3 Stars – It Rocks!
2 Stars – Not So Bad!
1 Star – Hope they didn’t quit their day job!

Google Calendar

www.googlecalendar.com

Freelance Weekly Rating: 3 Stars

Google CalendarAbout: Google is a Fortune 500 internet search engine company. Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. With Google Calendar their mission statement is to organize your schedule and share events with friends.

Set Up: Google Calendar offers a free application for regular users or a Google Apps Calendar for business use. The Google Apps Calendar has a $50.00 annual fee after the free 30 days trial period. Setup is done online! It only takes a few minutes to install on your computer and you will instantly be given access to your online calendar application.

Navigation: The online application is very user friendly, easy and quick to install and the layouts and color palettes are very pleasing to the eyes and allows you to customize.

Sharing: Google Calendar may be viewed by your friends, co-workers or business partners making scheduling an event is a snap. It can be setup as an individual application or as part of a free downloadable pack including Gmail, Docs, Google Desktop, Google Photos, Skype, Google Earth, Norton Security Scan, Spyware Doctor, Picasa, Adobe Reader, Google Talk, RealPlayer, among other applications.

Pricing: There are 2 plans to choose from and they are as follows:

Google Calendar Personal Application: Free

Google-Apps Calendar Business Application: $50.00 annual fee after a 30 day trial period.

Both Google Calendar applications come with many standard features including the ability to share your schedule, access your calendar from your phone, email notifications or text message reminders sent to your mobile phone, send invitations and track RSVPs, sync with your desktop applications, work offline and soon to come Twitter Interface.

Customer Service: Google Calendar comes with an extensive online user guide and troubleshooting library, FAQ’s and an online help forum.

Recommendation: Due to the instant setup, online accessibility, sharing capability, a multitude of features and a reasonable price, I highly recommend this online application.

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WebOffice Online Calendar

www.webofficecalendar.com

Freelance Weekly Rating: 2 Stars

WebOffice CalendarAbout: WebExOne is a Cisco affiliate and a worldwide provider of online collaboration solutions for small and medium-sized businesses. Their mission is to help small businesses and groups succeed by providing essential business services delivered via the Web. WebOffice’s Online Calendar is one of their tools.

Set Up: WebOffice Online Calendar offers an inexpensive application for all users. Setup is done online and after approximately 60 seconds you will instantly be given access to your online calendar.

Navigation: Easy online installation and ease of navigation makes this application very user friendly.

Sharing: With WebOffice Online Calendar you can give access to a select group of colleagues, while maintaining the privacy of your personal appointments.

Pricing: WebOffice Online Calendar Application only offers one type of plan; group rates starting at $53.95 for 1-3 members and 1 GB file storage following a free 30 day trial period.

This application comes with many features including the ability to coordinate group meetings, share your calendar with anyone, get automatic meeting reminders, sync your calendar appointments with other devices or applications, and schedule web meetings.

Customer Service: WebOffice Online Calendar comes with an online user guide, online video training and 24/7 phone and online customer service.

Recommendation: Due to the instant setup, online accessibility, sharing and Web Meeting capability, full customer service support, I recommend this online application, even though a free access option is not available.

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Bravenet Online Calendar

www.bravenetcalendar.com

Freelance Weekly Rating: 1 Star

Bravenet CalendarAbout: Bravenet was launched in 1997 and is now ranked among the top 50 visited websites worldwide with more than 7 million registered members.

Set Up: Bravenet’s online calendar offers a free application for all users. Setup is done online! It only takes a few minutes to install on your computer and you will be given instant access to your online calendar.

Navigation: The online application’s layout and color choice are pleasing to the eyes as well as easy to install and very user friendly.

Sharing: Events may be viewed by those you choose to share with and planned online up to 4 years in advance.

Pricing: Free

Bravenet’s online calendar comes with many standard features including the ability to share your schedule, multiple views, fully customizable, reminders and online setup.

Customer Service: Bravenet Online Calendar comes with an online user guide.

Recommendation: Due to the instant setup, online accessibility, sharing capability, free setup, free tools like SitePal and even without the lack of access to other online tools like Email, Website, Domain Manager, FTP, Database Manager and banner ads, I would try one of the other calendar systems before trying this online application.