by skysnap » 10 Feb 2017, 07:07 Side business doesn't have to cost much for starting. So there are plenty of tools out there that you can use for making money. You can use some of these tools during initial stages. And this will surely help you make money. Let's take a look at some of these tools.
Google Docs
These set of tools include spreadsheet, docs and storage. You can also do presentation like powerpoint on google docs and then export the file to powerpoint format. You can write document any way you want then export it to word or pdf. So this suite of applications are really good if you are starting your side business on ideas that makes use of office tools. It can save a lot of money. Also the suite has more capacity to solve problems without initial cost. In such case, google docs should be in your list of items to use. If you have that, then you don't need the Microsoft Office subscription.
WhatsApp
Android apps such as Whatsapp can be really good option for business. You can use it to connect with customers. You can connect with other people for your service and products. You can also send the payment links through whatsapp. And you can accept money and some of the time answer queries online. This does require some effort like setting up your payment processor. But it does makes it effective there. There are some of the other apps like Postmark, Skeype etc but whatsapp alone can be good enough in such case. I'd say the app is really good for both business users as well for the clients.
Linux
Windows and Macintosh are very costly. You may end up paying a lot of money to maintain them. However a lot of us are stuck to it because our workplace in offline jobs demand usage of such. However for sidebusiness you can use the linux and save a lot of money on many things. For example, office suite on Linux is free. On windows and mac, you may have to pay a lot of money for the same. Linux have lot of flavors and you can find the one that suits your regular usage. Mint and Elementary seems to be popular lately. And you can easily learn them in matter of few hours. So this free OS can save a lot of money for your side business.
Business Cards
There are some of the business cards companies who allow you to order firstr 100 cards free. And this can be a good option for the companies who are starting from scratch. I have came across some of such business cards companies which also do the free shipping of those cards. Vistaprint is one such card company that allows this in some of the countries. Also there are some of the local shops that may do this if you order bulk from them. Business cards are essential once your business reaches the point where you are meant to expand your service and need more customers.
Google Analytics
This is one tool that can be used on your site to track the traffic. It can make a lot of good observations and you can use that to improve your website. Most of the people out there these days have google analytics installed on their site. Google analytics is one tool that should be on your side if you are working on any tech related side business. It can be used to track your analytics in Facebook page, your own blog, YouTube channel etc. So google analytics seems to be a good option for you. Learn how to use it by checking out some of the videos on the YouTube. You can also check out official google analytics certification course. It shows you how to learn it more effectively.
These are some of the tools that can help your business if it's related to tech niche. Though some tools can be used for offline business too such as business cards and whatsapp. There are many other tools that can be used to get help for your business.
