What Do Climbers and Solopreneurs Have in Common? Both Need a Basecamp

As a solopreneur, unpredicable economic conditions might make you feel uneasy. You are steadily climbing, acting proactively to reach your goals, but you definitely need a shelter or base camp to ensure you’ll reach the summit.

So what would that shelter be for solopreneurs? I strongly believe the answer is organization. There are many methods and tools that will help you reach the summit. As a solopreneur, I regularly stop by my own “Basecamp.”

Basecamp is a project collaboration tool that will make a huge difference in how you organize your projects and communicate with team members or other people working with you. They make it easy to test out the service–just go online and create your no-cost trial account so you can try this great tool out for one project. Basecamp walks you through the entire process step-by-step with video tutorials to show you how to get the most out of the service. You’ll also be able to create to-do lists within the project, define milestones, assign tasks, send email reminders and a host of other capabilities.

I use this tool with several clients. Some just love it and have purchased their own paid account which provides many additional features such as handling multiple projects and uploading and sharing files. Others are not in the position to invest right now, but have managed to organize their projects professionally by combining Basecamp with other interesting no-cost online tools such as Google Docs.

I believe a solopreneur will find this online project collaboration tool an excellent, easy-to-use alternative for seamless organization of their to-do lists, whether they have a Virtual Assistant or not. Remember that as your organization skills improve, so will your business. Moreover, should you need to start delegating, you will be ready to do so in a professional and organized manner that will positively contribute to the development and growth of your business.

RESOURCE: When you check out Basecamp, be sure to take the online video tour. And don’t forget to also check out Google Docs.