{"id":6480,"date":"2015-03-02T08:00:37","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/?p=6480"},"modified":"2015-03-02T08:00:37","modified_gmt":"2015-03-02T13:00:37","slug":"small-business-management-tools-make-life-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/small-business-management-tools-make-life-easier","title":{"rendered":"Small Business Management Tools to Make Your Life Easier!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you think of owning your own business, you think of doing what you love, setting your own hours, being your own boss\u2026 sounds just wonderful, doesn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n\n<p>And it can be.  It really can be a wonderful fantastic experience.  Many business owners I know swear that they would NEVER go back to working for someone else. They absolutely love being in charge.<\/p>\n\n<p>That having been said, odds are these people knew what they were getting into when they started on their journey.  Owning a small business isn\u2019t always fun and games.  The reality is there is a lot of work that goes into it\u2026 and work that you don\u2019t get paid for. Luckily, there are many different tools that can help you with managing your business.<\/p>\n\n<p>Here are some you\u2019ll want to research NOW!<\/p>\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_75 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/small-business-management-tools-make-life-easier\/#A_good_Content_Management_System_CMS_for_your_website\" >A good Content Management System (CMS) for your website<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/small-business-management-tools-make-life-easier\/#Social_Media_Management_Software\" >Social Media Management Software<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/small-business-management-tools-make-life-easier\/#Project_Management_Tools\" >Project Management Tools<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/small-business-management-tools-make-life-easier\/#Email_Service_Provider\" >Email Service Provider<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/small-business-management-tools-make-life-easier\/#Accounting_Software\" >Accounting Software<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/small-business-management-tools-make-life-easier\/#Are_you_planning_on_starting_a_small_business_What_types_of_tools_do_you_think_youll_need_to_get_off_on_the_right_foot_Let_us_know_in_a_comment\" >Are you planning on starting a small business? What types of tools do you think you\u2019ll need to get off on the right foot? Let us know in a comment!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_good_Content_Management_System_CMS_for_your_website\"><\/span>A good Content Management System (CMS) for your website<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"overflow: auto;\">\n\n<div class=\"half-1\">\n<p>I really, really hope your business has a website.  If it doesn\u2019t, you need to build one, yesterday.  With any luck, your site will be built on a platform that makes it easy to edit the content, add pages, move content around, build your blog and more.<\/p>\n \n<p>If you\u2019re in the market for a CMS, you\u2019ll want to road test a few and see which ones you like best.  Some of my favorite ones include <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/\" title=\"WordPress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.squarespace.com\/\" title=\"SquareSpace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SquareSpace<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weebly.com\/\" title=\"Weebly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Weebly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>With a good CMS, you\u2019ll be able to spend less time coding your web pages and spend more time focusing on top-quality content!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"half-2\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"369\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Build-your-Website.jpg\" alt=\"Build your Website\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Build-your-Website.jpg 369w, https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Build-your-Website-300x246.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/2014\/09\/building-your-website\/\" title=\"Building Your Website: What You Need to Know\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more about building your own website here!<\/a><\/p>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Social_Media_Management_Software\"><\/span>Social Media Management Software<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p>Assuming you\u2019re in charge of your business marketing efforts, you\u2019ll probably be on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, etc. at least once a day, if not more.<\/p>\n\n<p>Social media is essential for any business to keep in touch with its customers, but keeping on top of all those different channels can be exhausting and overwhelming.  Luckily there are a few awesome tools to help you schedule posts in advance, monitor comments, and even read and reply to direct messages on multiple platforms and accounts\u2014all with one login!<\/p>\n\n<p>Much like a CMS, Social Medial Management tools are available in all shapes and sizes, and you\u2019ll want to find one that suits your goals and tech-savviness.  Two tools that you\u2019ll at least want to consider are <a href=\"https:\/\/hootsuite.com\/\" title=\"Hootsuite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hootsuite<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bufferapp.com\/\" title=\"Buffer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buffer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Need more info on social media? Check out this post: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/2014\/09\/social-media-for-beginners\/\" title=\"Social Media for Beginners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social Media for Beginners<\/a><\/p>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"738\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Social-Media-Smartphone.jpg\" alt=\"Social Media Smartphone\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Social-Media-Smartphone.jpg 738w, https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Social-Media-Smartphone-300x156.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Project_Management_Tools\"><\/span>Project Management Tools<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p>The lists\u2026 the lists!<\/p>\n\n<p>It can take a while to find a good project management software that will actually save you time and not add to it!  But once you find that software, you\u2019ll wonder how you ever lived without it.<\/p> \n\n<p>A good project management tool will work with you, not against you.  The best advice I have is, look for one that doesn\u2019t feel like work.  If you\u2019re a very organized, list-driven person who already writes everything down, then something like <a href=\"https:\/\/basecamp.com\/\" title=\"BaseCamp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BaseCamp<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/products.office.com\/en-us\/project\/project-and-portfolio-management-software\" title=\"Microsoft Project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Project<\/a> might be right up your alley.<\/p>  \n\n<p>If you\u2019re like me and tend to play things by ear and shift gears every fifteen minutes, then you\u2019ll want something much more simple.  A tool like <a href=\"https:\/\/trello.com\/\" title=\"Trello\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trello<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/asana.com\/\" title=\"Asana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asana<\/a> might be your cup of tea.<\/p>\n\n<p>Again you\u2019re not short on options here. Most of these tools are free, or if they\u2019re paid you can at least get a trial version to test them out.  Give yourself enough time to truly evaluate these types of programs.  Commit to one for at least a week or two before you make up your mind!<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"overflow: auto;\">\n\n<div class=\"half-1\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Email_Service_Provider\"><\/span>Email Service Provider<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p>You probably use Outlook or Thunderbird for your business emails, and that\u2019s just fine.  What many small businesses don\u2019t use, is an email provider for their regular client communications like newsletters.\n\n<p>While most aren\u2019t free, most email service providers can be very inexpensive depending on your list size and can save you SO much time. What\u2019s more, an email provider will protect your business emails!  Especially when you send out content such as newsletters, there\u2019s always a chance your email will be flagged as \u201cspam\u201d.<\/p>\n\n<p>Now if you follow best practices this is extremely unlikely, but it can happen to anyone.  If you use your regular business email to send out newsletters and (God forbid) your newsletter is flagged as spam, there\u2019s a very good chance that your regular one-on-one client emails will start going into people\u2019s \u201cjunk\u201d folders without you even realizing it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"half-2\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"369\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Email-Service-Provider.jpg\" alt=\"Email Service Provider\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Email-Service-Provider.jpg 369w, https:\/\/www.qcmakeupacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Email-Service-Provider-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<p>For a small business, this can have devastating financial consequences.<\/p>\n\n<p>For that reason alone, I strongly urge all business owners to create an account with an email provider who can help you send out quality newsletter content to your email list, safely.  Some of our favorite providers include <a href=\"http:\/\/mailchimp.com\/\" title=\"MailChimp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MailChimp<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/myemma.com\/\" title=\"Emma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emma<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.streamsend.com\/\" title=\"StreamSend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">StreamSend<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Accounting_Software\"><\/span>Accounting Software<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p>I love Microsoft Excel\u2026 it\u2019s awesome.  But Excel alone can\u2019t help you with your business accounting.  Unless you\u2019re a genius, do yourself a favor and invest in a good small business accounting software.  (You might want to do yourself an even bigger favor and at least pay an accountant to help you set it up!).<\/p>\n\n<p>Software like <a href=\"http:\/\/quicken.intuit.ca\/\" title=\"Quicken\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quicken<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/na.sage.com\/ca\/sage-50-accounting\" title=\"Sage 50\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sage 50<\/a> are fairly easy to use and will help you keep track of your business cash flow, taxes, salaries, etc.<\/p>\n  \n<p>Trust me, it\u2019s never too early to start with this one!<\/p>\n\n<h2 align=\"center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_you_planning_on_starting_a_small_business_What_types_of_tools_do_you_think_youll_need_to_get_off_on_the_right_foot_Let_us_know_in_a_comment\"><\/span><i>Are you planning on starting a small business? What types of tools do you think you\u2019ll need to get off on the right foot? 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