Top 10 Apps and Software you Should Invest in to Grow your Business

When you run a business, it requires a lot of your time and effort. You have to make all the planning and decision making. You have to be constantly on the go for your business to survive and grow. But not all the time, you can sprint out of your door feeling ready and good for the day. Sometimes you’ll get exhausted doing everything.

That’s why we put together apps and software business owners can use, whether in their phone or desktop. Now, you can walk out of your door knowing you have someone to help you with your day-to-day tasks. 

Start running your business smoothly with the aid of these 10 apps and software.

EVERNOTE

Being a business owner means constantly having ideas running through your head. Great ideas come in in a rush, and then it’ll be gone in a second. That’s why you should always be ready to take note of everything.

If you are looking for the perfect app to accompany you wherever you go, Evernote is the answer. This cloud-based storage app can take down all of your notes and ideas. You can sync them to other of your devices as well.

Aside from taking down your ideas, you can use Evernote to add videos, images, audio, and more on your notes. You can also use to store important emails, and get back to it later.

Evernote is free to use, but to maximize its features, Evernote has a business plan for more storage and administrative tasks.

ASANA

Managing a team is not made to be easy. Working with a lot of projects can be like a rollercoaster ride, making you feel overwhelmed and not be able to know what to do first. That’s why you need to track every progress of a project and at the same time your team.

Asana is a web application, which also has a mobile version, used for project management tasks. It’s an application that many business owners use to stay focus on a project, know the progress of each team member, and reach their goal.

With applications like Asana, you can track what’s going on and stay productive.

You can incorporate other apps with Asana (Evernote, MailChimp, WordPress, Google Drive, and more).

Give this app a try for free. If you want to add more projects and team members, you can avail premium plans which begin at $10.99 per month.

INSIGHTLY

For a business to grow and to become successful, it’s not only about earning a profit. A successful business also is all about its customers and the services they offer to make their customers satisfied.

Customers are the life of a business. If they are not taken care of, a business will fail. Therefore, when running a business, building a relationship with your customers must always be a priority.

With Insightly, business owners and marketing teams don’t have to worry about customer relationships. This software is a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tool used to help enterprises manage their customer service.

Insightly can be integrated with other email apps like Gmail and Outlook, manage your team, and build a wonderful relationship with your customers.

This software also has a mobile version. Now you can bring your work and check on it anywhere you go, without any worries.

This business tool has different pricing, depending on the feature availed.

QUICKBOOKS ONLINE

Managing the accounting and finance aspects is part of being a business owner. Hiring an accountant can be a solution, but an extra cost is not often in the budget. Now, business owners don’t have to worry anymore.

With the advancement of technology, life for many has been easy, including managing a business. QuickBooks help owners handle their finances by linking bank accounts or any app that receives payment, allowing them to check in with their finances anytime.

It’s also use to send out invoices, track inventory, and can include payroll.

Take a 30-day free trial to learn more about this software. If you get interested in it, you can purchase their paid plans, which starts at $15 per month.

MAILCHIMP

Small businesses also require email management, and sending them out one at a time is time-consuming. But now, emailing comes easy with MailChimp.

This app is used to create professional emails to send out to customers, for email campaigns, and to analyze your customers’ behavior.

Try it for free. Its paid plans begin at $9.99 per month.

TOGGL

Time is a basic commodity, and for business owners, it is something that can’t be wasted. Whether this time is from the owner or his employees, every second matters for a business to function well and grow.

Toggl keeps everyone on track, and to know where you invest most of your time. This time tracking app is designed to not only record the time of you and your employees, but it’s also used to determine bill rates, and track the progress of work.

The paid package begins at $9 per month.

ZAPIER

Going through one software or app to another is frustrating. We want something to connect these apps and software in one place. We want an all-in-one app to help us manage everything.

Zapier has everything you need. This web app connects 1,500 apps in one place and it has a domino effect. When you receive an email, Zapier triggers apps like Dropbox to save the attachment, and Slack to inform you of any new file in your Dropbox.

This app takes care of the rest while you manage your business with no interruption in the workflow.

Try it for free or experience the full potential of Zapier by using their paid plans, which begins at $19.99 per month.

CANVA

Canva is a desktop tool or can be used as an app on your mobile phone to create designs for your marketing campaign. This tool helps business owners who don’t have any experience in graphic designing.

With thousands of images and templates to use, you’ll never run out of ideas to promote your business.

Canva can be used for free. Premium grade is $9.95 per month.

SLACK

Time wasted is a time we can’t get back. Going through email is one of the time-consuming tasks. About 28% of professionals go through their emails every day. This equates to 21 minutes per day, and this amount of time is not a productive way to grow a business.

But with an app like Slack, you can now go through emails or chat with your employees without the need to go through a pile of messages. Members can also opt to join in a conversation or leave the meeting if they wanted to.

Slack is free with an unlimited number of users, but to experience Slack, you can try their paid plan that begins at $6.67 per month.

SEMRUSH

Last in the list of software and apps business owners should use to grow their business is SEMrush. This is an all-in-one marketing tool to manage your marketing strategy as a business. Investing time to promote your business will come in a thousand folds. 

SEMrush helps business’ search engine ranking, PPC campaigns, social media content, and sales. It tracks everything from what your competitors are doing up to what your audiences want.

Paid plans begin at $99.95 per month.

Conclusion

Now you can run your business without sweating yourself. Try using this software and applications to make your life as a business owner easy. Don’t let your day-to-day task hold you back from growing your enterprise into a successful one.

AUTHOR BIO

JOHN OCAMPOS

John Ocampos is an Opera Singer by profession and a member of the Philippine Tenors. Ever since, Digital Marketing has always been his forte. He is the Founder of SEO-Guru, and the Managing Director of Tech Hacker. John is also the Strategic SEO and Influencer Marketing Manager of Softvire Australia – the leading software eCommerce company in Australia and Softvire New Zealand.