The other day I was asked a question that got me thinking: "Do you use any specific websites or web applications for internal or company use, or do you simply design and develop websites and web application for customers only?"

This got me thinking. Indeed, there are several systems and applications that we would have a rather hard time surviving. Here are the top 5:

1. BaseCampHQ - www.basecamphq.com - a solid project management tool that facilitates the communications between our clients and our team.
2. Freshbooks - www.freshbooks.com - a very well put together web-based invoice system
3. GoToMeeting - www.gotomeeting.com - a leader in online virtual meetings
4. Skype - www.skype.com - the de-facto standard when it comes to instant messaging and international communications
5. Our Internal CRM Solution - URL to be announced - a very simple but effective customer relationship management tool