10 Tools To Help With Remote Work Productivity

Working from home has been a real change for those used to working in the office. When you're remote, you'll need different ways to stay on task and keep everything in order. How do you ensure that you are being as productive as you can be when you're working from home? Here's 10 tools that can help you stay on target.

1.      Instagantt

At heart this tool is a Gantt chart creator, but it can do a lot more than that. You can use it to map out projects and stay on task, allowing everyone to do their part on it. The software is beautiful and intuitive to use.

There's also excellent communication software in the system, so you can talk to your team members in real time as you work on projects. It helps you stay on track and in the loop on what's going on.

2.      Soapbox

Soapbox is one of the best meeting planning tools out there. You can handle both one to one and team meetings through it, and it's packed full of features that help you get the most out of meetings.

There's places to share notes, share feedback and decide on next steps to take. This helps you all stay on the same page, and is highly useful.

3.      Slack

Who hasn't heard of slack by now? It's a digital space where you can create virtual rooms for working together with your teams, or for one on one messaging if needs be. Everything is kept together on the platform, so you can see exactly what's happening, and find data from past meetings if you need it.

4.      Teamwork

Need something to help track time worked? Then this is the app for you. It lets all staff keep track of their hours worked, input invoices and expenses, and more.

“If you want, you can create custom reports of time spent on various projects. You can also export reports as several different document files, such as Excel, CSV or PDF if you need to keep them for your records,” explains John Crickson, a freelance blogger at Australianreviewer and Revieweal.

5.      Krisp

At home, it's harder to take phone calls when other stuff is going on. Others are working, and kids are being home schooled. Because of this, you need an app like Krisp. It's a noise cancelling app that will help cut out the background noise when you're on calls. It's highly useful both for meetings and for calls with clients.

6.      PukkaTeam

You've probably been using Zoom for meetings, but PukkaTeam is another great web video app you shouldn't ignore. Essentially, this replaces the ability to stop by a team members desk when you need to ask them something.

You can see which team members are available for a chat, and click to connect with them. It's quick and easy, and an excellent chat tool.

7.      Troop Messenger

This is another messaging app that you want to check out. It combines instant messaging, video chat, audio calls, file sharing and more. With everything in one place, it's very simple to find what you need, when you need it.

“It's a good app for freelancers, as they can stay in the same group with other freelancers working on the same project. Many have found it very helpful in recent months for keeping teams together,” says Hillary French, a productivity expert at Assignment Help and Essayroo.

8.      Blink

Blink aims to create a whole, comprehensive digital environment just in one app. In it, you can access calendars, discussion boards, and news feeds. You can also create custom applications within it, so you can customise it for your own business.

9.      Zoom

Zoom has become one of the most vastly used tool recently, as it's such an easy way to have a video meeting. Simply download the software and you're ready to go, wherever you are. The tools are simple to use too, so you can mute yourself and add or remove the video feed as needed.

10.  10to8

This calendar booking software helps you arrange meetings effectively. The tools here can manage meetings across time zones, and ensures that double bookings don't happen. Many like it as it has Zoom integration, so you can jump into meetings right from the app itself.

Conclusion:

There's so many productivity tools that workplaces are using right now. Give these ones a try, and you'll see what a difference they make. 

Author:

Lauren Groff is a freelance logistical strategist, who works with growing businesses to help them achieve their goals. She currently writes for Paper Fellows and Custom Writing Service, and blogs for Essay help service.