If you’re reading this, chances are you’re a digital nomad or an entrepreneur who works remotely. Maybe you work from home, have an office elsewhere, or work from different locations daily. But whatever your situation, there’s no denying that running a business remotely is unique in many ways. It has its own set of challenges—and opportunities!—that require tools and strategies specific to remote workers.
Zoom for video calls
Zoom is an excellent tool for business meetings. It’s easy to use and has good call quality, which makes it a perfect choice for remote work. Zoom offers many features that make your life easier as a remote worker—you can share your screen and even record the meeting to review it later.
Zoom is also suitable for personal use if you want to host video calls with friends or family members who live far away from where you (or don’t have Skype access).
Slack for internal communication
Slack is an excellent tool for remote workers. It’s an app that allows you to communicate with your team and share files, which makes it easy to keep everyone in the loop. You can use it to send messages, create channels and groups, or share files – and Slack has many features that make it easier to organize your workday:
- Integrations with other apps (like Dropbox)
- Channels for different projects or topics
This is just one example of how Slack can be used as part of your daily workflow; there are many others!
Trello for project management
Trello is an excellent tool for managing projects. It allows you to organize your projects into boards, each representing a stage in completing them. For example, if you were working on an ebook about how to grow your business with social media marketing, then one board would be “Content Creation,” and another would be “Editing.” Then, within those boards, you could create lists representing different phases of work needed for each phase (e.g., research materials) or types of tasks (e.g., writing).
You can also use Trello as an assignment tracker by assigning tasks – or cards – to yourself or other team members through drag-and-drop functionality built into the app’s interface. Cards can also be moved around within lists so that everyone knows where their responsibilities stand at any given time during the completion process; this helps eliminate confusion about what needs doing next or who should do what when multiple people are involved with completing similar types of work simultaneously (which often happens when working remotely!).
Google Suite for standard tools
Google Suite is a collection of tools that are useful for any business. You can use these tools to create and share documents, spreadsheets, and presentations with your team. Google Calendar lets you create and share events with others in your company or organization. It also allows you to invite people from outside the company who may be working on projects related to yours (like vendors). Google Sheets allows you to create real-time spreadsheets that can be shared with others, so everyone has access at once. You can collaborate on these files by having multiple people edit them at once or adding comments so everyone knows where things stand when changes need to be made later.
Asana for bigger projects
Asana is one of the most popular project management tools, and it’s easy to see why. It’s got a lot of features that make it great for running your small business:
Task management:
You can create tasks and assign them to team members. Asana also supports sub-tasks to break down larger projects into manageable chunks.
Integration with other tools:
If there are other tools in your workflow (like Slack), Asana will let you connect them so everyone on the team can access everything they need in one place.
Collaboration:
You’ll be able to see what everyone else is working on at any time – and vice versa! This makes it easier for everyone on your team to collaborate effectively without being interrupted by emails or text messages asking about progress updates every few hours (or minutes).
Team management:
The reporting features give managers insight into who’s doing well with their tasks, who needs help completing theirs quickly enough before deadlines pass, etcetera.
HelloSign eSignature for getting contracts signed
If you’re looking for a way to get contracts signed and signed quickly, eSignature is an excellent solution. It’s an online tool that allows people to sign documents from their computer or phone without printing a copy. This approach enables users to save trees and time: no more printing out pages upon documents so that someone can sign them!
The best part is that eSignature doesn’t just work with contracts; it works with any document. Even if you don’t need it for legal purposes, your business could still benefit from using this tool (and saving money).
Calendly for scheduling meetings
Calendly is an email tool for scheduling meetings. Instead of coordinating with your team members and clients when you’re available, Calendly allows you to set up automatic meeting times based on each person’s availability. It integrates with other tools like Google Calendar and Trello to sync your schedule across all your devices.
Calendly works well for small businesses where meetings are infrequent but essential – for example, if you’re running an agency or consulting firm that needs regular check-ins with clients but doesn’t need something as robust as ScheduleOnce or Doodle (below).
Zapier to automate processes.
Zapier is a tool that automates tasks between apps. It can automate processes between apps, like automatically sharing the latest blog post on Facebook or creating new leads in Salesforce based on email activity.
Also, Zapier is excellent because it allows you to set up workflows without any code or technical skills required.
Our bottom line is the tools you need to run a small business successfully.
There are many tools to help you run your small business, so don’t get overwhelmed! Remember that most of these tools will be used in addition to the ones we’ve already covered. If you want something more visual or easy-to-use for project management, then Asana might suit you. Slack could help you communicate with your team (or even with clients).
You can also use some of these tools together. For example, Trello and Zapier can work well together. However, businesses must work differently by automating tasks like sending emails when certain cards are completed in Trello. The idea is that these tools will make you more productive.