Happy 2020! 🎉 I’ve already written 2019 about thirty thousand times in the last week, but I’m really excited about the new year and (gasp!) new decade.
Here we are already in the middle of the first full week of the year, and reentry has been hard! But, if you're anything like me, January is the time to organize and get all the processes in place for a successful year.👊 I thought I'd share the ride-or-die tools that help me stay organized and on top of my game.👇🏼
🎨 Canva - you don't have to be a graphic designer to create beautiful graphics, banners or flyers. This platform is available online, and there's a phone app too (perfect for on-the-go), plus the free version has everything you need for professional graphics. I actually just started using this application last year, and it’s already saved me so much time & energy.
🖌 Adobe Photoshop - this is the industry standard and takes a little more time & effort to master. I'll admit right now, I'm not an expert in Photoshop, but I’ve been playing around with it for many years and have taught myself the basics. If you get stuck, there are some great tutorials online that are helpful.
🗓 Later & Planoly - my love of scheduling tools is a topic of great discussion on my Instagram. If you don't do anything else to get organized this month, do this one thing. Your future self will thank you every week.
🏦 Dropbox - for file & image storage as well as sharing documents & files with clients. This is another free platform, although you'll have to upgrade if you’ll be storing a lot of images & videos (it's worth it!).
💾 Google Drive - another cloud-based storage platform. It allows you to access documents from any computer or device, so if you get a blog post idea on the go, you can just start writing.
💻 Squarespace - my website building platform of choice! It's beautiful & easy to use, and I love that it includes hosting as well as domain parking so everything is in one place.
I'm trying out a few new productivity tools this year, and I'll share & review them soon. Meanwhile, what are some of the tools you use on a daily basis that help you stay organized in your business?
