You’ve got to love technology. We live in a day and age full of tools and software that make running an online business so much easier than it was just 10 years ago. Businesses are now able to be extremely efficient, so it’s important that they are properly taking advantage of resources that could be saving them time and money. To do this, some businesses may even decide to look for companies that offer IT infrastructure auditing. They could help businesses with receivable performance management and workflow automation. Those sorts of things could improve business productivity. Additionally, here are a few different types of tools that can help you get things done faster and spend less time at your desk.
Tools To Help You Get More Done In Less Time
Let’s start with a couple of tools that help you get more done in less time – in other words, tools that help get more productive in anything you do.
The first is a to-do list. It’s amazing how much more you’ll get done once you write everything you would like to get accomplished down. You can jot down your daily to-do list on a piece of paper, print up some pretty check lists or use one of the free to-do list apps. I love Trello.
Next, get things done even faster with the help of a timer. Grab a kitchen timer or set a countdown timer on your phone and get to work. You’ll be surprised how much faster you get through your tasks when there’s a timer ticking. Toggle Track is a great app if you want to audit the use of your time.
Tools To Make Content Creation Easier
In today’s market you have to create a lot of content. A great tool to make adding content to your website quick and easy is of course WordPress. If you haven’t switched your site over to this popular CMS (Content Management System), do it now. You’ll be glad you did.
Another favorite around here is Google Docs. It’s a web based word processing program that works similar to Microsoft Word with the added benefit of being available online. Work on your latest eBook or report from any computer. It also makes collaborating with other writers, business partners and assistants easy as pie.
Tools To Create Beautiful Graphics Fast
Once your content is written, it’s time to pretty it up with some graphics. Start with a beautiful photo that relates to the content you’ve written. Pretty images grab our attention and pull us in. Use a stock photography site like DepositPhotos.com to grab an images for about a dollar.
Then use a service like Canva to edit, add text and make it just right for your post (you can also find stock photos right on Canva and tons are included when you upgrade to the paid version). Yes, there are professional tools like Photoshop for example. But they are expensive and hard to master. Keep it simple and get just what you need with Canva.
Tools To Make Running Your Business Faster
So far we’ve talked about tools that make the things you already do quicker and easier. In this last section, let’s talk about some things that will make running your business faster because they take you out of the equation – automation tools.
The first is auto-responder software. If you’re still managing emails manually and sending mass emails from your Gmail account, it’s time to look at a service that automates the entire process and works hard at making sure your emails get delivered to the recipient’s inbox.
If you’re selling your own products, invest in some good shopping cart software. There are a ton of different ones on the market. Do your research and pick the one that’s best for you and your business model.
Last but not least, make customer service quicker and easier with the help of a helpdesk. Not only does it take some of the workload of you, it also makes it easy to get an assistant to help you. As an added bonus it’s a better experience for your customers as well.
I recommend FG Funnels, an all-in-one platform that can manage your auto-responder, shopping cart, helpdesk, plus more (landing pages, courses/memberships, appointment scheduling, and more). You could find separate products and platforms to do each piece you need, but keeping everything within one system is hugely helpful for productivity and organization.
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