Having been around for over a decade, Basecamp is
considered a reliable tool that excels at giving
organizations a high-level view of their teams. Like
Asana, Basecamp can help monitor tracking, but also offers
additional features like direct messaging chats,
centralized document storage, and a scheduling
tool.Basecamp aims to take on Slack, Asana, Google Drive,
and Dropbox by melding all of their competitors into one
robust management tool.
Features
Designed with the harried business person in mind,
Basecamp helps managers and team members stay on top of
their professional lives. The app boasts that users will
no longer drown in a sea of emails as that feature is
already embedded into the app. Additionally, the
scheduling and tracking features help ensure teams never
again miss a deadline. Another interesting component of
Basecamp is that managercan eliminate the need for
“check-in” meetings by sending an automated message daily
to employees that ask for a recap of what they
accomplished that day. Then employees can “tag” teammates
in their recaps to explain what they need help with or
what they finished.
Cost
A unique feature of Basecamp is that the app doesn’t
charge for an increase in the number of users or
projects. So unlike some of its peers, Basecamp
charges a flat-fixed fee of $99 a month for a team,
no matter the size.
Why It’s Good for SEO Pros
Managing a client’s SEO consists of many different
timelines and action items. Keeping track of client
emails, meetings, and central documents is a full-time
job.
By offering one of the best all-encompassing
software solutions, Basecamp helps busy SEO pros
stay on top of their entire business by more
efficiently checking in with their team and
deadlines in one easy to use the app.Casie Gillette,
senior director of digital marketing at KoMarketing,
uses Basecamp mainly for communicating to clients.
“Basecamp is our primary means of communication with
clients,” Gillette said. “For any deliverable, it
allows an easy way to track the conversation and
adjust docs accordingly.”