Working as a freelancer money can often be tight, the cyclical nature of work meaning that it pays to be frugal, ensuring that every penny is made to count. That said, making your money stretch further can be tough, the cost of living perpetually rising and value hard to find in a global economy that’s pretty unforgiving. Thankfully, there’s still some value to be had out there though, the app market in particular offering an abundance of gems that offer staggering value for money, particularly in face of charging equivalents. Amongst these app gems you’ll find a wealth that’ll not only cut costs but that can also work to make freelancing a little easier. So, if you’re a freelancer that’s a little cash-strapped and looking to make your life a little easier, here’s five free apps for freelancers that might be worthwhile taking a look at…
Free Apps for Freelancers
My Price
Key to a long and prosperous freelancing career is selling your product or service for the correct price. Something of a balancing act, this can be hard to get right, making it difficult to know how much you should be charging. My Price offers an antidote to this problem, as using the app you can calculate how much you should charge for your creative services. Taking under account a number of factors, like the project, the client, your education and your experience, it’ll provide you with an appropriate price, ensuring that you don’t under or oversell yourself.
Pageonce
Similarly important to freelancing successfully is keeping a constant and keen eye on all things financial. The Pageonce app provides a useful platform that’ll help you to do this, offering a litany of features that make financial management a little easier. Via the app you can get an overview of all your bills, bank account balances and view due dates and transactions. Furthermore, you can even pay your bills using the app and set up real-time alerts and reminders about any bills forthcoming. That’s a useful little package if you’re not the savviest when it comes to managing your cash.
Google Drive
Google Drive is an app that every 21st century freelancer should have in their armory. Offering 5GB free storage in ‘the cloud’ it provides users with the opportunity to collaborate with clients online and work remotely, as all they’ll need is an internet connection to access all their word processing, spreadsheet and presentation documents. Essentially it’ll spare you from being enslaved to your desktop and perhaps save you a bit of cash.
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Skype
Freelancers face making a lot of calls, drumming up potential business, liaising with customers or clients and, more often than not, chasing down late or non-payments. All that time spent on the phone can mean a hefty phone bill, meaning that you’re going to want the best deal possible. This is where Skype comes to the fore. Using the app, you can make voice and video calls with other Skype users for free, drastically reducing costs on the phone call front. Not only nationwide, but worldwide, too. Should you have clients on foreign shores then, those call costs could be dramatically reduced.
Trello
During times of feast when you’ve a multitude of clients and projects, frequently, it can feel as if there’s not enough time in the day. Burgeoning tasks and requests leaving you wondering what needs done and when it needs done by. This is where Trello can help. A project management tool, with it you can organize and track all of your projects and collaborate with clients over them online. If you’re amongst the more disorganized freelancers, it’s an app that should help you manage your time more effectively, limiting some of the stress involved in what’s an often hectic lifestyle.
Author Bio: Mark James is a UK based Writer who specializes in Business and Technology. He currently works in-house for Crunch, UK based accountants for contractors.
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