The software needed by a home business depends to a large extent on the nature of the business. While every home based business will need an accounting software (though very small businesses can keep track of income and expenses using MS Excel), some home business opportunities will provide some software packages as part of their start up kit
The different types of software developed for home businesses are:
1. Email and contact management software : most are inexpensive
2. Accounting software (discussed in earlier post)
3. For MLM type home businesses, custom software is available at mlmsoftwaresolutions.com . A free trial is available. It tracks the downline, products sold , given as sample free or at discounted rates and products taken for personal consumption
4. For non-digital goods, a software to calculate shipping costs may be required. The cost will differ depending on the company / agency doing the shipping like FedEx, UPS, United States Postal Service, DHL and Canada Post. It also varies according to the weight of the product and the location from it is drop shipped.