Running your own business can be hard work. There are often a whole host of things that you need to do that you might not have even thought of when you first started the company. It could be that your team has experienced exponential growth in the last few months or years, or that you are receiving more orders than you used to. Perhaps you are looking to expand but don’t know the areas of your business that are doing the best? Or maybe you are wondering what is the best way to manage your stock. Instead of feeling too overwhelmed, it is a good idea to look into how you can improve your work processes and the way that you run your company. Luckily, there are a host of tools out there that can make your business duties and day to day tasks that little bit easier. Here we have put together some of the tools that can help you to run your business more efficiently and smoother. 

 

 

• Google Analytics

 

When it comes to running a business, it is vital that you know what areas of your website are doing well and what areas aren’t so much. This will help you know which areas to target for improvement and so you can see what your customers are looking at. By using Google analytics you can see this and so much more. You can see what pages people are looking at, what they are searching for and how quickly they exit your site. It can help you make valuable business decisions going forward.

 

 

• Stock counting tools

 

Counting your stock is very important. The last thing you want is to run out of items that your customers are ordering or to have too many of something. By using a stock counting tool such as amazonautomation.com you will be able to keep track of what you have in your inventory, what you need to order more of and if you have been over-ordering. It will save you plenty of time and avoid you wasting money or upsetting your customers unnecessarily. 

 

 

• Stock image sites

 

Whether you run a blog on your website or are looking for ways to populate your site and make it more interesting, stock image sites are a life-saver for this. They offer free images that you can use that will instantly brighten up any marketing materials you might have. Ensure that you give the image owners the right credentials when you add them to your site and if they require you to purchase them that you obtain the correct licence for this. There are a host of free stock image sites, including Pexels, Stocksnap and many more. Do your research and find the one that you prefer, or take a look through all of them to find the most well-fitting image for your project or needs.

 

 

• Live chat software

 

If you work in a customer-facing role, then it can be a nightmare trying to get back to all your emails. Particularly if people have just asked quick questions. This is why it is a great idea to add live chat software to your website. This will help to improve your communication and keep your customers happy. It might be that they just want to ask your opening hours or find out about a certain item and whether it is in stock. This way you can quickly and conveniently speak to them without it taking up too much of your time or having to trawl through long email chains. The happier your customers are, the more likely they are to recommend you to someone else so it is a winning combination all around!

 

 

• Grammarly to check your spelling and grammar

 

There is no excuse for bad spelling and grammar and Grammarly can help with this. It spell-checks your work in your browser ensuring that it is correct. It is great for when you are working on a project and want to ensure that there are no spelling issues.

 

These are just a few tools that you can add to your portfolio that can help you to run your business. By trying all of these or even just a few you will soon find that your day to day business tasks are a lot easier and that you have more spare time to focus on other areas of the company. What are some top tools that you like to use that help make running your business that bit easier? Let us know in the comments below – we would love to hear from you.