FindItMore | Are you ready to make 2019 the year of MORE? Yes, you heard us right, more projects, more clients and eventually more money. Everyone will agree that it’s a good plan. So don’t be scared, put your best foot forward and start chasing your goals by working harder and smarter on accomplishing them with these Productivity Apps.
As a freelancer, you are all on your own and there are so many things you must focus on. It can become really stressful dealing with all of that. First, you have to take care of your own finances, then to find and close your own projects and ultimately manage your time wisely. If you want to become a successful freelancer, you must be prepared to wear many different hats, sometimes even the ones related to management and hiring.
Freelancers are slowly becoming an important part of today’s workforce. According to a report from Upwork, in 2018 more than 50 million Americans worked as freelancers. That is more than one-third of the entire workforce. Amazing right? Luckily, people realized the importance of freelancing and marketplaces are currently flooded with all kinds of apps and tools that freelancers could use to be more efficient.
So you wouldn’t have to spend hours on finding the right apps, we compiled a list of some of the best productivity apps freelancers could use to work productively and save their precious time. Follow along.
Image to Word Converter
Imagine you have an invoice that you would like to reuse with another client or you received an invoice you liked and would prefer to use it for your own purposes. Instead of retyping the document, simply take your phone, snap a photo of the invoice and convert it. Voila, you are done! Now you can edit it as a normal Word document. You can also use Image to Word Converter to declutter your home office by digitizing all the documents you have in a paper form laying around your house. It is truly a remarkable app freelancer could use.
RescueTime
Rescue Time is an app that can help you waste less time and get more things done. It is basically an automated time tracker that will help you control and understand the time spent on your computer or Android device. So the basic idea is that the app will track how you spend time on your phone or desktop computer and will later allow you to analyze where you spent most of your time. If you realize that you spent 10 hours last week watching YouTube videos, you will know for sure that it is time to take your time management seriously.
Trello
There is no better organizer app then Trello. It provides you with a visual and simple way to organize all your projects and collaborate with various people all within one app. There is an option to create multiple boards for separate projects and then create lists and label cards in those boards for easy navigation. The free version of the app allows you to create as many boards as you want but restricts the number of third-party apps you can integrate directly with Trello.
Forms by LegalShield
In case you need your client to sign a legally binding document, and you simply can’t afford a lawyer to write up a contract for you, then you should definitely try using this app. The app is fairly simple to use. First, you need to choose the contract template or upload your own and then you will need to answer some simple questions like “when is the deadline?”, “name of the parties” and so on. The app will create a proper contract full of fancy and delicious legal jargon. The only thing left is to sign your contract and send it to your client.
Mint
As we said earlier, being a freelancer means that you need to take care of your own finances. With the Mint app, you can manage your finances with a smile on your face. The interface is beautiful, the tools the app provides are excellent and the best part is – the service is free. The app has all of the essential features a freelancer could need to effortlessly manage their spending and savings. On top of that, they have a blog which is always full of useful information in the form of detailed posts, case studies, and infographics.
Are you ready to boost your productivity? Sign up for the mentioned services and start incorporating these Productivity Apps into your day to day business operations – then come back and let us know which ones you like the most.