{"id":7589,"date":"2022-09-08T17:14:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T14:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webceo.com\/blog\/?p=7589"},"modified":"2025-11-04T21:44:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T18:44:21","slug":"tips-and-tools-for-remote-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webceo.com\/blog\/tips-and-tools-for-remote-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Best Tips and Tools for Remote Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Before the lockdowns, many people considered the possibility of working remotely as a dream come true. They liked the idea of being relaxed and having a very short commute to the office.

But now that we all have more experience with it, can we see any disadvantages in working remotely<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are a few, no doubt. And your boss can see them clearly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A boss can be quite disappointed in such a state of affairs. It\u2019s hard to control all the staff and build plans when you can\u2019t actually see what is happening on your employees\u2019 screens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article we want to cheer your team leader up and show some ways he or she can control the working schedule<\/strong> while maintaining the former productivity and results (or maybe exceeding them).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s discuss how to work from home properly and what software you can\nuse to optimize the entire process, keeping everything under your control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N\/B:<\/i> This list includes mostly free tools for remote work<\/strong> that are widespread and tested by ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>FREE SOFTWARE FOR PLANNING <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before starting to really work, you should know what you need to do. Remote work sometimes requires our plans to dramatically change. This concerns future tasks and the general direction of upcoming projects and management. Remote work must adapt to specific circumstances quickly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best service for planning is the easiest and most available one. GOOGLE CALENDAR<\/strong><\/a> is cool enough to help you with day-by-day planning. It\u2019s also free for everybody. How about using it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With Google Calendar you can not only look at the dates and months, but also build approximate tasks for specific time periods. It integrates with Google Keep and Tasks<\/strong>, so you will be able to leave some notes and create some tasks already at the stage of planning! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here you can also \u201cstretch\u201d your plans by days and weeks, and it will be clearly seen with the help of colored lines which go through days. This is helpful when you have several projects that go simultaneously and need to know how to allocate your time and efforts appropriately. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can email your plans to your colleagues directly from the calendar and receive a copy of the letter if you like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can separate your calendars: create different ones for work and private life<\/strong>, and the same applies to Tasks. Google Calendar is available on the web at calendar.google.com and via Android and iOS. You just need to have a Google account to freely use all the possibilities of this service from any device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VISME<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re planning a new product launch remotely, you can have brainstorming sessions with your team online. Visme provides a free online whiteboard tool<\/a> for this. It will let your teammates collaborate on the upcoming project, share plans, and outline interesting ideas from the comfort of their homes. When they make edits to the whiteboard or add comments, all the updates will appear immediately, in real time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Due to an intuitive dashboard and pre-designed whiteboard templates, you\u2019ll find it easy to use the tool without technical skills. Just choose a template that best fits your needs, add your content, customize the visuals, and you\u2019re ready to go. To make it all look engaging, you can use a lot of interactive elements from Visme\u2019s library – stickers, emojis, animations, and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once your brainstorming session ends, feel free to download the whiteboard in JPEG, PNG, or PDF, email it to your teammates as HTML5 or generate a shareable link to track views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>TASK ASSIGNMENT SOFTWARE<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It is always important to properly assign tasks to employees and organize their working process. There are a few services you can use to give missions to your team and keep track of their achievements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TRELLO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Image source: <\/i>G2 Crowd<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trello is a good service both by efficiency and appearance – yes, this\nis important, as you will see these dashboards every day! A whole set of useful\nfeatures will let your teammates sink into task accomplishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Trello, you will be able to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n