Starting up a business can be
stressful and daunting, there are a lot of areas you need to monitor and a lot
of things you need to do. CEO’s often refer to the startup phase as
overwhelming. Do this, monitor that, go there; wouldn’t it be better if we
could just split ourselves into many parts and handle everything. Now that
would be being limitless. As a CEO you need to generate enough consumer
interest in your products in order to succeed.
The following are free business
productivity tool (I use a all of them) that are worth checking out should you
find yourself strapped for much needed funding to keep your startup afloat.
IFTTT.com – this is
short for ‘if this, then that’. Just as the name implies, this tool functions
like an algorithm that allows you to specify operations based on conditions you
set. It’s straight up and easy, you set up recipes on IFTTT.com and that’s it.
For example, you can create a recipe that will automatically upload your
Instagram pictures to your Facebook timeline.
Dropbox – is one
of the best cloud storage service providers out there. Data can be accessed
from anywhere and any device. Dropbox unlike some of its competitors is more
focused on individual cloud storage. It allows file share, real time
collaboration on documents, and you get free storage space on signing up, plus
it gets better; anytime you refer someone to Dropbox you also get additional
storage space and you also get additional storage space by liking their
Facebook page and following their handle on Twitter. Click here to Join Dropbox
Bitrix24.com – is the
fastest growing social intranet that’s free for businesses with 12 employees or
less. It’s a combination of various work tools like file sharing, real-time
streaming and CRM. As it’s based in the cloud, you can access your account and
files from anywhere, whether it’s your PC or smartphone.
Facebook Pages – Your
Facebook business page can generate a lot of leads for your business if
properly managed and especially if interaction is encouraged. Facebook pages is
an app which you can download on the app store for your smartphones. it allows
you to monitor, boost and schedule posts, it keeps you notified and encourages
you to keep on interacting with fans. You can use it to manage multiple
business pages. Okay, and its free.
Google Analytics – one of
the best and free tools out there that provides real time web and application
analytics reporting. Reports includes amount of traffic, traffic sources,
bounce rates, errors, average time spent, to name just a few. Sign up with
Google Analytics to begin using this kick-ass tool.
What other free business tools do
you suggest?
#Bless
\Obinna Okpala
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