Ten Things to Look for in a Database

Some things to look for:

  1. multiple users, each with needs-based permissions; ability to have people in multiple locations

  2. web-based, can access from anywhere -- in today's world there's no reason you can't access your business's database from anywhere -- Check in on things while on vacation in Hawaii

  3. security (logins, role-based permissions, an established platform, things that need to be encrypted are encrypted, capability to open up part of your database to customers or vendors while restricting their access to everything else)

  4. capability to keep and store any type of info you need (including image graphics, Word docs, PDFs, marketing collateral, and files)

  5. capability to have email triggers/alerts sent whenever certain conditions are met (to team members, to customers)

  6. notes, notes, notes, notes – should be able to add notes to most everything

  7. awesome reporting capabilities

  8. automatic off-site backup

  9. ease of use / small learning curve while powerful for power user

  10. database structure designed, built, maintained, and supported by experts who understand your business well (Done right this can be MUCH less expensive than having an IT person on staff who perhaps isn't an expert and might not be able to grasp your business’s intricacies either way.)

Inonde’s databases are custom built for your use case, and we include all of these 10 items and more. Ready to get started?

Reid Wilson

Business-technology professional using his extensive IT and marketing expertise to help build highly successful web-based enterprises.


Specialties: LAMP, Linux, PHP, MySQL, RAD (rapid application development), large-scale web database application development, computer programming, data analysis, T management, project management, direct marketing, direct response marketing, email marketing, internet marketing, affiliate marketing, RFM analysis, customer list segmentation and analysis, segment response analysis, A/B testing, marketing management business process automation, franchise business systems, CRM, ERP, and system migration.

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