Many apps have emerged to help us keep on top of our business processes and to flex our campaigns. Working on daily tasks and activities has become more convenient, and far faster, with the use of these programmes.
So, if you are looking for new applications to use to expedite your tasks and amplify your reach, we have listed the software you should consider to make things easier at work.
One of the most important aspects of running a business is the proper delegation of tasks. Trello is an app you can use to manage projects, collaborate with others, and reach new project peaks. It also helps you to see the progress that your team is making. Additionally, it is user-friendly and can be installed both on mobile devices and desktop computers. It offers four options for you to use.
Free: Some of the features that free users can avail of are unlimited cards, unlimited members, unlimited storage for a 10MB/file, and custom backgrounds and stickers.
Standard: Costs $5/month. Adds unlimited storage for a 250MB/file, 1,000 workspace command runs per month, and custom fields.
Premium: Costs $10/month. Adds unlimited workspace command, calendar view, and admin and security features.
Enterprise: Costs $17.50. Adds organisation-wide permissions, visible boards and multiple-board guests, among others.
Mailchimp
Mailchimp is a comprehensive marketing platform that allows you to operate and communicate with your clients, customers and interested parties. Its USPs are effective contact management, well-designed campaigns and robust data analysis. Mailchimp is a simple tool with a user-friendly interface. The longer you use it, the more comfortable you’ll become with it. Mailchimp offers four plans.
Free Plan: This allows you to send 2,000 contacts and 10,000 emails per month (ads).
Essential Plan: Starts at $9.99/month and allows you to send 500 contacts and 500K.
Standard Plan: Starts at $14.99/month and includes advanced automation.
Premium Plan: Starts at $299/month and has access to all areas.
Connections are essential in running the business. With the help of LinkedIn, you can effortlessly connect with numerous people in the industry.. It is also a godsend for recruitment. From just $29.99/month, the Premium Career account offers plenty of features like free InMail credits, profile views, comprehensive intel on the job and applicants and featured applicant status.
If you are running a team and you need a tool where you can store and access files, documents and other data, Dropbox allows you to put all the files about your business and gives your team access to them quickly. You can choose from the three options, Free, Plus and Professional accounts.
Free: 2GB cloud storage, MS Office 365 Integration and 256-bit AES and SSL encryption
Plus ($9.99/month): 1 TB cloud storage, File recovery (30 days), and simple file sharing and collaboration
Premium ($19.99/month): 2 TB cloud storage, Smart Sync: Save hard disk space and Full-text search
If you are looking for a user-friendly photo editor to use for your business, Canva is an easy to use option. It can work both on mobile phones and desktops.
Free: It has 250,000+ free templates, 100+ design types and thousands of free photos and graphics. You can also invite your team members, collaborate and comment in real-time, and it has 5GB cloud storage.
PRO: ($119/year) Adds millions of stock photos, videos, audios, and graphics. It also has 600,000+ premium and free templates with new designs daily. Additionally, you can quickly save photos with hundreds of options for logos, colors and fonts for brand campaigns. You can also maximise the background remover, enjoy 100GB cloud storage, and share the account with up to 5 people.
ENTERPRISE: ($30/month) Adds the ability to establish your brand’s image using fonts, colours and logos across multiple brand kits. You can also control what your team uploads in Canva, unlimited storage, single-sign-on (SSO), and 24/7 enterprise-level support. The cost usually starts at. Contact customer support at Canva for a customisable enterprise fee.