Communicate and collaborate with Basecamp
September 17th, 2007

If you’ve ever worked with a team on a particular web site, you’ve probably experienced the frustration of fostering strong communication among your team members. To change this, you need a common to-do list and a specific area where you can discuss different projects. This is especially important for web developers who are working on several sites at once. For your collaboration problems, 37Signals has offered a great solution in Basecamp.
Simply put, Basecamp is an application makes team management easier and more organized. There are two ways to try out the program for free - you can sign up for a free account or a free 30-day trial. The free account doesn’t expire, but has a few limitations. Still, the average web master may find it functional and user-friendly.
A clean Dashboard displays all your projects, including the latest activity for each. With the free version, you can only have one project at a time, but you can have an unlimited number of co-workers and clients. Basecamp also features project to-do lists, along with who is responsible for each task. The free version also features real-time chat and two Writeboards, a web text collaboration tool.
Basecamp is hosted on the 37Signals servers, which are safe and secure. The application is compatible with most web browsers (IE 6 and above, Firefox, Safari, etc.).