Ideas, insights, and inside looks at how modern teams collaborate, manage work, and scale smarter – with a dash of product updates and stories from the trenches
So, your client needs a website. You are a web designer, and the project should be done in a week or two, right? Well, it depends on numerous factors. It's a commonly known fact that clients will ask you dozens of questions during the meeting, which at some point starts to become tedious. Now we ask ...
Marketing • • 4 min read
As unbelievable as it sounds, 2020 has come to an end. We've all had our ups and downs, as individuals and as collectives. It's always nice to look back and see what we've been through, the mistakes made, and lessons learned. So, that's precisely what we intend to do in this article! Join us on the journey ...
Recaps • • 3 min read
Hello everyone, Welcome to another recap of our last month's updates! We'll keep it short this month. My Work makeoverIt's finally finished! We're pleased to present the brand new look of My Work. Here's an overview of the main changes:Everything's neatly tucked in tabsAvailability records addedSorting ...
Recaps • • 1 min read
For those of you new to ActiveCollab, a page within the app is dedicated to tasks assigned to you, your time records, and your activity - it's called My Work. You can use it to organize your day-to-day, and get a full insight into what you've been doing and what needs to be done. For those who have been ...
Product • • 3 min read
Nowadays, every job is framed into a project. Whatever we want to undertake professionally has a start and finish date, a scope or goal, a defined budget, and a detailed list of the necessary people to make it all happen. Many different types of teams are involved, and there's usually just one person ...
Project Management • • 4 min read
Hello everyone,Welcome to the latest ActiveCollab updates! This month, we'll be exploring the same topics, plus one more: adding QR codes to your invoices.My WorkAll our users got the option to group tasks assigned to them by the due date! Also, you can collapse and expand task lists by date or project ...
Recaps • • 2 min read
These months are all about ongoing projects. There are a couple of important areas we're tackling, and it takes time to get them right. Here's what we're working on:My Work makeoverNotification bellStorage add-onMy WorkWe're launching the Early Access Program, and we're looking forward to hearing your ...
Recaps • • 2 min read
When it comes to running your own business or a digital marketing agency, we know that there are many opportunities for failure. Some of them are inevitable, but the best way to avoid failure is to remain vigilant, motivated, and engaged with your goals and business.You're all probably tired of reading ...
Project Management • • 3 min read
Two weeks ago, we released ActiveCollab 7.0 to our Self-Hosted users. Back in July, we announced the system changes required for this update. But let's get down to business and check out what you're getting with it.New column viewThe column view, also known as Kanban, is something we've put a lot of ...
Product • • 1 min read
Whoever thinks there is such a thing as a risk-free project needs to pass over that cup of optimism around and take a sip of realism instead. Project management, as well as life, is full of risks. To quote Baz Luhrmann: "The real troubles in your lifeAre apt to be things that never crossed your worried ...
Project Management • • 4 min read
As the summer reaches its end, so do our "under the hood" operations. We've been working on many details invisible to our users, but helpful for the future. Without further ado, here's a shortlist of what we've been up to in August:Budget alertsTask modalBudget alertsWe announced a new option would be ...
Recaps • • 2 min read
According to research, 99.9% of US businesses are small businesses (with less than 250 employees). And on a global scale, small businesses make up 90% of all businesses and 50% of all jobs.That means that your agency probably falls into that category. It goes without saying that starting a small business ...
Growth • • 7 min read