How Dropbox can help small business owners.
No doubt you already know about my love for Dropbox.
There are already lots of reasons to use Dropbox. For free, you get 2GB of storage that travels and syncs with you wherever you go. For only $10/month, that 2GB turns into 50GB.
Dropbox just recently announced that Version 1.0 was available to the masses. While there are performance enhancements that come along with the new version, the big deal here is selective sync.
Why would a small business owner care about selective sync? Excellent question!
Selective sync will allow you to choose which folders get synced to each computer you have Dropbox installed on. If you’re using the 2GB account, chances are this isn’t as big of a deal. However, if you’re like me, and have the 50GB plan, or even the $20/month 100GB account, this becomes an important feature.
Although having your 50GB of music and videos synced to the cloud makes sense, you don’t want to have to download that huge collection on every machine you use. On your office PC, you might just want the important documents. On the netbook, you just might not have 50GB to spare. Having the choice of what gets synced, without affecting the machines that can handle the 50GB is going to be very helpful.
So for any of you who haven’t upgraded yet, or who have been waiting for this feature before becoming a user, go out and get the new version today!
Dropbox Hits 1.0! (The Dropbox Blog)
I love Evernote–what do you find the differences are between Evernote and Dropbox? Do you work with people virtually or just in the Alberta area?
Hi Katybeth. Thanks for the comment.
I use Evernote a lot too. I use it to keep track of notes, screenshots, and various bits and pieces I come across during the day. Dropbox is where I store the important files I need to access on a regular basis. I suppose if what you needed to backup and sync was mostly documents, you could use Evernote for that as well.
I certainly have done some work remotely, although up until now most of my clients have been local. Please let me know if you need any help with your business.