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My Virtual WFH Tech Stack
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items 10 Apps Worth Paying For! These affordable online tools made it possible for me to operate a virtual business for the past 10 years. These apps have done an excellent job of keeping up with the constant changes in the digital world. They offer excell...
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Virtual Office Operation Essentials
My Favorite Accounting and Virtual Banking Platforms
Virtual Creator Tools (That Should Be Mandatory!)
Know Your Industry! Virtual / Remote Work Facts
Virtual Office Operation Essentials
These are the fundamental tools that have allowed me to work virtually from home for over 10 years. These companies have consistently listened to their users and continually invested in their product to provide useful features that we actually want, ...
I've been a paid Google Workspace user since 2014. Even with ever-evolving changes it is still the most all-encompassing, user-friendly virtual management tool that I have found. I have been forced to use Microsoft 360 when I was a teacher and it is ...
1. Google Workspace
Just like Google Workspace acts as the filing cabinet for your virtual office, Slack IS your actual office in virtual form. My only complaint about Slack is how many Slack accounts and channels I have to keep up with on a daily basis! If you are will...
2. Slack
SignNow was a more affordable option when we set up our “virtual office protocol” 10 years ago. We have never experienced any glitches with executing work agreements with our virtual contractors or clients. They have excellent support and have added ...
3. SignNow
I've tried several online appointment schedulers over the years and have always come back to Calendly. They have done such a great job of staying on top of updates to ensure that Calendly integrates with other programs and tools effortlessly. That is... premium features available. It's always a pleasure to use a tool that is intuitive and JUST WORKS without spending hours watching tutorials trying to figure out how to set it up!
4. Calendly
Notion is a newer tool for me. I was a bit overwhelmed by all the options when I first started using it and stopped using it for a while. Then, after purchasing several Notion Templates I started understanding how the tool could be customized and wor...
5. Notion
My Favorite Accounting and Virtual Banking Platforms
Quickbooks and your clunky local branch office aren't your only options for accounting and banking these days!
After years of wrestling with Quickbooks I got fed up with the many price increases and unwanted “improved” features that I was forced to use. It was overcomplicated and costly. Wave is simple, intuitive, free or affordable, provides excellent suppor...
5. Wave Financial
I have tried NUMEROUS online banking platforms over the years and, so far, Relay Bank is my favorite banking user experience yet. If you follow the Profit First principles in your business, this bank makes managing all the different accounts super ea...
6. Relay Bank
Virtual Creator Tools (That Should Be Mandatory!)
I cannot imagine a world without Canva and Grammarly! And now we have ChatGPT which should be added to the mandatory list of virtual worker skills!
You might be living under a rock if you haven't heard of Canva by now?! Again, I am a HUGE believer in this tool and was an early adopter years ago. When I first stumbled across Canva I was teaching ESL students. My lessons required tons of images to...
7. Canva
Grammarly has invested a lot of money to ensure that their tool can be used with as many other platforms as possible. The engineering required to execute that process seamlessly across so many platforms is remarkable. They were very early to the AI s...
9. Grammarly
I set up my OpenAI/ChatGPT pro account the minute I discovered this tool in 2023. I realized how much faster the response time was and how many features they test with paid subscribers before they make them available on the freemium version. WORTH EV...
10. ChatGPT
Know Your Industry! Virtual / Remote Work Facts
When you work remotely it's easy to forget that you are a part of a larger industry that is evolving at the speed of light. I like to take a few minutes every year to check out the latest statistics, jobs/skills in highest demand, plus… current rates...
I love seeing the statistical proof that virtual/remote work is a viable option that is here to stay. It didn't look like this 10 years ago!
50 Eye-Opening Remote Work Statistics for 2024 [US Career Instutite]
The Robert Half company produces a great report every year that I find incredibly informative. Working from home can make you feel a bit isolated. I think it is important to check-in with industry changes year-to-year to ensure that we understand whe...Robert Half Annual Salary Guide to see what counts as “average” every year by region. Some years it's more on point than others, but you might be under-charging for your skills! Especially if one of your skills is in demand?! (Tip: This is also a good way to do a mini audit on whi...
Remote Work Statistics and Trends for 2024 [Robert Half]
My all-time favorite resource hub to recommend to my fellow freelancers. You won't believe how much you can learn from this site! Enjoy!
FreelancersUnion.org
