6 Essential Google Devices for Business Owners
- Sep 16, 2016
- 2 min read
If you are looking for a way to manage your personal and business life, look no further with these handy tools. Whether you are a CEO, Marketing Strategist, Accountant or anything in between, these extensions and devices by Google are must-haves for all working professionals.
One of the more common tools developed by Google, Google Calendar has been the go-to organizational tool for many. Not only does it provide full syncronization capabilities with most calendar apps available for IOS and Android devices, it also integrates flawlessly with Gmail and even boasts a feature for you to set available slot times for others to easily make appointments with you on your public calendar.
Google Docs allows easy and effective online collaboration of documents, spreadsheets and presentations amongst multiple members. It works in conjunction with the cloud storage device, Google Drive. Sharing of the documents is possible within a flash and eliminates the time consuming task of having to email each document through to the right people. Format compatibility will never be an issue again when using this app - as was often the case with sharing Microsoft Word documents to people with different versions of the program.
A great alternative to Skype. Google Hangouts features a beautiful interface with quick and easy conference calling abilities.
Boomerang is a hidden gem in Gmail's list of install-able extensions. It allows you to enable a "tracker" on your email that notifies you when that message has been opened. You can also schedule posts to send at a custom time, and to repeat the send after a certain period. It also comes with a highly intelligent feature that assesses the likelihood of a response to your email using artificial intelligence to assess your writing. It encourages the use of simple language, including of questions and an appropriate length.
Labs is described as the "playground" of Google where people can test out the more ambitious prototypes of Google's products. I am particularly impressed with the "undo send" tool which allows me 30 seconds after hitting the send button to retract the email. This has proved to be highly useful in my career, especially once after a long day when I sent an email to the wrong client!
A highly innovative Customer Relations Management program that integrates with Gmail and allow you to track your sales and marketing progress. You can also use it for personal, events planning and loan management purposes.
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