproject/ https://github.com/cortezaproject/