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No Yes, that’s fine There are lots of ways to manage projects.

And there’s plenty of software promising to help.

You’ve probably tried some.

Yet, here you are.

Unfortunately, most project management systems are either overwhelming, inadequate, bewildering, or chaotic.

You know?

Not Basecamp.

Basecamp is refreshingly straightforward, with a 21-year track record to back it up.

Longevity isn’t luck — it’s proof it works.

And you’ll work better with it too.

The trifecta.

It’s , not big, sluggish ones. detail how things run better on Basecamp.

Basecamp is famously no-nonsense, effective, and reliable. designed for smaller, hungrier businesses Over 30 pages of customer testimonials So, we invite you to poke around, watch the video below, and .

We’d be honored to have you as a customer.

Thank you. try Basecamp for free , Jason Fried jason@basecamp.com Co-founder & CEO Hit play to see how Basecamp is different The home screen organizes your projects, assignments, and upcoming events together on one screen.

It’s your calm, comfortable, simple starting point every morning.

What’s my week look like?

What’s on my plate today?

They’ll only see their own assignments and events.

And you can keep important projects close at hand by pinning them to the top.

Each person gets their own home screen depending on which projects they have access to.

Which projects am I on?

A project is where the tasks, discussions, deliverables, and decisions happen.

Projects hold everything — and everyone — together in one tidy, predictably structured place.

A project page organizes everything We run dozens at once in our own Basecamp account.

For example, one for a web site redesign, , one for working with our accountants, and one just for the executive team to plan strategy, etc.

Make as many projects as you’d like. one for planning an upcoming offsite What to do + who’s doing?

Who said what when?

What’s due next?

Where’s the latest version?

Got a quick question?

How’s the process flowing?

Basecamp’s reports aren’t numbers, percentages, or abstract representations — they’re the real work, actual evidence of progress being made (or not made).

What’s overdue?

How much time have we spent?

Who’s responsible for what?

What’s actually been happening?

Basecamp’s Lineup, Mission Control, and Hill Charts are visual tools that help you clearly see where projects really stand.

Notice progress at a glance, know reality in an instant.

How far along are we?

How are we feeling?

What still needs to be figured out?

The Hey! menu aggregates your notifications in a never-annoying single menu.

And “Pings”, our flavor of direct messages, let you kick off ad hoc chats 1:1 or in small groups.

Have private 1-1 or small group conversations Keep work at work by having them in Basecamp instead.

Don’t have work chats via text or Whatsapp on your personal phone number.

Notifications in one place, not in your face Basecamp keeps both sides organized, everyone’s feedback on the record, and all decisions, approvals, files, tasks, deadlines, and communications safe and centralized.

Can the client see this?

Where’s the final version so we can show the client?

Did the client officially approve it?

Where’s the client’s email they sent?

Can software be simple, straightforward, and easy, yet powerfully full-featured?

With Basecamp the answer is absolutely YES!

Can I prevent our clients from seeing unfinished work?

Can I link up files from Google Docs, Figma, Dropbox, Airtable, and other apps?

Can I see everything I need to do on a single screen?

Can I see everything that’s overdue on a single screen?

Can I use Basecamp even if some of my team prefers just to use email?

Can I see all the work that was completed on any given day?

Can I set up projects that only some of my team can see?

Can I see everything that’s happened across multiple projects in one place?

Can I @mention someone so they’re notified about something?

Can I see all the work someone’s done over a long period of time?

Can I see everything that’s assigned to someone on a single page?

Can I see exactly who worked on what today?

Yesterday?

Last week?

Can I easily reference an entire conversation from a year ago?

Can I follow a project quietly without receiving notifications?

Can I assign tasks to multiple people at once?

Can I see all our projects laid out on a visual timeline?

Can I keep all the discussion about a to-do attached to that to-do?

Can I follow-up directly with someone without anyone else knowing?

Can our clients respond to our questions via email?

Can our clients see a record of everything we’ve asked them?

Can I organize ideas and setup workflows on a Kanban board?

Can Basecamp tell me when someone completed an assignment?

Can Basecamp help me get a client to approve a design?

Can Basecamp help me hold my team accountable for deadlines?

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