The 6 Best Time Management Tools for Increased Productivity

[[:encoded, "As a business owner, there are many areas of your business that demand your attention. You have emails to check, team members to respond to, finance and business operations tasks to attend to. Being able to manage your time and resources effectively will help you to be even more efficient, and ultimately even more successful.\n\nEstablishing a streamlined workflow by putting systems in place will help you to know exactly where to find what you need, and drive up productivity across your business. We looked at many different apps and tools, and here is a list of six of the best time management tools for business owners that we found in today’s environment.\n\n1. Toggl\nThe first step in increasing efficiency is figuring out where your time is going. Toggl is a time tracking app that has a simple, easy-to-use interface and integrates with many different project management platforms. You can integrate your Google Calendar to track the amount of time you spend in meetings each week, and set up auto-tracking to trigger time entry suggestions based on the software you’re currently using.\n\nTop features:\n•\tUnlimited projects, clients, & tags\n•\tSimple but powerful interface\n•\tIntegrates with apps like Notion, Trello, Slack, & dozens more\n•\tIdle time detection\n\nPricing: Free for up to 5 users, $9 per user / month after that\n\n2. Notion\nNotion is an extremely customizable all-in-one workspace for you and your teams. You can create a company wiki (a type of knowledge management software: an updatable source of internal company information), collaborate with others on a content calendar, use the Kanban feature to manage tasks, and much more. It can take some time to set up Notion the way you want, but once you do, you’ll have a centralized system for your documents, projects, and future initiatives.\n\nTop features:\n•\tFlexible system to customize however you need\n•\tExtensive template gallery with community-sourced templates being added often\n•\tEasy collaboration with internal teams or clients\n•\tProject management, wiki, and task management in one\n\nPricing: Free for individual users, $8 per user / month for teams\n\n3. Google Calendar\nYour Google Calendar can be a powerful tool for managing not only your meetings and events, but your tasks as well! By using a time blocking strategy and designating specific time blocks for checking emails or working on specific projects, you can be sure that you’re using your time more wisely.\n\nYou can also use themes for each day to ensure you’re focusing on different areas of your business for those days. For example, Mondays can be for catching up on emails and reaching out to new vendors or partners, Tuesdays can be content days, Wednesdays can be for thinking about new initiatives and events, etc.\n\nTop features:\n•\tAdd multiple calendars for one view\n•\tAdvanced search functionality\n\nPricing: Free\n4. HoneyBook\nKeep your proposals, scheduling, and invoices in one place with HoneyBook. Having everything in one place, where you can manage projects, send invoices, and get paid, helps to streamline your processes, and saves you a lot of time. With HoneyBook, you can automate workflows, such as automatically sending an email if an invoice hasn’t been paid after a certain number of days, or creating a task that’s triggered when a client does pay.\n\nTop features:\n•\tAutomated workflows\n•\tFile management with clients\n•\tIntegrations with other tools\n•\tContract templates you can save and easily send\n\nPricing: $39 per month\n\n5. Slack\nEmail can take up a lot of your time and isn’t always the best option for internal communications. Slack calls itself the app that replaces email, and it’s easy to communicate with your team, and even clients, with the app.\n\nYou can also streamline a lot of other tools to work within Slack, such as adding files easily from Drobox, Google Drive, or your computer, or creating tasks with the Asana or Wrike integrations. If youUnlock a blueprint to creating and having your ideal business and ideal life by scheduling your free consultation with me today! Want more proven business success tips and resources? 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