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Index. Email Time Optimizer – Growbots Labs. Everything We Know About Remote Work. Remote work has been the norm at Buffer for many years now; we ditched our office in 2015 and have been hiring remote teammates since 2011.

Everything We Know About Remote Work

We now have over 85 teammates spread across 10 different time zones. Over the years, our team has experimented and learned tons about productivity, tools, collaborating, communicating, and disconnecting as they each relate to remote work. Here’s a full list of all of our resources on remote work. Comment below if you have a question and we haven’t written about it before! Jump to a section: Communication & Collaboration Communication and collaboration are complex issues, especially for remote workers – in our last three years of State of Remote Work reports they have been in the top three struggles for remote workers. Here are some of the ways we communication and collaboration at Buffer: Asynchronous communication We try to communicate asynchronously when possible.

We’ve also been able to successfully experiment with asynchronous meetings. Masterminds. - Pricing. Readwise. Greatassistant.com – Do You Have a Great Assistant? A collection of keyboard shortcuts for Mac apps, Windows programs, and websites → UseTheKeyboard. Mouseless. Outline - Read & annotate without distractions.

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Encyrpted. Hackers for Hire - Data Security. Company Research. Real People? Trademark-Patent Search. Websites. Minimal Viable Products-MVP. CMS. Email Sig. Find anyone email address. FoxType Breaks Down the Structure of Any Sentence So You Can Visualize It. Negotiation Tools. Social Media. 20 Essential Apps And Websites For Digital Nomads. Living a life of perpetual travel is pretty exciting – new destinations, new cultures and new incredible people to meet and hang out with!

20 Essential Apps And Websites For Digital Nomads

However, working on the road can get pretty hectic at times. As a digital nomad I have found myself in rather awkward situations a lot – from missed deadlines due to incorrect time zone conversion to a nearly missed plane when I forgot to print out my booking and confused the time (I did catch that plane though!). Being your own boss is equally awesome and hellish. Juggling numerous tasks at once and getting things done super-fast with a terrible wi-fi connection requirea killer organizational skills and zen-like concentration. Try using the next 20 websites and apps to make your life as a digital nomad easier, less stressful and even more exciting! 1. Trello is your go-to website to stay organized and work super-efficiently on the road. My Trello contains two sets of boards – personal and business. 2. f.lux 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 1Password. 21 Free Design Tools for Marketers on a Budget.

They say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but let's be honest ... a pretty cover doesn’t hurt when it comes to your marketing.

21 Free Design Tools for Marketers on a Budget

That’s why -- whether you're creating lead generation content, social media content, calls-to-action, or infographics -- your marketing materials should always be as visually appealing as possible. Problem is, actually creating all these beautiful visuals isn't exactly every marketer's forte. Oh, another problem? Dynamic Periodic Table.

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Turn Your Handwriting into Digital Notes for the Best of Both Worlds. Compress PDF – Reduce your PDF Online for Free. Seven Free Add-ins and Apps to Supercharge Microsoft Office. 111 Low-Cost or Free Online Tools for Nonprofits. The number of low-cost or free online resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding.

111 Low-Cost or Free Online Tools for Nonprofits

Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices and as mobile media continues to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options that will be available to your nonprofit in coming years. That said, to be alerted of new low-cost or free resources and tools available for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech for Good 2.0 e-Newsletter [see right column]. A section of the e-newsletter entitled “Resource of the Week” features a new resource/tool in each edition. 1. Zeen :: zeen.com Zeen is a new product soon-to-be launched by YouTube’s co-founders that will allow users to “discover and create beautiful magazines.” 2. Wufoo allows individuals and brands to easily create web forms through a simple drag and drop interface. 3. 4. Wordle is an online tool that allows you to easily create word clouds. CloudConvert - convert anything to anything.

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