17Hats has been available as a business management tool for small business owners for a few years now, making life easier for freelancers of all types. Until last month, however, the only way to get the multitude of benefits 17Hats offers was to pay a subscription fee. Now though, they have introduced a free, albeit limited tier of service.

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If you aren’t familiar with 17Hats, it’s an online business management system for entrepreneurs that rolls many individual services into one. A few features offered are scheduling, billing and invoicing, organizing clients and projects, managing to-do lists, and keeping track of business leads. All your information is stored in the cloud and can also be accessed via mobile app.

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The free tier, called “Basic,” is limited to three active projects and lacks some of the features of their paid Lite or Unlimited accounts ($17/month and $39/month respectively), but is perfectly usable for someone just starting out or only doing a little bit of business. Even if you aren’t doing any business at all, it can be a helpful planning tool just to help you stay on track with your goals.

Alo keep in mind that as an SLR Lounge reader you can secure a discount and SLR Lounge Premium members get an even larger discount. For those codes and to see what other deals we have on tap from our partners, click here.

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