I use a few tools every day to run a remote business of 6 team members.
Here’s how we keep from fumbling the bag with MOSTLY free TOOLS that help us CRUSH productivity. 🔑🔑🔑
K, LET’S GO! / A THREAD
💰 - FREE & PAID
It’s the first place I visit during the wk, day.
I leverage this tool to view upcoming jobs, due dates & specifics to jobs to make it simple for the team to execute.
Team members can see jobs due, what they need to work on & include SOPs
💰 - FREE + PAID
Think of Slack as WhatsApp for business. I’m able to chat in real-time with my team, which consists of U.S. & international team members all on one platform.
I can segment conversations via “channels” for simple organizations.
💰 - FREE 15 GB / 2TB $9.99
We live on Google Drive.
Content is organized by client & folders and shared with the team members that require access.
Not to mention, all of our Standard Operating Procedures are housed here. Great platform!
💰- PAID $99
We’re a web design agency, so we use Sketch to create, prototype, collaborate and develop ideas into incredible web and mobile designs.
We love how simple the UI is and we train our designers on how to use it effectively.
💰 - FREE / HD $10/month
When we create brand guidelines or wireframes, we like to walk clients thru a visual presentation.
Instead of long winded emails, we link to detailed videos. It saves a lot of time & clients absolutely love it. Do this for...
tool for connecting apps w/o writing code.
Imagine someone visiting your website, filling out your contact form and you sending an automated email back with a link to your Calendly that’s automatically push the Slack.
Combine tons of apps, easily!
PAID
Webflow - great for custom site designs built in real-time. Amazingly fluid & easy to use.
Wordpress - widely used CMS w a ton of capabilities & feature with added plugins
Shopify - Great e-commerce platform.
Perfect for POS & more
💰 - FREE / PREMIUM
It securely stores your passwords & personal information in a secure vault.
P.S. you can share your passwords w/o the user knowing the password! For those with VA’s or a remote team member this is perfect.
What’s your stack?