My current favorite is Trello. (www.Trello.com) Right now, AFAIK it’s browser-only, but they have Android / iPhone apps in the works.

It’s a great organizational tool that works well for an individual juggling a lot of projects/tasks and also is terrific for group collaboration, to keep track of all the tasks that need to be done and where they stand in terms of completion.

You can create multiple organizations (each one could correspond to a separate client, project, etc.) or you can manage everything within one organization. Within each organization, you create lists to categorize tasks. Each task then is created on a “card,” which you can move from list to list to indicate the status of that task.

You can allow people to “vote” on cards, so you can use Trello to help prioritize tasks. Cards can also contain comments and checklists.

The more I use it, the more ways I think of that it can be useful. It’s incredibly flexible and free form so it can be configured to be helpful with all sorts of projects and organizations.

Oh, and did I mention it’s free?   (My favorite price point.)

@casmccullough I love bufferapp too, but I just wish they had Google+!

@dianeaull Thanks for the tip on Trello. Sounds like a great system. Are there any limits to the number of users or the number of projects? Most free project management systems start charging after a certain number of projects or # of users. Maybe if they’re new they haven’t introduced any monetization yet? Trello sounds similar to another one I’ve looked into, Podio.com.

I’ve been using Paymo.biz for project management and it’s working well for me so far. I have multiple projects, multiple task lists within projects, and multiple users so I can assign tasks to team members. For each task, we can upload attachments, create a comment stream, and track time. They have built-in invoicing as well (where they probably got their name), although I haven’t used that feature. I actually found them while looking for a new time-tracking tool, and it’s been great to have that integrated with the project management.

@k4satin I haven’t run across any limits so far. Each person joins as an individual with their own personal account. Once you have an account, you can grant access to your organization(s) to other Trello members. There don’t seem to be any limits to how many people you can grant access to. You can assign members as admins or leave them as “regular” members, and you can control the visibility and available features of your organization, the lists within the organization and the cards within the lists.

It is fairly new, so there isn’t an option to pay for anything at this point. I assume at some point they’ll introduce “pro” accounts with more features, but for the time being it works really well for what I’m doing. Honestly, if they aren’t exorbitantly priced, I like this one enough to pay for a pro account.

I looked at Podio, which does have some of the same features but seems to be more structured. Trello doesn’t do things like formal project management, webforms, CRM, etc. as Podio appears to do. Podio reminds me more of some of the 37Signals products like Basecamp or Highrise.

I’m so glad that I’m not the only person who says Evernote changed their life.

Evernote changed my life! It has completely changed the way I do business. It’s made everything so much better. I tell everyone who will listen about the marvels of Evernote!

It seems like the majority of SME club members use Hootsuite. I just checked out Sprout Social and it looks very promising.  I like buffer, but it’s fairly limited or at least it seems to be in comparison to what Hootsuite and Sprout Social offer. It’s hard to find the time to test each one of these out.

@rich-brooks – In case it’s not too late I thought I’d point out Sortbox

Like e-mail filters, for your Dropbox.Sortbox is a magic folder in your Dropbox that moves files to folders based on your rules.

Just came across it today and thought it was worth personally checking out as well as a mention here.
Cheers!
Jules