10 services for those who start their own business

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Especially for Lifehacker, PR-director Aleksey Pedosenko spoke about the most useful services for a modern entrepreneur. From a public page on the VKontakte social network or a YouTube channel to a metallurgical plant, this collection will be useful to everyone who wants to put in order the daily tasks of their business.

Tilda

The fastest and most stylish solution for those who want to make a website for their business on their own, quickly and cheaply.

This is one of the best constructors with dozens of templates made by professional web designers with good taste and love for users: ready-made solutions for a store, cafe, agency, hostel and even a private kindergarten. All this Tilda backs up with detailed and understandable instructions in Russian.

Giphy

You are not going to do business with a very serious face, are you? Nobody wants to work with a boring supplier or partner without a sense of humor unless you intend to run a retirement fund. Remember, to whom "no one will give money"? Don't be like Misha, don't lose your smile in the pursuit of profit.

Reduce the degree of pathos and tension in important correspondence - add a really funny gif. Illustrate your brand posts on social networks with animations, add a few pieces to your site where humor is appropriate. Giphy has kilotons of cool images and a great search.

MixMax

A simple Chrome extension to optimize and automate your emails.

You can see if the recipient has opened your letter, write a ton of letters "to the desk" so that they go in one fell swoop at the appointed time. Or you can generally program a chain of letters that will be sent at regular intervals or after the conditions you have specified are met.

Another cool feature is email templates for different needs. This is especially useful for those who have to answer the same customer requests.

Quora

Here you can ask for advice or get an answer to any question absolutely free of charge. This also applies to business-related issues, especially if your business is related to Internet entrepreneurship: research the market, ask for a product review, test your idea.

After you formulate and publish a question, be sure to ask other Quora users to answer it: there are a lot of experts, there is a convenient interface for finding such people.

Kickstarter

If you are planning to do something with your own hands - from a universal wrench to an original web service - and your product can be useful to anyone on Earth, do not be lazy to show it to the world on Kickstarter. And do this after you come up with and draw sketches or the first version of the site.

On Kickstarter, it is perfectly acceptable to ask for funding for an idea that has not yet been implemented, here only the correct presentation is important. For example, ordinary guys from Odessa came up with the idea of sewing covers for a smartphone and collected several times more than the required amount in just a few hours.

Slack

Today it is the best tool for communication within your team, even if your team currently consists of several friends in different corners of the dorm room. Here it is convenient to create group chats dedicated to one question or problem, exchange files, store the entire history of correspondence.

In Slack, glitches like those of Skype are completely overlooked. The only big drawback is that there is still no voice or video chat function in case you still need them for some reason.

Depositphotos

You will have to fill your website, pages in social networks, printing products with something to make it all look professional. The most reliable way to solve the problem is to find and buy the necessary images in the photo stock.

Prices for the services of photobanks are becoming more and more affordable. By purchasing images legally, you can safely conduct your promotional and advertising campaigns.

Depositphotos Photobank sells all files from its 50 millionth collection for just $ 1 apiece. It doesn't matter what size the file you need to download.

Wunderlist

Time is the most valuable resource and cannot be replaced by any investment. Wunderlist is great at scheduling any tasks and reminding them at the right time.

It is also convenient to store your ideas here, to prioritize, giving up useless activities.

Upwork

You cannot be in two places at the same time, you do not have ten hands, and there is only one head. However, these are bad excuses when it is important to complete a large amount of work on time, or to entrust someone with a boring and time consuming part of an important project.

Upwork will help you find a freelance performer who will do for you what you yourself cannot do due to a lack of time, effort or knowledge. Look for an artist with low rates and positive reviews.

Headspace

When they tell you that health is the most important thing, then believe me: this is not just another commonplace from your grandmother. Look for confirmation of this from any businessman after 50: in 90 cases out of 100, he will tell you the same thing. After these words, your grandmother usually sets the table for you, a 50-year-old businessman sends you for a run or to the pool, and we will advise you to download the Headspace app to keep your head healthy and tidy.

The benefits of meditation for the human brain are no longer the fables of the Tibetan sages, but a scientific fact. Ohm!

What web services do you think an entrepreneur cannot do without? Share in the comments!