As companies around the world take their operations remote to help reduce the spread of\nCovid-19, just as many people are looking to launch an online business or develop a personal\nbrand. No matter your situation, there\u2019s plenty of help online to help you grow or expand your\nbusiness. Get started by taking advantage of these awesome tools and services that are\nexperts in remote work and online business.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although Slack can certainly be used in an office environment, its real power is its ability to\neasily connect people. It\u2019s ultra-fast and can even send large files in the blink of an eye. It\nintegrates with all your favorite third-party apps. It has a whole subculture surrounding it. It\u2019s\npretty awesome.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But where Slack truly excels is in what it promises: to replace email. With email, you\u2019re limited to\nlong, sometimes unwieldy threads that might be challenging to search and organize. With Slack,\nyou can start organizing before the messages even start: Create different \u201cchannels\u201d for your\nvarious teams, projects, etc, then add team members only to the channels to which they need\naccess. This will help conversations stay on track and prevent those horrible email chains that\ntalk about five different topics. When you\u2019re transitioning from an office environment to remote,\nthat\u2019s especially important.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Set up a Slack for your business to help former in-house workers keep in touch without drowning in email, or as a way from members of your online business to chat about projects and share files. Slack easily ties into Google Drive, Trello, and other popular tools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As you grow your business, you\u2019ll likely find that you need a little help with all the emergent\ntasks that come up, especially in the face of a pandemic. Or perhaps you\u2019re not quite ready (or\nable) to hire on full-time help yet you don\u2019t have time to hunt for freelancers. You need Flocksy,\nwhere you pay a flat monthly fee to gain access to dozens of creatives.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Flocksy is a creative services agency devoted to providing you with a quick turnaround on\nwhatever you need: copywriting, graphic design, web development, and even videos. It\u2019s perfect\nfor companies going remote, because Flocksy\u2019s team members are already experts on working\nremotely and can help establish a productive workflow.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Especially if you\u2019ve been forced into remote work by the pandemic, you might miss seeing your\ncoworkers\u2019 faces. Enter Skype, which offers free video calling, instant messaging, and virtual\nconference calls, all in one. It\u2019s an affordable way to have instant meetings or phone calls with\nyour team without resorting to personal cell phones.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Plus, you can chat in the app, then search conversations. While not as powerful as Slack\u2019s\nsearch function, it\u2019s still super convenient to be able to find exactly what your colleague said in\nchat two days ago.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking of Google… we\u2019re impressed by everything that the Google Suite has to offer, but\nGoogle Calendar deserves a special shoutout. It integrates with Gmail to automatically detect\nevents and appointments, and it\u2019s available on multiple devices because it\u2019s stored in the cloud.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But here\u2019s what\u2019s really great about Google Calendar for remote teams. This remarkably flexible\ncalendar allows you to create and share multiple calendars, as well as subscribe to third-party\ncalendars. That makes it much easier to coordinate multiple people for events and see what all\nmembers of your team are up to.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It quickly gets exhausting to log into multiple social media accounts for your company, and on\nsome platforms, it\u2019s not even possible to schedule posts in advance. Enter HootSuite, which\nallows your team to create, schedule, and review social posts right there in the platform!\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Plus, you can respond to your followers\u2019 comments and shares of your post and see ones that\nyour team members have already handled. That saves you time trying to coordinate who\nresponded to whom and who scheduled what.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Making social media easier? Yes please. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why are you still swapping Word files back and forth? Google Docs permits you to quickly edit,\nsave, export, and share rich documents with your team members. Need to make a document\naccessible to a wide range of people. Easy as pie. NEed to control who can edit a document?\nNo problem. Need multiple people to be able to edit simultaneously? That\u2019s one of Google\nDocs\u2019 reigning features.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Google Docs integrates well with the rest of the Google Suite, so you can attach tasks or notes\nto docs, docs to tasks, and so on. Plus, you can import any text-based document and convert it\ninto a Google doc. Alternatively, export a Google doc as a Microsoft Word file, PDF, or even an\nePub document. Any remote team should consider Google Docs for their document creation\nand collaboration.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Remember, remote work can be challenging, especially if you\u2019re getting used to working\nremotely or trying to navigate the world of online business. Using the above tools and services\ncan help streamline your workflow and save you time and money. And ultimately, that\u2019s the key\nto scaling up your business.\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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