Nowadays we have many applications on the market, both mobile and desktop, that we can use in our daily activities, both personal and business. Thanks to them you will increase your productivity, efficiency, better organize each day and have more time for your passions, development or family.
But how do you find your way through the maze of many applications on the market? Which ones should you choose? I will try to introduce you in this post to what I think are the most important apps that I use on a daily basis and recommend.
1. Slack:
A tool for intra-company communication between employees. Technology companies are particularly fond of this tool. However, we can definitely apply it to traditional business as well. The system has many conveniences, including a drag & drop function useful for transferring files. In addition to the desktop application, we can also download a mobile application to our smartphone and be available anytime, anywhere.
2. Asana:
This is a project management application (task management system) on which I have built my businesses, among others. I strongly encourage you to implement this application in your business, work, project. You will never miss anything again. We can set ourselves projects, deadlines, tag other users, attach files and comment on individual projects. The app is also available in a mobile version
3. Google Drive
It is a virtual drive where you can store documents, files, photos and access them from anywhere in the world. All you need is a computer and access to the Internet. An additional advantage of the application is the ability for several people to work on the same documents at the same time. If 2 GB of capacity in the free option is not enough for you, you can always buy a larger data package. The application is also available in a mobile version.
4. Google Alerts
This is an application from the Google family for monitoring your personal brand but not only. With this tool you can set yourself free alerts/notifications for certain keywords and monitor mentions on the web about you. These can be your personal or your company name. Every time someone publishes these keywords on the Internet you will receive this information to your email. In addition, you can include, for example, such phrases as "I'm looking for a provider of such or such services." You can locate such a statement and reach the person who is looking for your services.
5. Brand 24
This is one of the most popular Internet monitoring and online reputation management tools out there. With this tool, you can monitor mentions about yourself, but also opinions about our company or competitors. The tool is payable. Although you can test it for 2 weeks completely free of charge.
6. Linkedin
It is the world's largest social network for professionals which currently has more than 740 million users worldwide and a must have for everyone! Thanks to the application we can create our professional social profile, build our network of contacts, establish valuable relationships, attract new clients and build our personal as well as corporate brand. In a word, LinkedIn is a mine of possibilities. However, this topic is very broad and I will treat it in detail on my blog in separate posts. Stay tuned ;)
7. SlideShare
It is the world's largest social network with presentations (slides). Any individual or brand can publish their presentations, offers, brochures, white papers. Perfect for SEO but also as a huge source of knowledge and inspiration. The service is also available as a mobile application.
8. Getpocket
This is a service through which you can save your favorite sites, materials, articles, videos in a virtual pocket and use the saved resources on different devices. I personally use this tool for training courses, lectures or when simply want to keep interesting material forever in my virtual resources. The application has a chrome extension so you can add it to your Google chrome browser.
9. Feedly
https://feedly.com
This is an application for aggregating content from the Internet, your favorite portals or news sites. By adding all your favorite sites, you can read them for yourself in one place. You don't have to visit each one individually. It is also available in a free version.
10. Google Calendar
Web calendar available in Google package. I personally use it extensively. The application is available on desktops as well as mobile devices. Integrations with other tools or calendars are additional advantages. We can always go back to historical meetings or events. The application reminds us of upcoming meetings. We can also, when scheduling a meeting, generate a link to a video meeting in Google Hangouts. The tool is free of charge.
11. Google Hangouts
Online meeting application. In my opinion, the best solution on the market. In the free option, an online conversation can be held by 15 users.
12. Evernote
Note-taking application available for both desktops and mobile versions.
13. Legimi
Polish application with audiobooks and e-books without any restrictions in an affordable subscription. I have been a user of this app for several years and highly recommend it!
14. Napoleon Cat
A Polish application for managing your company or personal brand's social media presence. In addition to the ability to publish content on social media, we can also take advantage of powerful analytics and automation features to contact our customers. I have been a customer for several years now :)
15. Signal
At the moment the safest communicator on the market from the point of view of cyber security and privacy. Very popular lately :)
16. LinkedIn Learning
It is the world's largest e-learning platform, part of LinkedIn, from which you can draw unlimited knowledge and develop yourself in the direction of your choice. The platform is also available in a mobile version. You can link any course you have taken to your Linkedin profile. The platform is free of charge if you have a premium account.
17. Meetup
This is an offline social networking app/portal that shows you events happening in your region in real life. These can be events related to your interests, passion or profession.
I hope the above apps will help you better optimize your time, business or project and achieve better productivity and efficiency. If you have a favorite app that you use on a daily basis and recommend, and I haven't listed it above then share it in the comments.