The world was not enough for James Bond, perhaps because he didn’t have the WinWeb family of apps at his disposal. Q is good, but even he has his limitations. This WinWeb review will attempt to tell you what WinWeb can do for your business. Starting with the Projects & Helpdesk and moving on to more critical business functions, WinWeb apps make it easier than ever for businesses to make their presence felt on and off the World Wide Web.
What is WinWeb and How Can it Help Your Business Grow?
In the words of WinWeb, “We help create financially sustainable enterprise.” For some people that will sum it up quite succinctly. However, it helps to know how they go about accomplishing that lofty goal for the businesses they work with. WinWeb is a series of service and function apps, some sold in bundles, that work together to help businesses become and remain profitable.
Some will say that WinWeb is cloud computing in its element. Various apps, provided by WinWeb, help businesses stay connected, in every conceivable way, with their customers.
Who Does WinWeb Serve Best?
With so many potential benefits, bells, and whistles, you may believe that WinWeb is most decidedly outside of your price range — especially if you own or operate a small business or a medium-sized business working with a shoestring budget. However, nothing could be further from the truth. WinWeb apps are available on demand, or as needed. You aren’t forced to purchase a package deal you neither want nor need in order to get the service. You pay for the services you need and don’t pay for those you aren’t interested in.
The real beauty, though, is that you’re free to change your mind at a later date and add or remove services whenever the need, or desire, arises. WinWeb offers an unlimited number of updates and customizations at no additional costs to you. Bug businesses, small businesses, and growing businesses are able to benefit, from day one, from the wide range of apps and services WinWeb offers. You don’t even have to invest in pricey equipment to operate these apps. They’ll work on PCs, Macs, iPhone, Android devices, and iPads.
How Can WinWeb Help You Solve Your Business Problems?
No matter what kind of business you’re in, your business has two goals:
1) Minimize Spending
2) Increase Profit
Those are the names of the game for all businesses — of any size. WinWeb offers a wide range of apps that are all devoted to helping businesses operate more efficiently.
Some of the services WinWeb offers
Enterprise and Manufacturing Resource Planning (ERP/MRP) in the form of financial management, order management, billing and invoicing, shipping and fulfillment, supply chain solutions, warehousing, subscription and time billing, and many more features.
Invoices
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Production Data Acquisition (PDA) in the form of monitoring production and providing real-time reports on the manufacturing aspects of the business.
Online Disk Sharing
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Online Disk
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Online Disk Sync
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Client Relationship Management (CRM) by way of on-demand information about clients including their buying histories, social media participation, and so much more.
Contact Profile
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Email, SMS, and Newsletter with easy-to-use Email Creation Programs
Webmail Creation
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Webmail Reading
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WinWeb helps businesses by giving them the tools they need to build a bigger social presence, engage their customers, and stay on top of their own financial, production, and distribution needs and responsibilities. All this information is accessible by business owners on their mobile phones, at the office, or at home thanks to the flexibility keeping this information in the cloud provides.
The Basics: What Does it Look Like?
You’ve already seen some of the outstanding views of WinWeb. But let’s take a look at even more. The WinWeb Dashboard is easy to navigate with easy access icons according to the package you’ve created for your business.
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In the back office area you’ll also find access to your address books and calendars, which are important tools for keeping everyone on the same page whether they’re in the office next door or working in the field.
Address Book
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Calendar
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While some products have a back office area that’s ruled by chaos, the back office at WinWeb is easy to navigate with plenty of white spaces and opportunities for training.
WinWeb Pros and Cons
The biggest benefit most businesses will find with WinWeb is the limitless customization the product offers. The fact that it’s hosted in the cloud, however provides an unexpected benefit as businesses can easily adopt a BYOD (bring your own device) policy for employees and contractors while, at the same time, avoiding a massive investment in server infrastructure that would be required if the businesses were interested in building these own features for themselves.You really can run your entire business from WinWeb.
The other pros of doing business with WinWeb are quite extensive and involve the long list of charitable organizations WinWeb supports including:
- The Princes’ Trust by providing their Business Planning App free of charge to all members for 24 months or longer if they have not found employment within that period of time.
- The Brain Tumor Research and Support Charity by providing, free of charge, their Online Office Product, email campaign templates, CRM data, and WinWeb product training.
- The Enterprise Rockers Community Interest Company by providing web services that includes assistance with online marketing and raising awareness of the cause.
- Shell liveWIRE members receive the Business Planning App for 24 months, free of charge.
- Other charitable contributions go to: Environclean, The Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs, Ellies Fund, and Construction Yorkshire.
The downside, or cons, of the WinWeb business cloud is that it can be confusing in the beginning. It can do so much. I mean you can even set it up so that you can post to your blogs from the WinWeb Dashboard. The other potential problem is that businesses aren’t always sure which products will serve them best. There may be a bit of trial and error involved in finding the perfect set of applications for your business needs.
Will it Fit Your Budget?
WinWeb offers a wide range of features and applications. Some products require a one-time fee while others require monthly subscriptions. Some of the monthly subscription programs are “per person.” This means that the product represents a wide range of price points that are appropriate for small businesses, large businesses, and growing businesses in their own rights. There are sure to be projects that fit your businesses budget even if shoestring is the first word that comes to mind. Many of the financial planning tools can help your business operate more efficiently to the point that they pay for themselves almost overnight.
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Is it for You?
With so many products on the market today to help businesses grow, it’s hard to pick one and say this is the best. However, it’s even harder to find a reason not to appreciate WinWeb and the wide range of services it offers at prices almost any business can afford.
The cloud is the future of business and WinWeb helps your business navigate the cloud seamlessly. If only Mr. Bond had such a tool to help him work his way through the perils of his Queen’s service.
Ratings: ease of use 4/5, features 5/5, value 5/5 and ease of deployment 4/5
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