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ChrisSellsHisSoul

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CRM's that are better tha Hubspot and Salesforce?

I'm a sales guy who now runs my own business. I log great notes and rely on keep good information but I hate how overly complicated CRM's are.


I used Salesforce for ten years so I know it well. I've been using Hubspot since I started my business a few months ago but they both feel like more than what I need, and neither is particularly user friendly.


Can anyone recommend a more basic CRM where I can easily track deal progress and email opens without it being a huge pain in my ass?

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CoorsKing
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Blue crayon and a Taco Bell wrapper. 

What are your thoughts @paddy @WCK @InQ5WeTrust @poweredbycaffeine 
poweredbycaffeine
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I like the white crayon on white paper. Makes me feel alive!
BmajoR
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Account Executive
Have you tried unplugging and restarting the crayon? You have to melt the whole box together first. 
CuriousFox
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Eat em raw you pansy. 
poweredbycaffeine
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If you feel that HubSpot is "too much" then you clearly weren't scarred enough by SalesForce.
Diablo
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Sr. AE
I don't have recommendations but I have used Sugar, Keap and Zoho in the past, they are good for sole ownership business I would say. You can explore more. 
hh456
Celebrated Contributor
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sales
https://www.reallysimplesystems.com/ - i use this. its amazing. simple, easy. a breeze. 
ChrisSellsHisSoul
Fire Starter
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Owner
Thanks man.
MediocreSalesGuy
Valued Contributor
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AE (Account Executive)
Depends on how many things you're balancing at any given time. Hubspot is pretty straight forward, so if that's not an option, I vote giant whiteboard (or buy some whiteboard paint for the wall). Keep it stupid simple, keeping track of opportunities and next steps.
Fletch
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Full-Time AE/Side-Hustle Owner
If it’s just you or even a few employees, Pipedrive is supreme. Most integration issues are solved by Zapier with minimal effort. I scaled my business (Was one person, then went to four) using it and never had any issues.
salesslinger
Good Citizen
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Account Executive
What if your company doesn't use a CRM? What tools/templates are out there to help an IC organize and keep track of all activities w prospects as well as existing business? 
ChrisSellsHisSoul
Fire Starter
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Owner
That's a good question! I have my hands busy enough with inbound work and hiring that I don't *need* a CRM right now because I'm fine on cash.

I have not been updating Hubspot at all because I take a lot of notes in my notebook and my followup language is super automated.

Think I'm gonna just keep doing this until I need a CRM, and then I'll let their salespeople fight over who can best serve my needs.
JDialz
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Chief Operating Officer
No idea. I wish we could use a different CRM, though.
Beans
Big Shot
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Enterprise Account Executive
Pipedrive is super intuitive but not overly scalable.

We ran into issues at about the 150-200 employee mark at a previous start-up.
ChrisSellsHisSoul
Fire Starter
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Owner
I'll check it out. Right now it's just me. I'm about to hire my first employee and doubt this will ever be a 150 person operation.

Streamlined and user friendly for 1-10 people would be great. I'll switch to Salesforce or something when I get bigger than that.
billdozer
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ActiveCampaign 
wahmsales
WR Officer
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SDR
Close is my favourite. Super user friendly. I'm using Hubspot now and it is so not intuitive compared with Close.
CRAG112
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Account Executive
Hubspot free version is too much for ya......?????
Thisme
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