Tools

At xioup, we always try to choose best-of-breed tools to help manage our work. Following is a sample of some of the tools we use regularly with great success. We can also help you set up and integrate these tools into your business.

Content Management Systems

• WordPress & WordPress MU – Blog Tool and Publishing Platform (also used as a lightweight CMS)
• drupal.org | Community plumbing (heavy duty CMS)
• TYPO3 – free Open Source content management system (heavy duty CMS)

Online Marketing Tools

• HubSpot – Inbound Marketing Software (CMS, SEO Inbound Marketing)
• MailChimp – Email Marketing and Email List Manager

Cloud-Based Applications

• BatchBook – Small Business CRM
• FreshBooks – Online Invoicing, Time Tracking and Expense Service
• Google Apps for Business – Business email, calendar, documents and intranet sites for your company

Software Development and Project Management Tools

• FogBugz – Bug & Issue Tracking, Project Management, Help Desk Software
• Kiln – Version Control and Code Review Software
• Mercurial – A free, distributed source control management tool
• TortoiseHG – TortosieCVS for Mercurial
• Subversion – An open-source revision control system
• TortoiseSVN – TortoiseCVS for Subversion