The most necessary tools to work freelance

Remote work or freelancing is becoming more popular. And if you believe the experts, in 10 years, more than half of the population will be working remotely. Of course, a freelancer workflow uses its own set of tools. We have compiled a list of the coolest and right of them.

Task list

Freelancer is very important to be able to organize themselves. It is very difficult to force yourself to work when the soul is not worth the boss. Therefore, we must set ourselves the goal for the day, week, month and be sure to follow them. And to help you in this special services to maintain task lists.

For example, I use Todoist. This service is "karma." It increases when you perform a task. It adds sporting interest, and just nice to see on the screen of the smartphone is expunged of the task. are alternative services Any.do with a very nice interface, and ThingsBut it is only for iOS and Mac OS users.

Dropbox

If you do not have Dropbox, then I suggest you start it. I have not yet met the people who would be dissatisfied with this wonderful service. It allows you to store your files in the cloud. And this

Storing files in Dropbox will not lose the files you want, even if you delete them from a folder on your computer. After all, Dropbox has a great feature that allows you to see deleted files. For this online service is enough to click on the icon with a basket.

Evernote

Entries need somewhere to keep. Order Details, your thoughts about the project, notes, etc., etc., etc. Previously, it could do with notepads and notebooks. But today, in the era of computers and smart phones, it is better to do electronic. You no longer need to dirty their hands in the ink. Just got the phone and quickly made a note or correct an existing one.

You can simply create a text document on your computer and to record everything. A possible use for this cool service Evernote. Thanks to him, you will have access to your notes on the computer and on your phone. Even if you forget or lose your phone, just go to the site of service, and you will have access to your notes.

If you are too overwhelmed to Evernote, I can advise you google Keep. Very easy service that allows you to very quickly create text notes. And in some cases this service is even better "green elephant". For example, the shopping list is much easier to do it in Google Keep.

Music

As strange as it may sound, but music can help to work. After correctly selected music sets the pace of work and helps not to be distracted by background noise. Convenient service for storing and listening to music - Google Music. we have already familiar with him.

If you are distracting background noise, such as air-conditioner or the chatter of people, you should try Spotify. This service allows you to choose the music that best fits your mood or what you were doing at the moment. Unfortunately, the registration in this service is not available for Russian citizens. But you can use our instruction and to solve this problem.

Online payments

Theater begins with a hanger, and the work of a freelancer - a payment. After all, once the money you need to receive. It is in this case to the aid of electronic payments and online banking. Of services for electronic payments can advise "Yandex. Money" or PayPal. The first will allow to easily pay and accept payments from people in the CIS. But if you cooperate, for example, an American who lives in Italy, then PayPal - it's your way out.

messengers

also need some kind of tool to communicate with customers or performers. To date, one of the most popular instant messengers is WhatsApp. It allows you to instantly exchange messages with the help of your smartphone. All you need to know - the mobile number of your contact. An alternative is to ViberThat allows you to make calls.

For video best and most popular way is Skype. Despite his gnarled work and sometimes poor quality of communication, it is this service has long been a leader in its field. It is Skype actually destroyed the business of international calls. Plus Skype allows you to make video calls group.

Online office

An extremely useful tool for freelance may be google Docs. It is almost a full-featured office, which is available online. If you need to conduct an online presentation of the results of your work, then Google Docs just created for you. And while it is absolutely free.

Email

Today on the Internet without mail anywhere. Without e-mail, I mean. That it is the key to create an account on almost any website and service. E-mail allows you to maintain correspondence with your customers. By the way, the letters that were received by e-mail, may serve as evidence in court. If such a need at all you experience. The leader in this area is Gmail. Under it sharpened set of services that improve its performance. Although he is constantly improving Gmail. Of the competitors may be noted Yahoo and Outlook, which are also quite good services.

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Are you a freelancer? What tools to you use your work? Consult good tools and services in the comments.