SaneBox
SaneBox helps you better manage your email inbox. There are newsletters and social media notifications that simply eat away at your time while sorting through emails. Deleting social media notifications and newsletters is not the best way to make the most of your time. This is what SaneBox does for you. It helps clean your inbox by creating a filter to move out non-essential emails to a separate folder. If you think getting started with this tool may take a lot of effort, note that SaneBox learns your preferences over time and works within your existing email.
Google Docs
As entrepreneurs, we all have a Gmail address. However this tool is not utilized fully or the power of Google Docs has not been fully understood or tapped into by the modern-day entrepreneur. Google can help you accomplish the task of instantly creating shareable documents, presentations, and spreadsheets. You can also track any changes or updates made by team members.
FreshBooks
I use Freshbooks to send invoices and handle the accounting of my business. Many people may not consider this kind of tool as important, but it does save you time and money. According to Freshbooks, they save clients at least two days of handling their accounting tasks. With Freshbooks, you can log receipts and invoice clients. You can also create attractive invoices and track the time that an invoice is paid. Freshbooks simply makes it easier for you to track your expenses and revenue for your business.
Asana
When you have deadlines and you have a project to manage, it can be overwhelming. Asana is a cloud-based project management tool that allows teams to communicate without email in one vital location. In this digital age, many entrepreneurs have a virtual workforce and they need to stay in touch with their teams. Asana makes sure you don’t feel burdened or burnt out while you are working on a project. You can assign tasks to your team or to yourself and you don’t have to bother about remembering every obligation concerning your projects.
MailChimp
Yes, you want to market your products to clients via email. But this can be tedious when you have to occasionally send out newsletters. Your focus should be on effectively marketing to those who will respond to you. MailChimp offers you a tool packed with all the functionality needed to have an effective email marketing strategy. MailChimp should be an essential tool for the entrepreneur because of its features, from elegant templates, to marketing automation capacity, and an advanced list of segmentation features.
Dash
With Dash, you can be at ease as an entrepreneur. Imagine being in a busy restaurant and paying your bill through this app. You save yourself time and energy in busy situations as Dash is a tool that makes your social experience smoother. Now, when you are out networking or meeting with clients, you can rest assured that you will easily impress them. For example, you can pay your bill in advance when you are meeting with a client and save yourself that awkward “who pays?” moment. Featured photo credit: https://picjumbo.com/download/?d=IMG_4563.jpg&n=internet-tea-time via picjumbo.com
