Cloud-based apps make it easier for freelancers, or anyone wanting to be productive, to work on the go. This list features some of nicest, web-based collection of tools which you might find useful.
Storage
- Google Drive – a recently released file storage and sync service from Google which gives users a free of charge 5 GB cloud storage.
- Dropbox – is a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. The default free plan lets you store up to 2GB of data.
- Ubuntu One – online cloud service that allows you store, sync, share and stream either your music, photo, video, and document collection at any time and from any device. The free plan lets you store up to 5GB.
- Box – web service that allows you to get access to and share content from anywhere.
Invoicing
- Bamboo Invoice – free and Open Source online invoicing software intended for small businesses and independent contractors.
- Simple Invoices – another free open source web-based application that you can install and run from your own web-server.
- Billing Boss – great online invoicing tool that greatly benefits freelancers and small businesses.
- Invoice Bubble – another free online invoice software that lets you create invoices and send them to your clients in seconds. The free version is ad-supported with an optional $5 per month premium account to remove ads.
Time Tracking
- Makesometime – freelancer tool that helps you keep track of your time, invoices and projects you’re working on.
- Todoist – a simple online to-do list and task manager.
- Weave(iPhone App) – free iPhone app which you can use to add income, expenses, projects, and time spent on each todo item.
Just Useful
- Lemon – this amazing cloud-based app allows you to capture and organise your receipts tracking your spending/purchases.
- MailChimp – simple tool that helps you manage email campaigns, share them on social networks, integrate with services you already use, and track your results.
- Evernote – an app that helps you store, organize and sync all your notes, web clips, and images across a multitude of devices.
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