100 Plus 1 Tools to Grow Your Business in 2016 | Part Three
Many things can help your your business growth, but, more often than not, what tools businesses use can make a significant difference to the bottom line. Whatever you are looking for; increased productivity, more professional looking content, easier billing, better customer service, or finding a tool that silently speeds up project completion, every business needs a solid framework for growth.
CreateMyMobileWebste.info have compiled a list of 100 Plus 1 Tools to Grow Your Business in 2016. We believe it can make a big difference in the vast majority of businesses. There are chances that you are already using them one way or the other; maybe you will some more to add whilst you are reading this today or even a tool that seamlessly connects all the tools you might have used. The list was compiled based on the our personal experience as well as popularity among businesses.
Disclosure: We are not paid to mention any of these companies in this article. Some of them we use, some we don’t. We only recommend what we think is truly helpful.
Here are my top tool picks for 2016 sorted by category.
Business Organization and Productivity:
30. ToutApp: Email tracking that integrates with Salesforce and analyzes buying personas. In other words, this platform automatically finds a pattern of what wording works best with what type of clientele.
31. Phone.com: Cloud based VoIP Business Phone Service. There are too many neat features to name just one, but one of the biggest advantages is that they can handle whatever volume of calls you are getting.
32. Salesforce: CRM solution. Systemize business processes such as lead management and conversion; manage projects; synchronize it with your mailbox and calendars; and get some automatic data about your business to present to banks, investors, or simply for your own knowledge.
33. Insightly: Stripped down CRM solution for small businesses. Integrates with Google Apps.
34. Skitch: This is the quickest tool I know to insert arrows and text in images. Also very useful to use to pixelate information you don’t want to share—such as sensitive data when sharing “how to” tutorials with screenshots. It integrates with Evernote and it’s for Mac only as far as I know.
35. Evernote: Use this to manage your notes in an organized fashion. Use the web clipper to save websites for later or simply stay organized by synchronizing across devices.
36. Zapier: Connects hundreds of apps you use, automates tasks, and maximizes productivity. Apps include, Evernote, Salesforce, Trello, Google Calendar, Twitter, Slack, MailChimp, Dropbox, Google Drive, Typeform, among others.
37. Google Apps for Work: It’s cool to have your corporate email run via Google’s server. Besides that, you get all the Gmail features and Google App goodness. It’s practical and makes sharing and storing things easy.
38. Intranet with Google Apps: One of the most overlooked features of Google Apps for Work is the possibility to create an intranet. Automatically update it with your Google+ page feed and use it as the place to go to for internal trainings, company updates, and other information that shouldn’t be public.
39. Google Drive: Create folder trees to store information and keep things organized. Employee resumes, bios, profile photos, projects—you name it, Google Drive is a handy cloud storage and file backup solution.
40. Screencast: Record your screen and send the video links.
41. Camtasia: Screen recorder and video editor for Windows.
42. Google+ Hangouts: If the quality of video conferencing with Skype doesn’t live up to expectations, try a regular Google+ hangout. When you send Google calendar appointments, Google automatically sends a video link with it, so it’s easy for everyone to join.
43. Google Calendar: Use personal and shared calendars to keep track of appointments on all devices. It integrates with nearly everything and loads fast.
44. Notes: Use the default note program on your laptop or smartphone to keep all your thoughts somewhere. If you are a Harry Potter fan, think of this as your pensive. There are countless useful versions for Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, and more.
45. Skype: Get a phone number from Skype and forward it to your cellphone. This way you never miss a call from a client even when you are traveling.
46. Tripit: Trip planner app with real-time flight alerts.
47. Basecamp: Project management for service businesses.
48. Desk.com: Help desk solution for small businesses that integrates well with Salesforce.
49. Sidekick: See who opens your emails and when.
50. AngelList: Post jobs to recruit someone from a startup-loving community with Silicon Valley vibes, raise money, or invest.
51. Asana: Tracks time spent per project.
52. Harvest: Tracks time and issues invoices accordingly.
53. SwiftKey: Multilingual keyboard with smart prediction for mobile phones.
54. Time Doctor: Manage the productivity of your team. Tracks people’s work time.
55. dashlane: Get a grip on your password mess with this password manager.
56. InvoiceBerry: Track business expenses, send quotes and invoices.
57. Upwork: Platform for freelancers, formerly oDesk. Get your projects done by recruiting the right team.
58. Trello: Visually organize emails, spreadsheets, sticky notes, and other things by project.
59. ReferralSnip: Create your own referral program to keep track of word-of-mouth better.