Tools to help you as you remote work in 2022
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As more and more teams embrace methods of flexible working, it’s time to get used to the fact that the whole ‘same office, five days a week’ etiquette is fast reaching its demise.
There are so many advantages to going remote and encouraging your team (or, if you’re a freelancer, yourself) to embrace it: a better work-life balance, the world and its many possibilities opening up to you (beach meetings anyone?), higher satisfaction levels because of the implied trust in your abilities to get the job done…and that’s just us getting started.?
But remote work also has some downsides, we’ll put our hands up there.?
It may be more difficult to plan out large projects meticulously without a boardroom and a team huddled together in the same space, morale might drop after 4 days of meetings on the sofa, and we all know too well the pain of missing your work best friend.
Luckily, tech’s here to save the day by supporting the big shift - here are a few tried and tested tools that will be a value-add to your work-from-wherever days…
Listen up, people-focussed teams: Hiver strives to make ‘email customer experience a delightful experience’.
The software allows teams to collaborate on customer queries via email, the most common way to communicate in the workplace - it’s less distracting than it’s alternatives after all, like instant chats, and allows you to respond at your own pace.?
How does it work? Some of its many features are Email Notes and Tags, to allocate correspondence to your teammates and escalate them without the need of long-winded Ccs and Forwards; and Collision Alerts, to prevent the mess of sending multiple responses to a single query.
Collaboration can be challenging when you’re working with remote teams - luckily, ProofHub has got your back.
The platform allows you to allocate certain roles to team members so they know exactly what they’re supposed to be doing, and you can set deadlines so they know when things need to be delivered. There’s also a custom report feature so you can plan and manage resources and projects from one space.
If that wasn’t enough, you can integrate ProofHub with apps like Google Calendar, Outlook, Dropbox, Freshbooks and more so everything project-related can be grouped together. It’s got features for real-time discussion too, which is more than handy.
Speaking of real-time discussion, here’s another for you to talk about - quite literally.
Which is a relief, because one of the most valuable things you lose when you go remote are the quick Pret coffee run/kitchen/girls bathroom sharing moments. And nothing can replace authentic, ad-hoc conversation, which can easily be overshadowed by more organised, results-based chat when those Zoom meetings are underway.?
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10to8 is a meeting scheduling software that makes it easy to arrange recurring meetings for the team, as well as ad-hoc calls that work for everyone involved. It can handle teams distributed in multiple time zones too, so you won’t have to worry about venturing too far away from your base - the world is your oyster!
…you knew we’d say this didn’t you? Cheeky plug time.?
Remote working unchains you from a permanent desk, which means you can potentially work from anywhere you want. But the more realistic thing for most of us is opting for a set-up in our lounge or propped up in a Costa (no offence, great coffee) wherever space will permit in the hopes that the milk steamer doesn’t get too loud.?
Don’t get us wrong, working from home or a cafe sometimes hits the spot - but what do you do when you want to truly be ‘in the zone’ in an environment created truly for work? What if you need to take a super important meeting and show your best-self off in the right space? And whether you’re a lone wolf, a budding creative or an entrepreneur, wouldn’t you want to be able to tap into a community in real time that furthers your growth??
That’s where we come in - the free to download Coworking Nomads (soon-to-be Perch, incase you didn’t catch that, because we’re rebranding!) app allows you to access a growing pool of coworking spaces around the world on-demand, whenever you need them. There’s a space for everyone, and a pricing plan for everyone too - in fact, our Pay-As-You-Go plan allows you to use any workspace for only ￡3.95 per hour, no strings attached.?
Let’s not forget to mention our community events too, which are there for you to network to the max. Oh, and we’re officially rebranding to Perch next week, which is going to bring a lot of new features to the table. Go on, check it out via the App Store or Google Play…
Whether you’re in the same room as your newborn or taking client meetings on a particularly noisy beach, Krisp is the noise-cancelling app that you need.?
Sound quality is something we often forget and compromise on, but don’t forget - clear audio is essential and can make a huge difference. We can all cast our minds back to a meeting where the surrounding noise was too loud for our quick jokes to land (ouch), or one where you’re not sure whether you’ve taken the wrong figure down because the person on the other end of the line sounds fuzzy.
Simple but incredibly powerful, Krisp comes in handle whether you’re pitching to prospective clients via conference call, leaving voicenotes to partners or video-calling team members. It’s perfect for anyone, really - remote-working teams, call centres and even podcasters!
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Go ahead. Help yourself to these suggestions, and watch your remote working lifestyle transform for the better.
And if you only end up giving one of the featured tools a go, you know which one we’d highly recommend - the new-look Perch platform is almost good to go both via desktop and app.?
Download Coworking Nomads on your mobile now via App Store or Google Play so you can give us a try before we transform to Perch. Alternatively, keep your eyes on our mailing list for updates on our rebrand, community events and offers (of course) to make being a digital nomad even more accessible.?