Tools You Can Use To Automate Things In Your Business

“Entrepreneurship can be a grisly, volatile mess of toxic ingredients on the verge of combustion, threatening to consume your health, relationships, and life” according to an article on Shopify.com.

This is true.

Entrepreneurship is not for the faint of heart and is certainly much more challenging than being an employee.

Period.

With that said, it is important that we look for ways to minimize the stress in our busy lives and this can be managed in part with using technology. Here are 3 tools you can use right now to automate things in your business.

Boomerang - We all love email right? Most likely the answer is no but using this app will make it a lot easier to manage your email communication. Boomerang is an email productivity app that allows you to create email messages and then schedule them to be sent in the future. I use this often and it helps to take things off my to-do list. Once I see an email in my inbox that needs a response I can create a response on the spot to have it sent at a time that makes it easier for me to ensure that my clients are taken care of within 24 hours Monday through Friday. This means there is less of a chance that communication will fall through the cracks. They offer a free version across a variety of platforms like Gmail, Outlook, IOS, and Mobile.

Freshbooks - We all like to get paid on time right? Well, Freshbooks makes it even easier to get that done via their recurring invoicing process. You can set up customers to put a card on file and at a specified interval they will be charged instantly and your invoice will be paid on the spot. it makes everything easier for you and your customer. If there is an issue with the payment method then Freshbooks will notify you and your customer so that communication surrounding invoicing is not lost. They have an offer to try it for free right now.

Hootsuite - Hootsuite is a social media scheduling tool that makes it easier to manage your online content. Do you ever get stressed out thinking about writing and scheduling posts to your social channels? Well, this software will help to alleviate that stress. You can try it free for 30 days to test it out.

The entrepreneurial life can get complicated fast. It is good to know that there are tools you can use to help manage your communication, social presence, and to get paid on time. What tools do you use to automate your business? Share in the comments below.

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5 Marketing Tools You Can Use Right Now To Run Your Business

Do you have a steady pipeline of customers walking through your doors? In these tough times the answer is probably no but just because things are challenging right now doesn’t mean that your marketing efforts have to take a back seat. Here are 5 marketing tools that you can use in your business right now! Even in the middle of the Covid-19 virus.

Meetup - This is a great way to get your message out and connect with your ideal customers. “Meetup is a service used to organize online groups that host in-person events for people with similar interests.” You can create virtual Meetup events to get started or create an event outside that has social distance measures in place.

HubSpot - This software is a one-stop-shop for marketing your business. They have tools for customer relationship management, content management, and of course marketing software. They offer free certification too.

Mailchimp - This tried and true email marketing platform is one of the most popular email solutions out there for managing your growing or beginning to grow email list.

Google Analytics - I know this sounds really nerdy and complicated but it is easy to connect your business website to this tool that can give you some serious data and feedback about visitors to your site.

Hootsuite - This is a must-have tool for managing your social media channels.

There you have it! It can be challenging to get customers to come through the door right now but it is not impossible. You can use these 5 tools that all have free versions to test them out on your business and start connecting more with your ideal client.

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