Business owners always ask what I recommend for managing my personal attorney outsourcing projects and file-sharing/ collaboration with my virtual team.

And while there are a number of programs out there that “centralize” your workspace for everyone on the team, I personally like (and use) Central Desktop.

The main reason I like Central Desktop as a shared workspace  for attorney outsourcing is their turn-key set up process.  You don’t need to be an IT or tech guru to get started and it’s equally brainless for the rest of the team to catch on.

I’ve actually pulled some of the features right off their website so you can scan the benefits of  Central Desktop for yourself:

“Quick Set up—No Learning Curve”

Central Desktop was created for business teams, not the IT department.

• No Technical Knowledge or Programming Experience Required
• Setup Workspaces in Minutes, not Months
•  Choose From Templates To Jumpstart Your Project or Intranet
• Familiar Word Processor Like Toolbar (WYSIWYG Editor)
• Encourage the Entire Team To Contribute
• Achieve High Adoption Rates
• Data At Your Fingertips
• Search A Single Repository for Files & Documents
•  Full Text & Document Search     
• Searchable Conversation Threads
• Search Across Multiple Workspaces Simultaneously
• Access Workspaces From Anywhere (Office, On The Road, Home)
• Real-Time Collaboration
• Web Meetings & Audio Conferencing
• Single Sign-On Access
• Collaborate with Customers, Partners, Vendors – In Real-Time
• Encourage Ad-Hoc Team Collaboration
• Share Screens, Remote Presentations
• Integrated Free Audio Conferencing
• Outlook Calendar Integration
• Online Docs & Spreadsheets
• Track Revision History and Document Versions
• Store online docs & spreadsheets in a secure, password protected workspace environment
• Create, edit and share online spreadsheets in *real-time*
• Import and export online spreadsheets to and from Microsoft Excel
• Create more than 30 types of charts (bar charts, pie charts, etc.)
• Access more than 500 formulas and functions

As you can see by the features listed on their site, Central Desktop really is a great way to keep your team using one workspace for the ultimate in collaboration and productivity.

I encourage you to go to their site and take a free tour if you aren’t convinced of the benefits of using a shared work space with your team.

But if you’re ready to take your virtual team or small business to the next level, click here to be re-directed to Central Desktop’s sign up page.

I can honestly say it’s a necessary tool for any business—especially those that work virtually.

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Online Business Manager and law firm marketing expert, Laura Lee Sparks, is one of the most authoritative and well respected voices on attorney outsourcing, legal marketing and being a virtual assistant for lawyers on the web.  Her advice and legal marketing campaigns have helped lawyers reach and surpass the million-dollar mark in their businesses numerous times thanks to her straight-forward advice and ability to make legal marketing principles easy to understand and implement.  For further information on lawyer outsourcing programs or to contact Laura Lee directly, please email help@legalmarketingmaven.com