Top 10 Cloud Apps for Freelancers
On our last post, we talked about how SEO can help you land your next freelance gig. Now, we bring you the best apps that can help you work better on the clouds. The Cloud? You’ve probably heard this term before and if you’re using any online sites to share data, do work or send messages – then, you are working in the cloud and you are part of cloud workers reshaping the future of work.
Top 10 Cloud Apps for Freelancers
While Ajeva is an online platform where experts and clients connect and collaborate on a project, there are plenty of cloud applications on the Web that can help you become a more productive freelancer, like:
1. Gmail
When it comes to faster and easier way to store and send your data, Google’s Gmail is the email of choice in productivity apps. It’s easier to track messages sent and received without losing another message.
2. Google Docs
If you want to share a file with your coworkers or client, Google Docs is one of the best collaboration tools around where you can share files in popular formats. It lets you email documents, spreadsheets, forms or presentations easily.
If time management is your worst nightmare, this online tool is highly recommended for you to have an easy way of tracking your schedule. You may even share it or sync it with Outlook.
Worried of losing another data? Fret Not! This powerful online storage tool boasts of 25 GB free storage space for all users with a Windows Live ID. All you have to do is sign in, drag and drop files, and protect your folders with passwords. Like Google Docs, you can share files too.
5. Toggl
Procrastinating? If you want to get more things done in less time, you can use this online time tracking tool that tracks your time in a mouse click. This tool also lets you work anywhere, collaborate your task with a team, gives your client access to your reports for easy invoicing, and sends you a detailed report on your real-time performance. You can use it for free or pay for extra features.
6. Aviary
If you’re a designer who’s into image manipulation, this powerful image editing tool is great for photo editing, making logos, building web templates, or using filters and color palettes. It comes with an image editor, screen capture, vector editor, effects editor, music creator, audio editor, image markup, and color editor – all in one site.
7. Meebo
Lost? If you like to connect instantly with your clients in just one place, this free tool makes it easy for you. Instant messaging is now simpler, where you can see all your contacts from your Yahoo, Windows live, Facebook to Aim – so long as you have an internet connection without any firewall issues. You can grab a toolbar for sharing live updates and chat.
8. CoTweet
Whether you’re tweetin’ for personal or professional reasons, CoTweet makes it easy for you to manage, reach and engage people at Twitter. This tool also comes in handy when you have multiple Twitter accounts.
9. DimDim
This free Web conferencing tool lets you chat, talk, broadcast, share your desktop, show slides, collaborate or do a conference call – without any download. You can broadcast using your Web cam. You can even mash up with stuff from Twitter, Facebook or YouTube. ( Free up to 5 Participants )
10. Vimeo
Love videos? Vimeo lets you use their services free so you can store high definition videos and share it to anyone, anywhere. You can also create fun projects and share great content with active communities. For an extra fee, you can get faster uploading, better video resolution, stats, a 5GB/week upload space, and many more.
Know any other cool tools? Please feel free to share!
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