Project management is a vital tool for a lot of businesses, from the large and the medium to even, in some cases, the small. And when you’re needing to get your projects under control, the folks at Interstate are ready to step in with a whole new version of their project management software.
Productivity is a problem for most any business. If businesses don’t produce, they don’t make money. If they don’t make money, they don’t stay in business long. But the VoloMetrix app looks like a way to get an extra shot of all too necessary productivity in business.
I tell you — rarely is it possible for a Google app to impress me. And wouldn’t you know it — it takes an app that simply focuses on usability. Nothing fancy. Nothing revolutionary. Just usable! The app is called “Gliffy.”
And that’s not an understatement, peeps. GQ actually means “Good Quality.” So it fits. This is the case for a super-sweet Google app called GQueues, an app designed to streamline and compact productivity in a small business for the purposes of organization and efficiency. In layman’s terms, GQueues is just plain awesome!
Everyone needs sufficient blood flow through the body, right? That’s basic Biology 101! But would you believe the same is applied to businesses? In particular, we’re talking about small businesses.
Good “blood flow” is essential. It’s great for the auto attendants and call centers of America, because it’s healthy for corporate USA.
Hence the reason for the sharp Google app, Podio! And, boy, does it please plenty in business.
Learning About Podio
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
The name of the game is workflow (or if we’re still on that biology kick, blood flow) and project management: two massively important aspects of running a business.
You started up a business well? Great. You’ve got stellar advertising and marketing all set up? Perfect. But pretty soon that corporate engine of yours will peter out without the best workflow and project management.
Podio is an app designed to bring e-mail and documents from your Google Docs into a “task” format.
What Does That Mean — a “Task Format”?
No longer are e-mails just “messages” — with Podio, they’re actual tasks. This means Podio doesn’t store them in ‘INBOXES.’ Rather, they’re stored right on the dashboard, right in front of the person receiving it.
It makes for better convenience on a corporate team. Google Contacts become much more of a utilization. A CEO won’t be just plugging in a contact to an e-mail message; the CEO will simply ‘click’ on the team member’s name with the written task, and everyone will be able to see it.
The word for it is ‘synchronization.’ Everyone knows what everyone’s doing. Collaboration. Cohesion.
And There’s More. More Mobility.
As in mobile and social features, utilizing an iOS or Android smartphone to help manage the workflow and project management on the go. This is particularly useful for the smaller contract businesses requiring some sort of travel.
Moreover, mobility usually means sociability as well, tapping into the Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn stratospheres and really engaging the world beyond the business.
That supercharges the idea of expansion, client retention and client marketing. Think of it as a nitro booster!
Don’t ‘Overheat,’ Though
It’s not all-inclusive, though, in terms of contacts. Some issues get reported that there are limits, such as the inability to share a contact without adding the contact to a project.
It adds a few more steps in there, which can make it a little cumbersome. In other words, it would be a lot easier to simply share all the contacts in one go than to have to manually add each contact to a project.
The Good News?
There’s always work done on the Podio app — meaning developers are constantly trying improve it. So look for this rating to become obselete, because Podio’s making waves, increasing the blood flow in a big way.
Heavyweight champion of the business app arena, baby!
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There’s one terror out there plaguing most entrepreneurs and small businesses, a terror that could shatter all auto attendants and call centers into oblivion, leaving nothing in its wake.
It’s called…. Tax time!
Truthfully, there are a lot of aspects of business that are crucial to success. So singling one thing out is hard. There is, however, one particular corporate concept that probably receives the most attention — but not because it’s important!
Rather, because it’s such a pain in the neck.
I’m talking about corporate training. Start shuddering, people.
Namely “SlideRocket,” the latest in presentation technology for your small business needs…. (cue in trendy corporate jingle along with logo). What is SlideRocket? We’ll get to that here in a little bit. But first you have to know this:
Art Innovators is a drawing-based International art program based in Diamond Bar, California. As art programming is being cut from school budgets across the country, Art Innovators is filling the gap with International programs for children of all ages.
Normally when I set out to review an app, it’s not usually one that I’ve been using for some time previously. But today is different, as I’ve formerly used Dropbox as part of previous employment, so I’m well acquainted with this one. And while Dropbox won’t be useful for every small business out there, if you need to keep in touch with employees at a distance, and pass a whole lot of documents back and forth to said employees, then Dropbox will give you a whole lot of extra help.
