If you have ever founded a business, you already know that you have to wear a multitude of hats every single day. You also likely need more than 24 hours a day to get stuff done and live a balanced life.
Here are five tools that will help save time as well as allow you to retain some of your sanity 😜
Zapier: I don't know what I would do without this service. Zapier allows you to create automation "zaps" that events in your business can trigger. For example, when a new order comes in, you can automatically reply with a license code and create the user's account in your CRM. https://zapier.com
Squarespace: When we launched All-About-PDF, we knew we didn't have the resources to build a website from scratch. Instead, we used Squarespace to create a professional website with all our requirements, such as security, e-commerce, and a blog. https://squarespace.com
Stripe: What's a business if you can't accept online payments? We needed a payment platform that would handle all our payment processing, conduct all the security checks, have low fees, and pay us frequently. Stripe checked all those boxes for us and more. https://stripe.com
Postman: Postman is an API (Application Programming Interface) platform for building and testing APIs. It allows us to extensively test the All-About-PDF API that is not only used by our apps but also by third parties. The application and service simplify each step of the API lifecycle and streamline collaboration so that we can create better APIs—faster. https://www.postman.com
Grammarly: as a founder, I knew my business would be dead on arrival if we didn't create content for our blog. As an engineer, I knew blogging was not my strength. I was therefore faced with two choices; hire a content writer or get better at writing. The former was not attenable to our small startup, so I opted for the latter and enlisted the help of Grammarly. Not only does the service check and correct spelling and grammar mistakes, but it also offers helpful ways to improve the readability of your articles. https://www.grammarly.com
Buffer: Speaking of content creation, once you have that blog post written, you need to post it to all the socials at optimal times of the day. These times vary for each social media network, so how do you know when to post? That's where Buffer comes in; it allows you to connect your social media account, add your posts, and handle the rest. You can queue up blog posts well in advance and focus on other things in your business. https://buffer.com
MailChimp: for any business, user feedback is critical for growth. MailChimp allows us to email surveys to our customers to evaluate us on how we can improve our products and services. https://mailchimp.com
What other productivity services do you use to save time in your business? Leave us a comment below.