From running multiple service and product-based businesses and an obsession with staying organized, I’ve tested out many different tools. These tools help me stay organized, generate ideas, and collaborate with my team. When you’re also starting out, you want to be cost-efficient so these tools really helped me kick-off my business! So here are my favourite tools!
1. Canva (For Graphics)
If you’re not already using this, you must! There’s a free plan with limited free graphics and templates to use but still very powerful. As an avid Adobe software user, Canva is super easy to use and allows me to whip up graphics very quickly. I’ve been using it not only for social media posts, but also wedding designs and cards! I also use it on my phone sometimes too which makes it super handy.
2. Slack (For Communication)
I need to communicate with my team a lot so Slack allows me to easily organize topics and also share images and files if needed (it’s supposed to provide more space with each file share compared to Discord). I like that I can also keep my business-related conversations in a different platform and easily see where I am tagged through threads. However, one thing to note is that as you build up messages, there’s limited space and you have to pay for the space per user!
3. ClickUp (For Project Management)
If you’re looking for a free tool for project management (or just daily tasks), I really like ClickUp! It’s such a powerful tool for their free version. I like the ease of use as well (I always get lost using project management tools but ClickUp is more straightforward). I’m able to assign collaborators, have deadlines, and tag different tasks. You can also access this on mobile or desktop.
4. AirTable (For Data/ Content Organization)
Another way to stay organized with content or promotions is AirTable. It’s like an Excel sheet but much more easy to use. I can set different categories for each column and also view my data in various ways (calendar view is my favourite). I used this to organize all the emails and social media posts that needed to go out for a special event at certain times. I also use it for organizing recipes! You can also access this on mobile or desktop.
5. Google Drive (For Files Organization)
My favourite place to organize my files for easy access and file management. I have so many different folders in there! It’s still very useful for businesses (they have a Google Suite version where you can add special file permissions to users). The storage is also quite a lot and if you need more, it’s only about $2/m for additional 100gb.
If you haven’t used any of these tools yet, you must! There are so many free tools out there but some have very limited functionality except for these ones above. They’ve helped me in building million dollar businesses so they will help you too!
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