If you are running a small business, use your iPhone! Use your apps! I like to stick to the basics. There are a million and one apps out there for everyone with every personality type, but here are five apps everyone should have.
1. Notebook or Evernote
Many people recommend Evernote, but I found the automatic apps on the iPhone to be less cluttersome and more user friendly. That being said, try Evernote and see if it works for you. It does have the ability to synch up with your computer, while with Notepad, that requires emailing the note to yourself.
Evernote has a lot of good things to it, but Notebook is easier on the eyes if you plan on doing a lot of writing directly on your phone. Evernote can also handle photos, text, and audio clips, while Notepad requires you use the Photo and Voice Recorder apps in conjunction with your email.
2. Square
Now let’s get into the specific business-style apps instead of basic useful apps for every one. Everyone should have a way to deal with information. Small Businesses need a way to handle money.
If much of what you sell is physical material, Square is an excellent app, and it does not take very long to set up what you need.
One of the most frustrating things about trying to run a small business is the lack of your customers being able to use their credit cards without you having to go through a massive amount of complicated paperwork.
Square is a very effective app. They give you a free Square credit card device, and their fees are impressively reasonable.
3. Paypal
On the other hand, sometimes Square doesn’t work, and PayPal’s customer support can be a little easier to work with. PayPal is more user-friendly for some things, but it charges quite a bit more money.
If you’re the sort of person who does most of your work online and your iPhone only assists, PayPal often fits right into what you are already using, making the leap to Square a little more difficult.
Like Square, PayPal will also give you a physical credit card device. Just plug it in and you will have access to all of PayPal’s benefits.
4. Google Drive, Sky Drive, or DropBox
Google Drive, Sky Drive, Dropbox. Whichever one works best for you. From Sky Drive, you can take PDFs and put them into your iBooks. If you are the only person in your business, Sky Drive is just fine.
If you are trying to correlate many documents between many employees and all of you need to be able to edit the information, use Google Drive.
If you need your employees to turn in a lot of documents, use Dropbox.
5. FreshBooks
Every business needs an accountant, and now there’s an app for that.
Depending on what you’ve got for your business, FreshBooks can take in payments from PayPal and Authorize.net, and most businesses will find that it complies withtheirbilling system.
We at 9th sphere Toronto web design have utilized many online apps before including many of the above. What online apps are a must have for your business?