Grace Conyers
Ever think you'd be able to live the dream of being an independent researcher or inventor? Neither did we. At least not until we found these indispensable tools.
Kabbage delivers small businesses financing. Both ecommerce and brick-and-mortar small businesses turn to Kabbage when they need funds fast.We were sceptical at first, but after giving it a try and seeing it really works, we're sold.
Zapier really does give your internet super powers. Make it easy to automate tasks between web apps with it and just get your work done.
Set up a catalogue of services that clients can book you for and pay for at the same time. Go on, streamline your systems.
Take your citation and reference manager to all new levels. It integrates seamlessly with Wordpress as well as a variety of word processes and platforms whether you're using the web browser plugin or the standalone.
Hate negotiating? Cringe dealing with nightmare clients? Feel awkward having to ask for more money, or taking some darn time off for the holidays? This was made for you.
One of the best ways to keep your notes all in one place so no matter how scatter-brained you get, you can still find all your ideas. The hint? Use it like you would a file cabinet (notebooks) and plenty of tags (tabs to organise things).
This tool is great when you need to send the same basic message to lots of people. It's simple, you can personalise it, and it makes your life easier.
Learn how to send personalized email messages in bulk using mail merge in Gmail. You can send rich HTML emails with attachments and inline images. Mail Merge is a popular feature of Microsoft Outlook and Word but if you happen to live in the world of Gmail or Google Apps, no worries as even Gmail users can use the magic of Google Scripts to perform mail merge.
When your email is a chaotic and unproductive medium, use something that makes it smarter. We are always fighting the fires of newly arrived emails and losing information to the bowels of our email client.
Use this link for ActiveInbox for Gmail, and get a month free. It's on me.
It's not a secret that I hate shopping. I love networking, though, and I love showing people that I'm thinking about them with awesome, thoughtful gifts. So, I note details about a person, then when it's time to send them a thank-you-for-being-awesome gift, I have the team at Scratch to back me up.
All I have to do is tell them a bit about the recipients, and they take care of the rest. It seriously makes networking like a pro effortless. And the price? It's free, but worth so much more.
