Web workers is increasing every day that passes; and there are many independent professionals as well. We will discuss about seven essential tools that all workers in the web need to better manage their tasks.
[1] Billing and payment
If you have to recover the amount of your customers; they will ask Bill. If you are a store in current line of execution or simply provide a kind of service you must prepare a professional invoice for them.
There are many online billing solutions such as Invoicera, Curdbee etc. You can use these solutions to billing for your shopping online to generate professional invoices to be paid by your customers on time.To receive payments, you may consider Paypal.
[2] Email and browser
These are the first two things you need; Of course, you will need a computer, either desktop or laptop and an internet connection. But those which are essential and common to all households, that they deserve a mention.
There are many free email providers; You can use Gmail or Yahoo! Mail. Google Chrome or Firefox are very popular and friendly user browsers widely used today. You can choose one of them.
[3] Note
All those who really want their work need to take notes; If you run a store online, build Web sites or your blog to make money from affiliate systems, you take notes. If you are a writer and must do a lot of research online, you can use book moleskine or tools such as Ubernote and Evernote to facilitate your tasks. EverNote can be used offline for the same and you can later synchronize it with the version online.
[4] Storage
You need to work with a lot of data; all web workers need to work with many files image, document or deposition of unfinished code. Have you ever thought that happen if your computer crashes? You must use an external hard drive to store your data. And there are applications that allow you to synchronize data between several computers as toy Sync - you can use such an application. Same Dropbox may allow you to store and synchronize data from multiple computers.
[5] Writing
Even when you're not a blogger or freelance writer, you may need to write much. The writing is at the heart of the web and all web workers have to do this. You can use MS Office or Open Office for writing. Such solutions that Google Docs or zoho Docs allows you to store and collaborate your writings online. Many people prefer to write in Notepad included with Windows. But Notepad does not have a rich text editor.
[6] Images
Not the graphic designers, freelance writers may need to work with images sometimes. There are paid and free image editing tools. Adobe Photoshop is probably the software most popular image editing. There is SnagIt that deserves special mention. When you have free images of royalty or you want to buy images for your project you can visit Everystockphoto or iStockphoto.
[7] Time management
Most web workers are the most difficult thing; the time is the most important resource. You must meet deadlines and provide quality work. There are several tools that allow you to manage your time effectively. You can use Gmail and Google Calendar or you can try yaTimer or Toggl.
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