August 5, 2014
BY John Paul Narowski IN Sales and Marketing
Taking your blog to the next level with Google news just became much easier to do, but getting your content ready for submission may be a cumbersome task. Fortunately, your interns don’t have to study Associated Press Style to pump out content and boost your SEO. Being great at writing “leads” would be a plus, but the pertinence of your content is crucial. Google discloses they will make this opportunity available to publishers in the U.S, with plans to introduce it to other countries soon. With these ongoing releases, they plan on enhancing the features of the news platform as … Continue reading Does your blog have what it takes? →
July 31, 2014
BY John Paul Narowski IN Small Business
Small businesses and the need for success For small businesses that are struggling with Google’s ranking but still need local growth, it can be tough to compete with all of the traffic from larger firms. With Google’s new algorithm update, local growth is the focus— and small businesses can benefit greatly. Google’s New Algorithm Google has changed the game for local businesses when it comes to finding results for local directories, giving visibility to the SMB community. In a recent update to their algorithm, Google has changed the way that results of businesses are returned to users. What Search Engine … Continue reading How that Google algorithm update changed the game for local business →
July 30, 2014
BY John Paul Narowski IN CRM Software
In this day in age, it is impossible to stand still while your competitors rush past you. Innovation and evolution are the rules of the game for most businesses. The digital platform that your business uses could be slowing you down, which could lead to a loss of revenue. Though it can be costly, expanding your digital platforms to both smartphones and desktops would be truly beneficial for your business. According to this survey, 58% of your customer base in the US uses multiple digital platforms to access the web. This means that not only are users accessing the web from … Continue reading 58% of the US is doing this. Is your company adapting? →
May 21, 2014
BY John Paul Narowski IN karmaCRM News and Updates
Why in the world would we want to create another CRM system? Simple. Because we are tired of feeling overwhelmed by features we don’t use, while missing the few simple features that we need in CRM Software. We aren’t trying to shoot for the moon, just provide you with a system that just works, leaving all the nitty gritty behind the scenes. KarmaCRM is a simple yet powerful CRM (Customer Resource Manager) system designed to help you out-perform, out-woo, and out-shine your competition. We are hard at work providing you with robust features, without sacrificing visual ascetics and usability. We … Continue reading Announcing KarmaCRM →
May 18, 2014
BY John Paul Narowski IN karmaCRM News and Updates
We understand that navigating CRM can be challenging, so we’ve been working on ways to put the help you need right at your fingertips. We’ve added a few self help tools to keep you focused on growing your business instead of trying to figure out how to use CRM. New Inline Help Menu When you click the Help button in the top right of the header menu, a new Help Menu will now slide into place. This contains all the help options you should be used to, but also now syncs with our knoweldge base to include all of our … Continue reading New Feature – Inline Help & Wizards →
May 14, 2014
BY John Paul Narowski IN Sales and Marketing
Outside of the sales industry, there are many jobs that require some type of sales – whether you’re a doctor who wants new patients or you own a pool cleaning service that needs more customers. Many people are capable of basic sales skills, but what really pushes business forward is taking your sales abilities from good to great. So how exactly do you go about doing that without being pushy? Believe in What You’re Selling If you don’t believe in what you’re selling, how do you expect anyone else to? The energy coming from you will automatically turn many off … Continue reading 5 Sales Tips to Go from Good to Great →
April 8, 2014
BY John Paul Narowski IN karmaCRM News and Updates
What We Accomplished, What Went Wrong, and How We Learned from the Experience Hello, my name is John-Paul Narowski and I am the founder of karmaCRM. I wanted to first and foremost thank you for using our product, and for continually helping us to make it better and better. As many or most of you know, our company recently migrated its servers to a platform that would ultimately provide you with increased security, improved scalability, and reduced downtime during updates (among other benefits). For the last few months, we were very eager to make the transition to our new servers, … Continue reading Lessons Learned from Our Recent Server Migration →
April 4, 2014
BY John Paul Narowski IN karmaCRM News and Updates
This is an update regarding our server migration which took place last night (Thursday, April 3rd, from 9pm to 1am Eastern Time [US]). The migration is still underway, and although data might appear to be missing, it is safe and in the process of being restored as we speak. We wanted to keep you in the loop and informed on the latest information pertaining to the migration so that you are up-to-date on where we stand currently. Below, please find some of the more frequently asked questions we have been receiving concerning the server migration, along with answers from our … Continue reading Server Migration Update #2 →
March 26, 2014
BY John Paul Narowski IN karmaCRM News and Updates
UPDATE: NEW MIGRATION DATE We are thrilled to announce that on April 3rd, we will be migrating our servers to a much more robust and scalable platform. These new servers will bring added scalability, redundancy, and security to our platform. When? NEW DATE: Thursday, April 3, 2014, from 9pm to 1am Eastern Time (US). There will be a 4-hour downtime window to allow for testing to ensure all systems are running properly. How It Affects You The migration will be seamless, and nothing is required on your part. During the migration, there will be downtime from 9pm to 1am (Eastern … Continue reading Server Migration Update →
March 19, 2014
BY John Paul Narowski IN karmaCRM News and Updates
Karma is pleased to announce some great new changes we have recently implemented in order to provide our users with an improved and more stable experience. We have listened intently to your suggestions and recommendations, and we’ve put control of users’ passwords and settings back in the hands of administrators! Below you’ll find a breakdown of the changes we’ve made to karma. Login As We now have a brand new feature that lets administrators login to karma as someone from their organization! This will make it much easier for karma administrators to set up and configure new users by letting … Continue reading User System Updates →