Technology – apps and links to make your business life easier

by | Jan 30, 2023 | Articles

Technology is continually updating and it is difficult to keep abreast of what is available. There is no doubt that using technology will help you drive efficiency resulting in more profits and less time needed to complete tasks. Have a look at some of these as they may make a substantial difference to your business and personal life. Many have free plans which are great but have a look at the paid versions as they may deliver exactly what you need.

 

Also remember there are a huge number of tutorials on YouTube to help you use the apps in the most productive way.

 

Turn your voice recordings into text and save huge amounts of time typing.

 

https://otter.ai/

 

https://www.rev.com

 

https://www.temi.com

 

https://www.spext.co

 

https://www.speechmatics.com

 

Turn your text into video and improve your social media presence

 

https://lumen5.com/

 

Tired of going back and forth to arrange a meeting? Make life easier for people to schedule an appointment with you.

 

https://www.assistant.to

 

https://youcanbook.me

 

https://monday.com/

 

https://calendly.com/

 

Time Management

 

Time is your most precious resource however many do not use it wisely purely because they don’t keep an eye on how they use it. Develop the habit and try one of these apps to help you.

 

https://clockify.me/

 

https://www.rescuetime.com

 

http://www.hourstrackerapp.com

 

https://www.tyme-app.com

 

Turn a process into a step by step guide

 

https://scribehow.com/home

 

Mind Map – a great way to get your thoughts down in front of you is to use mind maps. You can also use them as prompts for learning your speeches.

 

https://coggle.it

 

Mural.co

 

https://miro.com/

 

Lucidspark

 

Forms and automations

 

https://www.jotform.com/

 

https://airtable.com/

 

https://trello.com/

 

Newsletters, Surveys and Marketing

 

Campaign Monitor – you want to send professional looking emails to a number of people and avoid being tagged as a spammer. Easy to use and starts from €9.00 per month.

 

https://www.campaignmonitor.com/e/

 

Survey Monkey

 

CRM

 

https://capsulecrm.com

 

https://trello.com/

 

https://monday.com/

 

Zoho CRM

 

Project Mapping

 

https://trello.com/

 

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