Who wants tons of stuff that will help you do more in less time and for nada?
I thought so.
Here you go…
First up, alternatives to MS Office so you can create and do all your admin without lashing out on pricy subscriptions.
These all include word processing, spreadsheets and various presentation tools:
https://www.google.com/docs/about/
https://www.openoffice.org/download/
While you can create and/or convert PDFs with these:
There are some great productivity tools out there including:
https://www.rescuetime.com/ (a time tracker)
https://todoist.com/ (task manager)
https://evernote.com/ (taking and organising notes)
http://www.clickbook.net/ (online appointment scheduling)
You might think there are no options for no cost email autoresponders and SMS apps but two excellent ones have plans that will allow you to get started without spending a penny.
https://onesignal.com/ lets you send out a push message to up to 10k subscribers per message on its basic plan
https://www.sendinblue.com/pricing/ lets you send out up to 300 emails per day on its basic plan
https://mailchimp.com/pricing/marketing/ lets you send out emails to up to 2k subscribers for nada but has a no affiliate links policy
When it comes to social media marketing, schedulers save tons of time and effort – these have basic plans for nowt:
https://www.hootsuite.com/en-gb/plans/free-account
Finally, if it’s business templates you need along with great guides to all kinds of things related to your online endeavours, there are lots here:
Your TED talk is especially pertinent for today, World Mental Health Day and is about never, ever giving up…
