January 11th 2008
Online collaboration tool
Well, one of my team members, Mark Hodder, has introduced me to a fabulous collaboration tool. It’s called Assembla, and if you’re looking for a virtual collaboration space, this one is awesome. It seems similar to Basecamp, which I have only used while on the client side of things. I personally prefer Assembla’s interface, which is why I’ve decided to go with it. How shallow of me. Seriously though, otherwise I don’t see much of a difference. Fact is, because I’m juggling quite a few clients and leading a team of VAs, I need a team space and I like this one. So I’m running with it.
Software like this prevents sifting through email to ensure nothing has gotten missed - it contains a history of all interactions. Large files will no longer gum up my email - they can be uploaded to Assembla. This will be a major time saver for me, and I think it will really improve Mann Made Time’s efficiency.
One of my resolutions for 2008 (and specifically for January) was to set up a collaboration space. Done!
Thanks Mark 
3 Comments »
Mark Hodder on 12 Jan 2008 at 4:03 pm #
No problem Jaime! I noticed that the site recently got even faster after they did some server upgrades. Great service and you can’t beat the price
Frances Palaschuk on 27 Jan 2008 at 12:40 am #
I just found your post after testing several PM tools over the last few weeks…
Jamie, thank you for sharing this - Assembla looks like it has everything I have been looking for.
Jaime Mann on 01 Feb 2008 at 10:36 pm #
Hi Frances
What do you think of Assembla? I just made a new post about a new tool I’ve found. It’s a lot different than Assembla, but it’s created for VAs. Not sure if you’ve come across it or not. http://www.MyClientSpot.com.
Jaime