Ewen Finser 
If you are looking into SMTP.com as a mass emailing solution for your organization, but aren’t sure if it’s right for you, this review is my hands-on take & personal opinion. The good news (up front) is that SMTP.com is a really solid email platform. It’s less about “is it legit” and more about is … Read more
Most small to mid-sized ecommerce stores and websites barely spend ANY time on testing and feedback cycles in their dev process. I know this because this is me! Most of the time we get some feedback from stakeholders, but in a very disorganized and ad hoc fashion. “What do you think about his redesign?” Of … Read more
If you’ve reached the point where you need a legitimate ERP solution for your growing SMB, but aren’t sure where to start, this guide is for you. For this article, I personally tested a wide array of ERP solutions to figure out which options were best for different types of SMBs. What I found? ERPs … Read more
With the newsletter trend back in full swing, thanks in part to Substack, Beehiiv, and ConvertKit… it might feel like ActiveCampaign isn’t quite suited for the moment with all of it’s emphasis on automations and funnels. But in this guide I’m going to show you some ways I’ve found ActiveCampaign to be quite helpful in … Read more
If you’ve heard some “know it all” throw around the term “headless commerce” like they’re all that recently, but have no freakin clue what they actually mean, this article is for you! What is Headless Commerce in a Netshell At its core, headless commerce is an ecommerce model that separates the frontend presentation layer of … Read more
If you are trying to get to the proverbial “inbox zero” but aren’t sure where to start, this guide is for you. As a busy business owner, I’ve struggled with getting a handle on my various inboxes for YEARS. At any given time, I had thousands of messages, some starred, re-forwarded to myself, unread to … Read more
If you are a manufacturing based shop and trying to figure out which ERP stands the best chance to meet your needs, this guide is for you. Having been in the B2B software space for 10+ years, what I’ve realized is that most mass market ERPs, CRMs, and other enterprise tech is NOT just as … Read more
If you are trying to figure out if Striven offers enough as a Netsuite ERP alternative, you are in the right place. Netsuite is a stalwart in the ERP space and I’ve used it various times over the last 5+ years. Our editorial team has already compared to some of their top industry competitors (see … Read more
If you are trying to figure out if When I Work or Connecteam is the right fit for your operation, you are in the right place. I’ve been testing out a variety of deskless team management applications as the space has been evolving quickly recently. You can read more in my hands-on assessment of Connecteam, … Read more
Are you trying to figure out if Connecteam or Homebase is right for your hourly or “deskless” business, you are in the right place. I went deep in my hands-on Connecteam review and then compared it directly to Deputy, but Homebase was next on my list. It’s one of the top field service management platforms … Read more
If you are trying to figure out if Sprout Social is the right social media management tool for our business, I’ll help you figure that out. Today I’m going to be taking a close look at Sprout Social to see if it fits some of the common use cases in my businesses. Beyond that, I’ll … Read more
If you are trying to figure out if Campaigner is the right email marketing service for your business, welcome! You are in the right place. Campaigner has been on my radar for some time, but I’ll be honest in that I hadn’t seriously re-considered it until recently. They’ve made some significant improvements over the last … Read more
Trying to get rid of Superhuman? You are in the right place. There are many reasons you might be at this point: Whatever the reason to cancel let’s cut right to the chase with the fastest ways to do it: How to Cancel Superhuman Steps Unfortunately there is no easy IN APP way to cancel … Read more
If you are trying to figure out what the optimal integrations are for Connecteam, you are in the right spot. In my original review of Connecteam, I noted a number of important payroll and accounting integrations. I’ll walk through exactly how to integrate these and how I’d rank them in terms of usefulness. I’ll also … Read more
If you want to get a handle on your inbox and start running the show (vs it running you), my guide here is for you. I’m by no means an expert on organizing email. I’m more of what you’d call a victim. I started a draft of this post a few months ago as an … Read more
If you are looking to make a decision between using ActiveCampaign or Constant Contact for your business, this comparison is for you. I’ve been online for 10+ years and have used both tools off an on for different brands, websites and business models (I currently still use one!). Both email marketing platforms have a fairly … Read more