Whether you are a solopreneur or have a team, productivity is essential to keep your business running smoothly. Being productive is a skill, but there are some incredible productivity tools out there that can transform your business operations. In this post, I’m listing the 10 best productivity tools for coaches and entrepreneurs.
Productivity Tools for Coaches and Entrepreneurs
1. ClickUp
Every business owner needs an organized project management system! Find the one that works best for you and your business, and then dive in to make it your own! My favorite is ClickUp, but there are many other alternatives, such as Monday, Trello, Asana, Notion.
2. Dubsado or HoneyBook
A good CRM (customer relationship management) with automated workflows and templates will save you so much time on administrative tasks as your business, and client list continues to grow. Both Dubsado and HoneyBook are great options for streamlining your client management, including invoicing, contractors, and onboarding.
3. Zapier
Zapier is the one app that can connect all of your other apps. Want any new calendar meetings to be added to your project management system automatically? No problem with Zapier. And that’s just the beginning. The opportunities for automation and workflows with Zapier and your other tools are endless.
4. Content Snare
If you need to collect information from a client, Content Snare is an excellent streamlined way to do that. For example, if you are a website designer, create a template in Content Snare that requests all of the information you need from the client before getting started on their project. They even send out automated reminders when the information hasn’t been provided and filled out yet.
5. Google Drive or Dropbox
Keeping all of your documents and files organized online is made easy with either Google Drive or Dropbox. How much time do you spend per year trying to find a file? Likely a lot more than you think if you don’t have an organized file system.
6. Slack
The best tool for communicating with your team is Slack. You can create multiple channels for the different aspects of your business, such as customer service, client management, marketing, etc.
7. Akiflow or Motion
Do you feel like you are wasting time online and not sure where all of your time goes? Use either of these apps, and you’ll be able to see of your tasks and projects in one place so that you can plan, according to your priorities every single day. I recommend Akiflow if you work that comes to you from separate places, like email, Slack, Asana, etc and Motion if you love the idea of AI doing the planning and scheduling bits for you and don’t need the integrations from other apps.
8. Grammarly
If you do a lot of writing for your business, Grammarly is a really great tool that saves you time on proofreading and editing.
9. AirTable
AirTable is so much more than a spreadsheet or database tool. You could use it to collaborate with team members on a wide variety of projects or just keep a database of all of your essential information.
10. Gmail Templates
If you are sending the same email over and over again, it’s time to save that time and create some Gmail templates so you can save some valuable seconds off your email time. It might not seem like a lot, but over time it does add up.
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