I was asked this week to name the systems and workflow tools I use to run my business, and it was a useful audit. There are a LOT. Most of my systems are cloud-based, and allow for remote collaboration and access on the hoof.
Publishing/Operations
Bibliocloud (bit specialist this one – bibliographic system, with details of titles, schedules, royalties etc, essential for publishing)
CapsuleCRM
Acuity (for scheduling)
Eventbrite (for events. Obv.)
LibSyn (for podcast hosting/syndication)
Rev.com (for transcriptions)
WordPress
Marketing/Communications
SocialBooster
Mailchimp – but moving to Drip (would welcome your thoughts on this!)
LeadPages
Skype
Zoom
Canva
Facebook ads
Productivity/Storage
Slack
Trello
Evernote
Google Drive
Dropbox
Accounting/Invoicing
Xero
PayPal
GoCardless
And to tie everything together…
Zapier (for API integrations)
It’s insane that this selection of mainly free or low-cost tools gives me more powerful capabilities in my microbusiness than was available for a global company just 10 years ago or so. Are you making the most of the tools that are out there? Or have you spotted one I’m missing? I’d love to hear!