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6 Best WordPress Alternatives to Painlessly Build Your Business Website

By Kelly Main on July 2, 2020 | Buyer's Guide, Marketing | Comments (0)

WordPress is the leading CMS known for its vast versatility, but that doesn’t mean it’s the best platform for every small business website. With so many options available, we narrowed it down to the six best WordPress alternatives based on what small businesses need most, from affordability and ease of use to helpful features such…

6 Best Ooma Alternatives 2020

By Robert Watts on July 2, 2020 | Buyer's Guide, Sales, Sales Tools | Comments (3)

Ooma is a popular voice-over-internet-protocol (VoIP) solution because of its affordability, simple pricing structure, and general usability. However, businesses that want their phone service to include more advanced features like video conferencing and software integrations may have to look elsewhere. To help, we looked at some of the best Ooma competitors on the market and…

9 Best Commercial Property Insurance Companies

By Jaclyn Moriarty on July 2, 2020 | Business Insurance, Buyer's Guide, Insurance | Comments (0)

The best commercial property insurance companies offer tailored policies to meet the unique needs of business owners. While looking for a commercial property insurance provider, business owners should look for comprehensive coverage, sound financial strength, and customizable options needed for your industry. We reviewed more than 20 of the top commercial insurance companies and narrowed…

6 Best Google CRMs for 2020

By Lisa McGreevy on July 1, 2020 | Buyer's Guide, Sales, Sales Tools | Comments (0)

A Google customer relationship management (CRM) solution is one that allows sales teams to store Google documents or automatically track Gmail conversations within the CRM. We compared a dozen Google-enabled CRMs to find the six best platforms for a variety of business needs, arriving at the best overall CRM with Gmail integration. Top 6 Google…

Real Estate Continuing Education MA: Best Schools

By Kaylee Strozyk on July 1, 2020 | Buyer's Guide, Real Estate, Real Estate Careers | Comments (0)

To renew your real estate agent or broker license in Massachusetts (MA), you need to complete 12 hours of continuing education courses every two years. Each real estate school offers a different method of learning, so we chose the best Massachusetts real estate continuing education courses based on price, reviews, course format, and course variety….

Top Human Resource Payroll Software 2020

By Charlette Beasley on July 1, 2020 | Buyer's Guide, Human Resources, Payroll | Comments (2)

Human Resource payroll software gives businesses a range of HR support in addition to payroll processing features. It shares information between the two functions—employee record changes that affect payroll are automatically synced. Costs can run from $16 to over $150 per employee, per month, depending on how expansive your HR needs are. 8 Best Human…

6 Best Mobile CRM Apps 2020

By Lisa McGreevy on July 1, 2020 | Buyer's Guide, Sales, Sales Tools | Comments (23)

Mobile customer relationship management (CRM) software allows salespeople to manage customer relationships on their smartphones by providing access to customer information, sales opportunities, and communication tools. We looked at dozens of CRMs with iOS and Android apps, and narrowed them based on overall features and cost to determine these top six mobile CRM apps. Top…

5 Best Pizza POS Systems 2020

By Mary King on June 30, 2020 | Brick and Mortar, Buyer's Guide, Retail | Comments (0)

Whether you call your operation a pizzeria, pizza shop, or slice shop, your point-of-sale (POS) needs are vastly different from other food and beverage businesses. A pizza POS system must handle a wide range of customer modifications and delivery expectations. The best pizza POS systems include customer relationship management (CRM) features that enable you to…

4 Best Credit Card Readers 2020

By Meaghan Brophy on June 30, 2020 | Brick and Mortar, Buyer's Guide, Retail |

Credit card readers are devices that accept and process payments through a smartphone or tablet, along with point-of-sale (POS) software. Many processors offer free or low-cost readers and charge a monthly fee and transaction fees. The best solutions have low processing fees and come with POS apps to process sales and view reports. The best…

6 Best Real Estate Broker Course Providers 2020

By Kaylee Strozyk on June 30, 2020 | Brokerages, Buyer's Guide, Real Estate | Comments (0)

A real estate broker’s license lets the holder establish a real estate firm or manage a team of agents. However, professionals must first complete real estate broker courses to qualify for the exam and attend more to maintain their broker’s license. We evaluated a dozen real estate broker course providers to determine the top six…

Gusto vs ADP 2020

By Charlette Beasley on June 25, 2020 | Buyer's Guide, Human Resources, Payroll | Comments (64)

Compared to ADP, Gusto is more affordable and caters to smaller businesses that are mostly concerned about paying their employees and complying with payroll tax laws. ADP on the other hand has a flexible platform that supports growing businesses with payroll and HR needs that may evolve in the near future. They both give you…

6 Best Web Hosting Companies 2020

By Kelly Main on June 25, 2020 | Business Website, Buyer's Guide, Marketing | Comments (2)

Web hosting companies provide server space for businesses to store their website files, which can be accessed by the public via a domain name like www.yourcompany.com. We reviewed dozens of top web hosting companies and chose the six best—including the best overall—based on price, storage, uptime, and extras like free domains. 💡 Tip: If you’re…