CRM Magazine has named SugarCRM the best open source software for the second consecutive year.

SugarCRM is a customer relations management program that lets you plan and track sales campaigns, customer care, and follow-ups of all kinds, easily and productively. With customizable dashboards and great integration with your other software, having SugarCRM is a lot like having another staff member.

What's open source? That means that it's possible to use SugarCRM yourself for free -- if you have the time and the skills. If you'd like to get on with your business -- the things you're best at -- then let Onsharp manage it for you.

At Onsharp, we're ready to be your online partner, and to help you take advantage of the things that the web can do for you, even if you don't have an IT department. Web design, web development, web hosting, web strategy, web optimization, and web marketing are all part of our service. Now, we also offer SmartPay electronic billing and SugarCRM customer relations solutions.

With our help, you can have the same kind of systems big companies have, even if you're not a big company. Yet.

Internet usability expert Jakob Nielsen recently reported that people rarely use the customization options that they have online.

That is, when people have the opportunity to update their own websites, set the parameters for the kind of information they want to receive, choose colors to match their company's brand at the web portal their customers see -- well, they don't, that's all.

And yet the opportunity to customize the experience is one of the great advantages of modern web applications.

When you use  Onsharp's SmartPay, you can create a custom portal that lets your customers feel confident about making their payments online, and reinforces your brand at the same time.

When you use Onsharp's SugarCRM, you can customize the look and feel of the experience for your customers, and make choices about the way you use your dashboard.

When Onsharp builds a custom website for you and includes a Content Management System, you can update your own website just as you want to, on your schedule.

We see these things as advantages.

At the same time, we understand that not everyone has the skills, the desire, or the time to take care of these things on their own.

That's why we make it easy. When you set up your systems with us, we use our 3D Process -- Discover, Develop, and Deliver --  to ensure that we know exactly what direction you want to take. When you begin using the new systems we've put in place for you, we'll already have customized them to work with your business and your goals. When you want to make changes, you have the power to do that yourself -- but we're only a phone call away if you need help.

If you think you might not be getting the most out of your  Onsharp system, contact Onsharp today to learn what customization can do for you. If you haven't got your Onsharp systems set up yet, it's even more important that you contact us. Get the benefits of customization for your company today.

Content, as far as the internet is concerned, is king.

If you've thought, talked, or read about web marketing at all, you've come across this saying.

Content is king because that's how search engines find you. When someone goes to Google or bing and types in the products and services of your business, the search engine looks for the best content on the subject.

You're a Fargo, North Dakota carpenter? Then when someone in Fargo types "carpenter" into the search box, the search engine goes looking for the website that seems most distinctly to be about Fargo carpenters -- and you'd like that to be you, right?

So here's your website saying  "John Doe, master cabinetmaker." Here's your competitor's website, saying "Susan Smith, Fargo North Dakota Carpenter." All things being equal, she wins.

All things usually aren't equal. In fact, it may be that Susan has a blog where she writes about Fargo carpentry, a YouTube channel where she demonstrates carpentry in her Fargo shop, and  a gallery of shots of her carpentry projects all over Fargo. She definitely wins.

That doesn't mean that you can just write "Fargo carpenter" all over your website and end up at #1 for searches on that term. You have to have good content. You also have to have fresh content on a regular basis.

Onsharp can help.

Here's how:

• We can build you a search-friendly website with plenty of good content, both where you can see it and under the hood where just the search engines look. 
• We can produce quality video for your website. This is the newest direction for online content, and it's getting more important.
• We can build a Content Management System for your website, so you can add your own fresh content.
  

 Onsharp web designers specialize in clean, well-built, optimized websites designed to support your business strategy. Contact us now to discuss how we can make your website work better for you.

SmartPay electronic billing is one of Onsharp's services. With SmartPay, small and mid-sized businesses can have the same advantages large corporations get from electronic billing:

• Faster payment of invoices
• Professional look and feel
  
• Cost savings compared with paper billing
  
• Increased security with secure payment portal
• Environmental responsibility, important tio growing numbers of green consumers
• Brand recognition from customized portal 

Once you've tried SmartPay, many of you want to be able to share it with your own clients. For you, Onsharp is now offering a reseller option.

You can share the benefits of SmartPay, and have the added benefit of an extra income stream for your company.

Once you sign up as an Independent Sales Organization for SmartPay, we will send you a kit with all of the information and tools you'll need to have outstanding results. Our Sales Department is available for any questions you may have along the way. In fact, you can call 701.356.9010 right now to discuss whether the reseller program is right for your company.