Cobian Backup and SQLBackupandFTP

There are 2 free backup programs that we recommend our GoldMine customers download/install/use for backing up the GoldMine installation directory and SQL databases. Cobian Backup http://www.cobiansoft.com/cobianbackup.htm Cobian Backup is an excellent file backup tool with lots of features. You get full, differential and incremental backups, for instance; zip or 7zip...

Can I run GoldMine on a Mac?

"Can I run GoldMine on a Mac?" This is a question that comes up often when people are thinking about buying a new computer or upgrading their GoldMine.  The answer might surprise you. The initial response is NO, GoldMine will not run on a Mac, however, Windows can run on...

How To Avoid SPAM Filters

If you've been sending email campaigns for long enough, with out a doubt you've run into spam-filter issues. According to ReturnPath, you can expect 10-20% of your emails to get lost in cyberspace, mostly due to overzealous filters. Innocent email marketers who send permission-based emails to people who requested them...

Learn How To Import Contact Data into GoldMine

Do you need to import your leads, prospects and/or customers contact information into GoldMine from excel or some other file format? In this training session we will go over the steps involved with importing contact information into GoldMine using the Import Contact Records Wizard We will cover the following: Formatting...

10 of the Best Self-Hosted E-commerce Solutions

First Direct Corp. recently launched our new online store using Magento. Our old shopping cart solutuon was quite out dated and it was time for an update.  We researched several self hosted solutions and choose to go with Magento. The following  online article lists 10 of the best self-hosted (FREE)...

How To Make A Good Email Signature

  First impressions count and your email signature is no different. With over 500 billion emails sent every day, you need to make your emails stand out! In this class we will show you how to make a more creative email signature and at the same time improve your branding...

New “Sharpen Your GoldMine Knowledge” Training Classes & Webinars

You may already be aware that First Direct Corp. provides online training classes for GoldMine.  A list of our online training classes can be found via the following URL - http://www.1stdirect.com/events/index.php.  If you miss a class or are not able to attend a class, don't worry, we recycle the events...

What’s Changed/New in GoldMine 2014.1 Hotfix 4

What's Changed in GoldMine 2014.1 Hotfix 4 GoldMine Premium Edition 2014.1.0.468 / GoldMine Mobile Edition 2014.1.0.662 Constant Contact Login Due to a change made by Constant Contact, an additional layer of authentication has been added for Constant Contact login.  If you integrate with Constant Contact and get the error message...

My Thoughts on Business

Recently I was interviewed by a business coach, Sean Ackerman, owner of You Leading You.   Sean and I spoke about my firm First Direct Corporation and in particular my thoughts about running my company.  The conversation covered a broad range of topics and it was fun for me.  But more...

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