Tools I Trust and Use Daily
Simple, effective tools that help me (and my clients) stay on top of everything.
Running a business can feel like juggling flaming torches some days…
That’s why I rely on a few tried-and-tested tools to keep things ticking over smoothly—tools I genuinely use every day and happily recommend to others.
Below are the tools I use to help me stay organised, manage my workload and finesse that work/life balance that everyone needs.
Some of these are affiliate links, which means if you decide to sign up for their premium plans, I’ll receive a small thank-you at no extra cost to you. It’s a simple way to support your friendly-neighbourhood-VA while finding helpful tools that might just change the way you work.
Time tracking without the faff
Are you a newbie VA who wants to track your billable hours?
Need a clear idea of how long you spend on different tasks?
Part of a large organisation? No problem, Toggl plans cover that too!
Toggl Track makes it easy. Its user-friendly interface, flexible reporting, and it’s helped me track my time to ensure I’m billing the right amount and sending accurate reports to my clients.
They offer a generous free plan and a 30-day Premium trial if you want to try it out.
You can watch the video below to see how it works, then click the button below to try it out!
Communicate smarter with TextExpander
TextExpander lets you communicate quickly and accurately across all your devices.
Easily insert "snippets" of text in any app from a library of content created by you and your team.
Comes with a variety of ready-made snippets, including autocorrect libraries in English, French and German to correct your typing in all apps, as well as groups for Accented Words (crème brûlée anyone?), HTML and CSS, Symbols, Emojis and more.
I was introduced to this by a client and I haven’t looked back. TextExpander has massively boosted my productivity by massively reducing the time I spend on repetitive typing tasks. Intro emails, standard greetings, AI prompts, signatures, formatted text and pictures, all made simpler with TextExpander.
Perfect for VAs, Administrators, Sales Teams, Programmers… if you have a computer-based job, you’ll wonder how you ever did without this.
