The most important and best tools for Freelancers
The most important and best tools for
Freelancers
This is the fifth lesson of freelancing
lessons, in which we will talk about the tools of freelancing.
Yes, tools are a very important element for
every business, and success depends greatly on them, but in the world of
freelancing, tools occupy special importance.
In fact, freelancing is mainly based on
tools, and can only be done with the right tools.
The smart freelancer knows well what tools he
needs and knows how to use it.
In this article, we will cover a list of the
most important and best tools for freelancing, through which you will be able
to accomplish your tasks better, faster and more quality.
The tools that we will talk about today are
important general tools for every freelancer, but you need to understand that
you will need more other specialized tools depending on the field of work that
you will specialize in.
15 essential tools for
freelancing that you cannot do without
1- Skype
Skype is a very excellent program to
communicate with your customers through voice and video calls, whether local or
international, you can use it for free when both parties are connected to a
network Wi-Fi Or network 4G, But you can also purchase credit to use for
calling international phone numbers.
2- PayPal
For those who work for their own with clients
from other countries, payment by bank transfer can take a lot of fees and the
money may take a long time to arrive, so not many clients allow payment by bank
account.
PayPal is the ideal system for a freelancer
to get his money because it is a universal payment method preferred by many
around the world. PayPal Available in more than 200 countries, supports 25
currencies and is considered PayPal A very safe money transfer system.
As to the system PayPal Very flexible and
accepted by many online merchants as a method of payment.
3- Dropbox
It is a cloud storage program with which you
can share files with your customers. Storage space here is limited however
Dropbox It allows you to complete certain tasks to increase your monthly
storage space, such as inviting more users and installing Dropbox On multiple
devices, you can also choose to purchase additional storage space according to
your needs.
Besides working on a site Dropbox, You can
install Dropbox On your computer, and doing so causes him to automatically sync
your files from your computer.
4- Hunter
Hunter Tool helps you To find specific email
addresses when you want to display your business, preferring to go directly to
the decision-maker of a company or organization.
Simply search only for the company’s website
or the company’s name and you will find the available email addresses, to get
the best results in the search and to help determine the actual decision-maker
in the company you want to work with, activate the file data exchange with
LinkedIn.
5- Wunderlist
Wunderlist tool is very important as it is
characterized by its ability to adapt to your needs and daily tasks, as a tool
Wunderlist Very good at dealing with major projects and assigning tasks to the
team, and you can even invite or add people and assign daily tasks to them.
This tool is very important for you as a
freelancer in the field that you are working on more than one project at one
time, or in case you have a work team and want to distribute tasks in an
organized and professional manner, and follow-up to finish these tasks.
6- Calendly
Calendly Let you Schedule individual or group
meetings, with integration with Google Calendar, Outlook, Office 365, iCloud,
In addition to applications such as Salesforce, Zapier, Slack, MailChimp.
Take over Calendly It also handles automatic
time zone detection so you can schedule meetings with clients from other
countries with the least amount of confusion and error in the time difference.
7- Zoom
Zoom Let you Conducting online conferences,
seminars or meetings with more than 100 people, with the ability to record a
video that you are viewing, and you can also record a conference, seminar or
meeting.
You can use it for free for up to 40 minutes
with limited participants but the paid plans are for those who need more than
that. Zoom provides The possibility of your training if you are new to speaking
live with your audience or customers, and provides Zoom Meeting management
training.
8- Rescue Time
With the spread of social media, Rescue Time
watching Your computer screen activity, allows you to track and measure the
time you spend on the sites you browse, then creates detailed reports that you
can use to analyze your usage patterns and correct any errors so that you can
focus and work to be more productive.
9- HootSuite
If you manage Social Media To showcase your
business, projects, and marketing to yourself, the Hootsuite It is one of the
best tools for managing social media pages.
You can in Hootsuite Connect all of your
social media pages like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn,
Pinterest, All you have to do is write the publication or the content that you
want to publish, and choose the pages that you want the publication to be
published in, accordingly the content you want is published on all pages at the
same time and in the same format.
Among the most important properties that it
provides Hootsuite Is a table property schedule, This feature enables you to
schedule your posts on different dates and Hootsuite Automatically publish it
on the date you specified before and without any interference from you.
10- Prospero
Prospero Helps you to create proposals for
your project and also helps you evaluate each project that you have finished,
which is why it is ideal for beginner Freelancer.
When you create the proposal, it asks you
questions such as your rate, how long it will take to complete the project, and
the type of work you do. It covers web design and smartphone software design in
addition to printing and branding suggestions, and it will then help you create
a proposal at optimal prices for your project based on your answers.
11- Pocket
While working or browsing the web you will
likely encounter the articles, videos, and links you want to refer to later.
Instead of setting Bookmark On these things in your browser, so why not save
them on Pocket? Makes a Pocket is easy to save useful resources for later
reference, and it allows you to access all this information via your other
devices.
12-1Password
With so many sites and accounts to track and
access, Tool 1 provides you Password Store all of your login information in
this list, and when prompted for a specific site Username And Password,
1Password Tool will give it to you automatically as long as you are already
logged in and can use 1 Password It is a browser add-on Google Chrome.
13- Trello
It is a project management tool that is best
suited for those who are interested in photos, graphs, and statistics, in
Trello You can create boards and add task cards that you need to do or have
been created for you.
Trello It is very flexible and can be used
for anything whether personal task management or tasks related to your business
and projects, is used Trello A good number of major companies worldwide to
assign the tasks of the team and employees.
14- Google Keep
This great tool enables you to make text or
voice notes and enables you to make schedules and remind you of these
appointments when the time comes.
This tool belongs to Google, so besides the
possibility of using it as an application on your mobile phone, you can also
use it from a web browser through your account on Google.
This tool also enables you to share notes
with others, whether from your team or clients.
15- Blogger
Another free tool belonging to Google,
through which you can create a free blog to express you as a freelancer, through
which you can share your work and attract more customers.
Working with Blogger is very easy and there
are a lot of videos and text articles explaining the creation of a free blog on
Blogger.
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