How many meetings have you had this week? How many emails do you still need to read and reply to? Basecamp went to Boston to chat with people on the street to hear their thoughts, to check their calendars and inboxes, and to learn more about their wasted time at work. The good news is, there’s a better way. Basecamp can cut your meetings, emails, and other interruptions in half. Many of us at 37signals only have 3, maybe 4 meetings a week! Imagine that.

Not sure when to post on the Message Board instead the Campfire? Confused on when to post in the Campfire vs. sending a Ping? The Basecamp communication tools are intentionally different from one another, and in this video, Kimberly from the Basecamp Customer Success team walks through the three main communication tools and when it's best to use each one. And stick around for the quiz at the end to make sure it all makes sense!

JZ, principal product designer at 37signals shares a favorite set of tips for documenting and closing a recently completed project.

If only we knew what the future of work would look like... Basecamp is a refreshingly simple project management and team communication platform. Cut your meetings, inbox, and notifications in half at Basecamp.com

If you're creating the same type of Basecamp projects over and over again, you can save time by creating a Basecamp template. In this video, Kimberly from the Basecamp Customer Success team walks through how to create a Basecamp template. You'll even learn how assigning tasks and setting relative due dates within a template are handled once a project is created.

Basecamp's Automatic Check-ins tool is a simple way to ask your team recurring questions and gather their answers all in one place. They're a great way to replace status calls or meetings while keeping everything on the record. In this video, Kimberly from the Basecamp Customer Success team walks through how to create Automatic Check-ins in the Basecamp project management software. She also shares how the team at Basecamp uses Automatic Check-ins on a daily and weekly basis.

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Check out 10 features in Basecamp you might not know about – from changing your Basecamp colors to closing comment threads. Kimberly from Basecamp's Customer Success team shares some Basecamp features even power users might not know about! Were any of these tips new to you? Let us know in the comments! Timestamps: Want to understand the basics of working with Basecamp? Our Basecamp Basics playlist will help you get started.

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Basecamp's Card Table feature allows you to visually track work that progresses through stages. It's Basecamp's take on kanban! In this video, Kimberly from Basecamp's Customer Success team walks you through how to use the Card Table tool and shares examples for some use cases.