Owning a small business can be overwhelming. Between dealing with customers, monitoring expenses and dealing with complaints it is difficult to find time to breathe. One easy way to increase your productivity and alleviate some of your stress is to have good business apps that fit your business’s needs.

Here at Varci Media we know the importance of making the most out of the business day. We also know that there is an endless amount of apps out there, so to make sorting through them a bit easier here is a look at 5 business apps that are an absolute must for every small business owner.

1) Mailbox

The mailbox app is perfect for small businesses. The app let’s business owners make better use of their email. Used correctly you can get your email inbox down to zero by archiving, creating tasks and organizing.

This business app can create a personalized reminder that keeps you up to date on how and when responses need to be made to emails in your inbox. Mailbox will clean up your email inbox and give you more time to concentrate on other business tasks.

In 2013 Mailbox was purchased by Dropbox. Mailbox is a free app and it works on Androids, iPads, iPhones, as well as Mac OS X.

2) GetFeedback

Powered by salesforce, GetFeedback is an online survey application that gives you the ability to create online surveys that will be displayed on browsers, smartphones and tablets. As any good business owner knows surveys are crucial to achieving and understanding customer satisfaction

GetFeedBack gives you the ability to survey customers on their likes and dislikes, suggestions and favorite items. With this app your customer’s feedback is displayed in a format that is extremely easy to understand so you don’t waste valuable time filtering through the survey’s final results.

Learn more about the importance of customer feedback on our blog

3) Square

The Square app is a must for every business owner. The Square Reader lets you process credit card payments on your smartphone or tablet. This is the perfect business app for the business owner whose company is on-the-go, such as repair services, home businesses or food truck vendors. The app lets you track payments and receipts, customize taxes, discounts and tips.

With every swipe your business is charged 2.75%, which is automatically docked from the purchase. The charge will show up in your bank account the next day. This app works on all operating systems and apps.

4) Skype

Skype is an app that is mega popular with individuals as well as business owners. Skype makes having remote meetings simple. For a reasonable monthly amount, Skype gives users the ability to hold online meetings, messaging and take calls from up to 150 people. Skype also gives you easy access to Outlook calendars of employees so you can accurately make a schedule as well as schedule meetings.

Skype allows you to share photos and files. You can make group calls with up to 25 people and send text messages. Skype’s basic version is free, but international calls carry a fee. Skype works on all operating systems and devices.

5) Mail Chimp

If you own a small or mid-size business Mail Chimp is an email service provider that will be a great help to you. Mail Chimp’s platform gives you the ability to send exquisitely designed emails to your customers as well as leads.

At Varci Media we understand the importance of well written communication. To view the services we offer visit here.

Mail Chimp has templates ready for you to edit to suit your needs and send out. With Mail Chimp you can produce product announcements, newsletters, receipts, invoices and so much more.

Pricing for Mailchimp depends on the number of subscribers that you have. It is completely free to send up to 12,000 emails each month if you have up to 2000 subscribers. Mail Chimp can easily save you time and help you take your business to the next level.

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