Free online tools to assist small business owners

Free online tools to assist small business owners

Small business owners are often time poor and need all the help they can get. Thankfully these days there are a lot of free online tools designed to help streamline day to day tasks. Below is a list of some of our favourites.

Google Drive, Docs, Sheets and Slides

Google's cloud based software allows you to create, edit and share professional looking documents, spread sheets and presentations. Google Drive is a handy solution for storing and sharing files. Users can collaborate in real time and access files from their devices connected to the internet.

Alternatives: Microsoft Office 365

Google Analytics and Search Console

These tools will help you to analyse the setup of your website and to understand user behaviour KPIs.

Buffer

With Buffer you can schedule social media posts and interact with your audience across different channels like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and more. Buffer also helps to track and analyse your social media campaigns performance.

Alternatives: HootSuite, Sprout and TweetDeck

Hubspot CMR Platform

HubSpot’s CRM platform has all the tools and integrations you need for marketing, sales, content management, and customer service. Each product in the platform is powerful alone, but the real magic happens when you use them together.

Alternatives: Insightly, Act, Zoho

Mailchimp

For new marketers with big ideas who want to get online, build an audience, and start growing on day one. Free for contacts up to 2,000.

Zoho

Zoho is one of many CRM systems available online. You can store and manage customer data, sales progress and social interactions.

Alternatives: Insightly, Act, Hubspot

Miro

The online collaborative whiteboard platform to bring teams together, anytime, anywhere. You can run productive, engaging online remote meetings and workshops with your team.

Zoom

Free for personal meetings. You can host unlimited group meetings for up to 40 minutes.

Pixlr Editor

Pixlr Editor provides free editing, cropping and design tools for digital images. It’s web based and easily accessible and cost free.

Alternatives: GIMP, Sumapaint, Canva

Mint

Totally automated, Mint is an easy way to keep track of your finances. After giving Mint permission to access your financial data via your online banking account, the software will begin to learn about your habits, categorise your expenditures and will help to manage your budgets.

Mint can assist you with:

  • Setting budgets for expenditure and notify when you’re near your limit
  • Simple graphs to keep an eye on incoming and outgoing funds

Alternatives: Shoeboxed, Quicken, YNAB, WAVE