A Guide to Working Remotely – useful tips from our friends at Modern Visual

Our friends at Modern Visual have jumped on the front foot during these unprecedented times, and have prepared some great information to help businesses understand how they can efficiently allow staff to work from home during times of social distancing. We understand that not all efforts are appropriate for all businesses and industries, but hopefully you can gain some useful tips from the information below, no matter your business type or number of employees. Together, let’s help one another. Thank you to the team from Modern Visual for sharing!

A Guide to Working Remotely…

USE REMOTE VIDEO, MEETING & DESKTOP SOFTWARE
Digitally connecting with your team and clients has never been easier. Take a look at software such as Zoom, Teamviewer or Google Hangouts.
See: zoom.us, teamviewer.com & hangouts.google.com

IMPLEMENT AND USE A CLOUD BASED CRM
A CRM (Customer Relationship Manager) is an online portal to communicate and collaborate with your clients and team. Increase sales, team efficiency and track revenue. Ensure company communications are recorded and not living between the ears of your team.
See: https://www.hubspot.com/growth-stack/what-is-crm

SWITCH YOUR DOCUMENT STORAGE TO THE CLOUD
If you are currently storing files on individual computers or an internal server, your team most likely cannot easily access these remotely. Cloud drives are the easiest way to allow easy access to all your files from anywhere 24/7.
See: drive.google.com, dropbox.com, amazon.com/drive

USE AN ONLINE OFFICE SUITE
Document creation and editing are straightforward, with an online cloud solution. If you are used to Microsoft Office on your desktop, not much is different when using the tools online. All your existing files are editable like Word, Excel, Powerpoint etc.
See: docs.google.com, office.com

IMPLEMENT A PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOL
Online project management platforms are readily available and signing up is easy. You can also create custom solutions efficiently to suit you & your business needs.
See: trello.com, asana.com, basecamp.com, teamwork.com

Source:
Modern Visual Business Solutions
https://modernvisual.com.au/