Gwendolyn's Favorite Things
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17 Hats
OVERVIEW
An all-in-one suite of business tools to make things easier. You may think, “I only need help with invoices.” Or, “I only need electronic contracts.”
But what you really need – what would really make business easier – is a
comprehensive, all-in-one tool that gives you everything. That’s 17hats.
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WHY GWENDOLYN LOVES IT
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As my business started to grow, one of the things I quickly realized was that doing quotes, service agreements, invoices and intake forms by hand took up too much time. I wanted a way to guide clients through the onboarding process quickly and as easy as possible for them.
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When I implemented 17Hats, my onboarding time went from 30 minutes to 10 minutes because I was able to create all my templates ahead of time and setup workflows.
Teamwork Projects
OVERVIEW
Project management software that lets you own the big picture. Teamwork Projects takes care of the details so your team can focus on delivering results.
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WHY GWENDOLYN LOVES IT
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Teamwork Projects was a game changer for me. I needed something to help track tasks, communicate with clients, and centralize information and details for the team. Teamwork has allowed us to create projects for each client so that everyone has visibility on progress.
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We've eliminated the need for dozens of back and forth emails, we've centralized key documents related to each project, and we are more efficient and productive because of it.
Bench Bookkeeping
OVERVIEW
Get a professional bookkeeper at a price you can afford, and powerful financial reporting with zero learning curve. Bench gives you a dedicated bookkeeper supported by a team of in-house experts. They take the tedious financial admin and bookkeeping stress off your plate—for good.
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WHY GWENDOLYN LOVES IT
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I was overwhelmed with trying to keep up with the bookkeeping process in my business. I always found myself getting behind on my financial paperwork because I was so busy working on client work. I wanted to stay focused on improving the customer experience and lead generation process to drive revenue and continued growth, not reconciling expenses and Bench helped with the process.
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I'll be honest, the first time I tried to sign up it didn't go so smoothly lol, but I believe in 2nd chances and Bench has been great ever since. This has been a huge relief for me.
Social Report
OVERVIEW
Social Report™ is an all-in-one social media management platform. All the features you need in one, concise package.
WHY GWENDOLYN LOVES IT
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I was tired of having to login to multiple platforms to get my and my client's social media scheduled. Can you imagine how time consuming that is? I have 4 platforms alone and then each client has 3-4 platforms soooo it became a bit much.
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I decided to take a chance on Social Report because it was budget friendly and had very comprehensive reports that I could share with clients. This allowed me to add a nice perk to their social media package each month. Social Report has been a huge time saver and allows me to plan content, scheduling, and posting for clients all in one place. Life changer!
ONESTREAM LIVE
OVERVIEW
OneStream Live™ Schedule & Live Stream Recorded Videos to 40+ Social Media Platforms Simultaneously.
WHY GWENDOLYN LOVES IT
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OneStream Live helps me expand my reach with videos. There were times when I wanted to be offline but had a schedule for doing live videos so I had to get creative and found OneStream.
I tested it out and it helped me save time and effort so I could focus on creating powerful videos to stream in multiple places and still be offline when I needed to.
