You seem like a nice enough guy, let's go back to my original question:
Salesforce is out of that race. Battle is over and they already lost. For an agent that's working lead cards, networking, does trade shows/groups, etc, I don't think there is a CRM that's particularly good for them. I think most of them are using spreadsheets and the like.
Any other CRMs for the individual that aren't complicated or overwhelming with little to no learning curve?
Again, I'll ask...what do you want it to do?
Does it need to be a hosted product, or can it be a local installation?
Do you want it to manage your existing clients, or just leads?
Do you want integrated email?
Do you want Exchange functionality?
There is one that doesn't seem to have a lot of bells and whistles, but if you are looking for software that will "do" things for you, this is it. It just won't do those things automatically.
Let me know and I'll post a link.