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Technical Chaos

If you want chronic technical chaos, a website that runs at the speed of a slug, and creatively boxed in a corner, WordPress is for you. I found myself inheriting a WordPress website project that I wish I had said "no" to working on as a marketing leader. While I could easily author a list of 50 reasons why you shouldn't use WordPress, you only need five. I will walk you through the five top reasons the platform is not suited for a marketing manager so you can consider migrating to a more intelligent platform.

There are a plethora of options. Quickbooks lets you set invoicing and payments online, and other options are Freshbooks, InvoiceDude, Billable and more. Here is a list of 48 different free invoicing options you don't have time to test. After testing a variety of invoicing software, I continue to appreciate Zoho Invoice and it is still at the top of my list. It is powerful, flexible and intuitive. 

Zoho Invoice is an easy-to-use online invoicing software that is built for small businesses and freelancers. Zoho Invoice helps you send beautiful quotes and invoices, track the status of each invoice, automatically send payment reminders to customers, and receive payments online. Try Zoho Invoice for free today here: https://www.zoho.com/invoice 

While you are starting your business, you may decide to start with a low cost website platform.  I am not convinced that "free software" is appropriate for almost any business. If you are interested in creating additional income, a free website system might be appropriate. Here are a few free website systems you can use to get started:

If you’re naturally good at picking colors, be thankful for your special gift. For the rest of us, I recommend a free online software tool such as Paletton. (formerly known as Color Scheme Designer)

Since the virtual world has become a megaphone for anyone with an opinion to push their content, it has become apparent we all could use a little more high school English.