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Dubsado: Is it really worth it?
Dubsado has a steep setup and a devoted following, which makes it hard to evaluate from the outside. This post covers what the setup time buys you and whether event work sees the return.
Zapier Explained: How Automation Can Revolutionize Your Business
Automation gets explained in language that assumes you already understand it. This one starts from the beginning, covers what Zapier actually does, and points to the places in event work where it earns its keep.
Maximize Your Impact with VIP Days
VIP days compress weeks of back-and-forth into one focused session. This one covers what makes the format work and what has to be true going in.
My Review of Louise Henry’s Uplevel with Asana Course
An honest review of Louise Henry's Uplevel with Asana, including what it does well, who gets real value out of it, and who can comfortably skip it.
Asana vs. ClickUp: Which Project Management Tool is Best for Event Professionals?
These two tools get compared on features constantly, which misses the point. They have genuinely different philosophies about how work should move, and this comparison looks at which one suits the way event projects actually run.
ClickUp Review: A Project Management Tool for Event Pros
ClickUp gives you nearly every feature you could ask for, which is both why people love it and why they abandon it in month three. This review looks at the tool through the lens of event work specifically.
Asana Review: Why this Project Management Tool is a Must-Have for Event Pros
Asana gets recommended constantly, usually by people who don't run events. This review comes from someone who managed global event work inside it for years, and it covers where the tool earns its reputation and where event work strains against it.
5 Reasons a Project Management System is a Game-Changer for Event Professionals
Running client events out of your inbox works right up until two of them overlap. This one covers what changes when the work lives somewhere your whole team can see it, and why that matters more as the client list grows.
You've written the agenda; it covers what's happening and when, and something still feels missing when you picture the actual morning. The piece you're looking for is a separate document written for a different set of people. This post covers what goes on a run of show, who gets one, and how to build yours.