Make inbox overwhelm obsolete in your biz by using these THREE tools
Inbox paralysis has to be one of the TOP productivity killers that I see time and time again when working with my clients to help them beat overwhelm and pave the way for success in their biz.
Constantly fire-fighting. Constantly on the back foot. Constantly distracted from the tasks they NEED to do as CEO.
If this sounds like you - you’re not on your own.
Make email obsolete in your business by checking out my three favourite platforms below:
Cut me some slack
Pave the way for AWESOME collaboration with Slack.
No matter what shape or size your team is, or if it’s just you looking to team up with clients and suppliers - Slack will help you come together to share updates and discuss ideas in lightning speed.
Conversations can be organised according to team and topic, whilst files and documents can be shared as attachments and remain available for download whenever you need them.
My absolute favourite feature is how easily you can integrate Slack with other platforms like project management platforms for ultimate ease of use.
Project professionals
Project management tools have become invaluable to me in running Selina & Co., and are often one of the first things to be implemented by one of my elite VAs when commencing work with a new client.
Trello, Asana, Basecamp - it’s all down to preference.
Collaborate with your team, your suppliers and your clients - delegating tasks, setting deadlines and checking in on the status of individual jobs.
No more wasting time waiting for updates or trawling through historic email chains searching for the right message or attachment.
What’s not to love?!
The small screen
If I had £1 for every hour I’ve spent meticulously capturing my feedback on documents or tasks in lengthy emails - let’s just say I’d be a very rich woman!
My mantra is - if you’re not making direct edits to a document, step AWAY from the keyboard.
To achieve this, screen recording software has become my new best friend. With Loom, I can chat through my thoughts and comments whilst illustrating my commentary with the screen visual - saving time for me AND my colleagues.
Helping us to get the job done.
What now?
Getting set up of course!
The majority of these platforms are free to use (or at least very cheap!) - it’s just the time they take to put in place that you need to be mindful of.
I promise you - it will be SO worth it.
If you simply haven’t got the time or knowledge to implement these without losing a week to it, then get in touch on the link below to see how you could outsource your organisational headaches to an elite virtual assistant.
Selina Johnson — Business Support Expert, solution seeker and freedom fixer — helps successful coaches, consultants, speakers and entrepreneurs from across the globe to scale their businesses, make more money and achieve faster, sustainable results without compromising their time.
Over the past 16 years, she’s supported high profile individuals like award-winning architect Dame Zaha Hadid DBE, Sunday Times Top 20 Most Influential Entrepreneurs In The UK Sháá Wasmund MBE, former Co-Director of the Serpentine Gallery Dame Julia Peyton-Jones DBE, and Russian billionaire Timur Sardarov.
Today, she teaches brilliant entrepreneurs just like you how to implement her simple methods that result in BIG wins in their businesses — including the dynamite delegation strategies, time management hacks and mindset mastery she’s used to halve her hours, double her income and ditch her commute, leaving her free to create and live the life she loves.