5 Must-Have Apps for Small Businesses

May 4, 2016

GOOGLE DRIVE: File sharing is an important part of a growing business and Google Drive makes it nearly fool-proof. Multiple users can collaborate in real time, creating, editing and commenting on documents in the cloud.

ZENDESK: Zendesk simplifies and streamlines customer service. The app consolidates all customer communications like email, social media, websites and even phone into individual “tickets” that all your team can access and respond to.

EVERNOTE: Say goodbye to post-it notes! Evernote is an indispensable vacuum cleaner-style app that sucks up all of the random data you encounter on the internet and in your real life.

MAILCHIMP: When social media has proliferated, old-fashioned email marketing remains a crucial way to reach clients and build connections. MailChimp is a no-nonsense, intuitive tool for creating email lists and keeping track of which customers are opening messages and clicking on links. S4B highly recommend it!

HOOTSUITE: Several million people and thousands of small businesses use HootSuite to manage their social media communications. A web-based dashboard lets you access dozens of social networks in one place. You can set up streams to monitor keywords and specific followers, as well as access detailed analytics reports showing who’s reading and responding to your posts.

All five you these apps have healthy growing user bases which means they’ll be around for a long time, rolling out regular updates to keep things fresh and stay relevant as your business expands. By using all or some of these apps your business life will take a huge step forward in productivity and efficiency and you’re wonder how you ever managed without them! The S4B Team

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