Entrepreneurs and business owners have to strategize and plan ahead for their business on the go a lot of the times. Ideas could come at any time to us. It could be whilst commuting to and from a meeting, whilst grocery shopping or anything else that we might be doing and it’s important to capture these ideas for later when we have time to come back to them.Mind mapping is a great tool to help capture these thoughts graphically, quickly and clearly. There are a lot of both online and offline mind mapping tools available that are either free or paid. One in particular that stands out is Mindmeister.Since Mindmeister is an online tool, users can create, manage and share mind maps online and access them anytime, from anywhere. In brainstorming mode, fellow MindMeisters from around the world or in different rooms can simultaneously work on the same mind map and see each other’s changes as they happen. This is great if you have a team working on the same project!Mindmeister offers both free and paid versions and allows you to create your mind maps online giving you the ability to access your thoughts anytime and from anywhere. They even have an iPhone version of it.Some of the features of Mindmeister include:Free Version
- Have up to 3 mind maps
- Share and collaborate mind maps
- Import maps from Freemind and MindManager
- Export maps as image in PDF/RTF
- Publish maps to blogs and websites
For the Premium Version – $4/month
- You get all the features of the free version above plus
- Instead of 3 mind maps you get unlimited mind maps
- Export maps to Freemind and MindManager
- Add file attachments to topics
- Create and edit maps offline
- Full SSL encryption
- Search in maps
- Advertising free, logo free exports
The also offer two other paid versions for Business and Academic for $6 and $15 per month respectively with additional features. You can learn more about Mindmeister by clicking here.
