Which Business Apps will help your business?

Sam runs through the apps that actually earn their place in a photography business — the ones worth paying for, and the free tiers that do the job just as well.Marcus and Sam cover accounting, task management, CRMs, booking tools, AI, and communication apps, with the specific tools they each use day to day.Why a proper accounting app beats an Excel spreadsheet, even for a one-person businessTask management options — Monday, Asana, Trello — and why the free tiers usually cover itWhat a CRM actually does, and why Sam doesn’t rate photography-specific CRMs over general onesBooking apps (Calendly, Doodle) that quietly save hours of back-and-forthWhere ChatGPT genuinely helps — and the one thing Sam says not to use it forWhy WhatsApp Business looks more professional than a personal number for client contactA practical toolkit for anyone tired of running their business out of email and spreadsheets.This episode is sponsored by Website4Photographers — helping photographers get more leads from their websites. [email protected] or 01482 765871.Business apps get another look in Software for Photographers, which goes back to basics on the software question first raised much earlier.