The four productivity apps listed in this blog post will help you to achieve your goals, and you can get them for free.

• Trello

Why Trello? Trello is both for personal to-dos and team project. The Trello board organizes the information and tasks. In each board, you can create your lists. Lists are where you can add your cards based on your status. In the cards, members can add details like checklists, due dates, files, and comments. If you are working as a team, comments are good in communicating and collaborating with your team members, like giving feedback or updates. And the boards can be shared if you are using for a team project. Besides being an independent management tool, Trello integrates with other apps that you can gather all information in a place. The Power-Ups app includes Calendar which marks the due dates in calendar view, google drive for files access, custom fields based on your needs, slack, and more. It supports synchronization between devices.

• Pocket Lists

A simple list design to store to-do lists in your pocket. You can organize your lists into categories and set the reminders. And you can invite your friends and family to your specific lists. Besides setting the schedule, you can mark the task as repeating which can repeat every day. And it also supports hashtag for your searching purpose. And you may set location to your task.

• Zapier

This automated app is on the event basic. It is useful for daily repeating tasks. It triggers when someone registers your event, and it follows up with the preset steps. Zapier brings together apps that help you to enjoy more free time like google sheets, Gmail, twitter, slack, google calendar, Facebook pages, Instagram, asana, and more.

• Slack

It helps to bring your team members together regardless of where they are. It can replace the email or text messaging for your team and keep all those communications together in an app. These essential chat rooms can be organized into channels for group discussions and allow for private messages by sharing information, files, and more in one place. Slack is also integrated with other web services like GitHub, HelpScout, and Trello.

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So, as an entrepreneur, would you consider investing a mobile application for your business that can benefits you in several ways? Let’s find out how to use technology to your advantage.

Customers pay for your point of sales hardware

Publish your mobile application to Appstore for downloading can create a platform for your customers to perform online ordering, online reservation, and online payment. It improves productivity dramatically without the need for increasing manpower. Imagine your customers being able to place their orders without the presence of a waiter. At the end of the meal, customers can do the payment and get the e-receipt at their device.

Manage your waiting list via app

You can offer a pre-order feature to your customers. Build a pre-order plan and time based on the seating capacity of your restaurant. You can display available slots that your restaurant can handle based on the availability of the tables on the mobile application. So, customers do not line up and they can pre-order before entering your restaurant. This can improve your table turnover rate, but not making your customers feel rushed or unappreciated.

Usher your customers via app

After your customers place their order and selecting their time to dine in, you can provide them a table number and your restaurant table layout. So they can go directly to the table without the assistance of the waiter.

Notify kitchen when your customers arrive

You can prompt your customers to scan on a code when they step into your restaurant. Upon scanning the code, it will send a notification to acknowledge your kitchen, so they can start preparing food.

E-wallet

Payment is oftentimes a lengthy task. Servers have to collect cards, run them back to counter, print receipts, and deliver to customers back to the table. To help expedite this process, consider an upgraded mobile application. If you encourage customers to pay via e-wallet, servers can complete the payment process right at the table in front of the customers. If your customers prefer a paper receipt, you can always opt for a portable Bluetooth printer. Besides, it also promotes a cashless and contactless environment that is very essential during this Covid-19 pandemic.

Push notification to customers on new menu and promotions

Unlike SMS, push notification is free. In the era of mobile computing, do you notice the magic of push notification? Of course push notifications require care and thought, so people’s attention cannot be taken for granted. But there are chances to inspire customers to take a call to action. Push notification is a powerful channel to market your newly launched menu and promotions to attract

Membership via app

Membership via the app is certainly better than giving a small paper card and have stamping on it. As a consumer, I do not like to bring the little card around. Without the membership loyalty card, I am always given a new card and start the stamps collection all over again! So, loyalty in the mobile app is surely the best solution of all.

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