One of the common goals that businesses have is trying to increase the productivity of their business. When the business is able to produce more and use less resources, they will increase their chances of success. It is easy to set the goal of increased productivity for a business, but attaining that goal is not always as easy.
Instead of talking about increasing business productivity, it is better to find ways to actually accomplish that goal. One of the things that a business needs to consider is the online productivity tools that can be found. These tools can help in many ways. They can provide a variety of services that will help with the communication, time management and many other facets of the business. When searching for the tools that can help a business, there are several that stand out from the rest.
Uberconference
The most valuable resource that a business has is time. If they can find ways to save time while still achieving the results they need that will help increase the productivity of the business. An online service such as Uberconference is one way to save some time for a business. It will allow people to meet without having to travel to a central destination. There is no time wasted traveling for business calls and meeting. With the help of Uberconference screen sharing groups of people are able to get together and meet face to face using a computer. This tool takes some effort to use effectively and a business will have to learn how to hold an online conference, but once they do it will help a business grow easily.
Remember the Milk
The name of this service may make you laugh, but the impact that it can have on a business is very serious. This works as a to-do list that can help keep people on track to finish the work they need to do in a timely fashion.
Grooveshark
One of the most important things when it comes to increasing productivity in a business is making sure that people are enjoying the work they are doing. One way to do that in an office setting is to provide music that people enjoy. Grooveshark has plenty of great music and allows for customized playlists that can be created to provide specific types of motivation.
Mystickies
One of the most popular tools that appeared years ago is the use of sticky notes. These little sheets of papers could be pasted onto any surface so that the person would always be able to see them. The use of computers may have reduced the effectiveness of the paper version of the sticky notes, but the idea of how they work is still around. This tool will allow the user to create notes that will appear on the computer screen as people navigate around.
Yammer
This is basically an internal email tool. It allows people to send messages and to share files within a group of people without having to go through the hurdles of email servers.
Boomerang –
There are many times when emails have to be delivered at a certain time. This tool allows people to schedule when the emails are sent so they are seen when they can be the most effective.
ThinkBinder –
ThinkBinder is another group tool that allows people to work with others in real time. It includes chat, file share and an interactive whiteboard.
ooVoo
Video chat from ooVoo is a great way for smaller groups to get together. It can handle groups of up to 12 people at one time.
These are some of the productivity tools that can be found, but they are not all. When a business is trying to find the right tools, they need to make sure they are making the right choices. They may not need all of the tools and if they overdo it, the tools may actually hurt the productivity of a business. Take the time to learn how the different tools work and discover which ones are the most effective for your business. It is worth the time that it takes.
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