Soldlyne — Blog https://www.soldlyne.com/en/blog Practical guides for small companies choosing and running a CRM: pipelines, quotes, self-hosting, GDPR and working from an assistant. en Fri, 06 Nov 2026 10:35:47 GMT Connecting a CRM to Claude or ChatGPT with MCP https://www.soldlyne.com/en/blog/connect-crm-claude-chatgpt-mcp https://www.soldlyne.com/en/blog/connect-crm-claude-chatgpt-mcp What the Model Context Protocol lets an assistant do in your CRM, what to check before you connect one, and why what it can’t do matters as much as what it can. Florian Amette Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT CRM and GDPR: what a small company has to get right https://www.soldlyne.com/en/blog/crm-gdpr-small-company https://www.soldlyne.com/en/blog/crm-gdpr-small-company A CRM is mostly personal data. The practical points for a small company: legal basis, how long to keep records, consent, rights requests and security. General information, not legal advice. Florian Amette Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT How to choose a CRM for a small business: seven questions https://www.soldlyne.com/en/blog/how-to-choose-a-crm-small-business https://www.soldlyne.com/en/blog/how-to-choose-a-crm-small-business Before you compare feature lists, answer seven questions about who enters the data, how email gets in, where it lives and what it really costs. Then test on real deals. Florian Amette Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Open-source CRM: what self-hosting really costs https://www.soldlyne.com/en/blog/open-source-crm-self-hosting-costs https://www.soldlyne.com/en/blog/open-source-crm-self-hosting-costs A free licence doesn’t make a free CRM. The cost lines of self-hosting, how licences differ, what the AGPL asks of you, and how to tell whether it makes sense for your team. Florian Amette Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Sales pipeline stages: a simple set-up for a small team https://www.soldlyne.com/en/blog/sales-pipeline-stages-small-team https://www.soldlyne.com/en/blog/sales-pipeline-stages-small-team How to define pipeline stages that mean something: five or six steps, each one proven by something the buyer did, plus next steps, weighted value and a weekly review. Florian Amette Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT What to put on a sales quote, and how to get it accepted https://www.soldlyne.com/en/blog/what-to-put-on-a-sales-quote https://www.soldlyne.com/en/blog/what-to-put-on-a-sales-quote The parts of a clear quote, how to handle tax lines and numbering, what to record when a customer accepts online, and what the rules in France say. General information, not legal advice. Florian Amette Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT