The tools of productivity – a guide to straightforward self-management #1

This is a quick introduction to a few posts I’ll be doing on productivity.

* Google Apps

Google Apps was the turning point in my self-management. From the Google Mail interface, I have easy access to Tasks, Calendar, Filtering and Documents.

These simple functions tie together with a number of smartphones, including

Blackberry, iPhone, and of course, Android.

What problem these solutions have solved:

* No more clients missed because they went from “hot” to “warm” to “cool” – not following up in a timely matter, or something like missing a demo can be a critical turning point. If you do not run into this problem, great – you aren’t pushing yourself hard enough :)

Upcoming tools (which all integrate with Google Apps!)

  1. CRM – the best customer relationship manager I have found
  2. Advanced Task and Project management
  3. Marketing and Followup through drip-email marketing
  4. Accounting automation – a tax, invoicing and payment solution
  5. Support – an all-around support solution that scales