One perk of signing up for a Google account is free storage. You’ll get 15 GB of space on Google Drive to store files, photos, and videos. You can even download the Google Drive app for Android and snap photos of all your receipts to store on your account. Best of all, once you set …
All of the apps available today were supposed to make us more productive. There are apps to help with everything from project management to to-do lists, from organizing our notes, to keeping track of time. But, instead of being our most productive selves, we’re drowning in a sea of emails, messages, and notifications, and to …
How Matt Wade gets stuff done and helps businesses navigate Microsoft 365 Matt initially started working with Microsoft products when he first became a mechanical engineer in 2009. But, it wasn’t until 2015 that he began a dedicated Microsoft job as a SharePoint administrator. In 2017 Matt co-founded his own company, jumpto365. The purpose of …
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From a productivity standpoint, flow is the most powerful state of mind you’ll ever achieve. But what is it, exactly? How can you tell you’ve entered a flow state, and how can you create an environment that makes it easier? Here’s how. Most of us have experienced it at least once. You’re hard at work …
Does opening your inbox on a weekday morning send you straight to panic mode, before you’ve even had a sip of coffee? You open your inbox and it’s full of work messages, news notifications, promotional offers, brand newsletters, personal emails – the list goes on. By the time you’ve gone through them, you’ve lost precious …
We interviewed all of the Shift teams to find out how our productivity experts #GetItDone. Next up: a few members of our marketing team reveal their top tips and tricks for staying productive and focused whether they’re working remotely or in the office. Simon Senior digital marketer Simon is not only our resident SEO whiz, …
Accomplishing everything you want in a given workday can be tough. Even if you start off with good intentions and a solid to-do list, there seem to be distractions at every turn. That’s where a workflow management tool can come in. With the right set of solutions, you can set up your environment to encourage …
How Project Rousseau Empowers Youth to Pursue Higher Education Project Rousseau is a US-based nonprofit organization that works to empower youth in communities with the greatest need to reach their full potential and pursue higher education. They work with students in four key ways: comprehensive one-to-one mentoring and student needs support, academics, community service, and …
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Choosing the right tools and learning management systems (LMS) for remote and online learning is now more important than ever. We’ve put together a list of 10 of the best apps to help make remote and online learning as efficient as possible for students, teachers, and parents. Online education is no easy feat, but it …
Download PDF We put together a four-week digital declutter challenge composed of daily, bite-sized tasks to help you transform your digital life and bring organization to the chaos. If you’re overwhelmed by an overflowing inbox, stuffed picture folder, and disorganized desktop, then follow our challenge to organize your digital life once and for all. Don’t …
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Workflow automation tools have become increasingly popular in recent years. Workflow tools are apps and software that allow you to automate processes and integrate all of the apps your business uses. In other words, an automated workflow eliminates manual processes within your workflow to increase productivity and save you from countless repetitive tasks every day. …
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Chase Warrington shares his expertise on building the future of work Even though Chase has been working in business development since he was interning in college, it was several years ago that he realized his work-life balance could be improved. To solve that problem, he intentionally sought out a job that would allow him to …
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Join Shift and Visme for a live webinar on October 6th to learn how you can master the art of working from home Register Now Shift’s Director of Product, Michael Foucher, and Visme’s CEO and founder, Payman Taei, will share their expertise on increasing productivity and improving communication for remote workers. In this live webinar, …
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As more and more people turn to online markets to fill their needs, the nature of customer service has shifted. With endless points of contact between your customers and your business, it is imperative to find solutions that produce the best possible experience of your brand to stand out among the crowd. Add the pandemic …
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With more than 15 percent of the digital calendar market, Google Calendar is a go-to resource for many professionals. If you have a Google account, you have a calendar, and you can access it through your email account or by installing a separate app. As convenient as that automatic account can be, though, there’s just …
Why Your Agency Needs a Tech Stack Creating a properly built tech stack starts requires thought and intention to ensure all the apps you use work well together. If you haven’t ever thought about the apps that your agency uses in terms of a “tech stack,” then there’s a chance a lot of those apps …
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When your customer support team is super busy answering calls and solving tickets, that’s usually a good sign – it means your brand is getting more popular, you’re getting new customers, and there’s a genuine interest in your product. However, if your support team is constantly behind on their workload and struggling to keep up …
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We interviewed all the different teams that make up Shift to discover how they #GetItDone. You might have already seen the productivity tips and tricks from a few members of our Customer Success and Marketing teams. Wondering where the development team is? Well, developers are busy people and they just didn’t have time to chat. …
How Farzad Rashidi went from a Visme intern to co-founding spin-off company Respona Farzad Rashidi’s first experience in the world of marketing was as a college intern for the visual content creations app Visme. Sometimes, an internship can lead to the career of your dreams. In Farzad’s case, his internship led to a full-time job …
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We’re lucky here at Shift. We have an amazing community of some of the most knowledgeable productivity experts around the world. We always pay careful attention and listen to the advice that you, the Shift community, take the time to share with us. We decided to round up some of the best of the best …
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If you use email for either professional or personal reasons, you likely have a Gmail account. With more than 1.5 billion active users across the world, Gmail is only rivaled by Apple Messages for iPhone, whose market share is almost equal to Gmail’s. But Gmail isn’t just popular with email users. Hackers tend to target …
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Protect yourself against one of the top global risks in 2020. The 2020 World Economic Forum report claims that the risk of cyberattacks is increasing globally. What does this mean for you? Essentially, it’s more important than ever to protect yourself, your information, and your devices against online threats. Earlier this month, we asked our …
It’s never been easier to stay in touch with people. Whether you’re communicating with a relative or business colleague, you can talk on the phone, send a text message, email, video chat or interact on social media. But all of these ways of communicating bring security concerns. This is especially true of messaging, which creates …
Digital marketing has left no room for conventional ways of customer outreach. Your goal is to succeed in today’s business environment. In that case, you need to have a clear understanding of how to attract, convert, and keep your customers engaged online. Email campaigns are essential forms of digital marketing that help businesses boost customer …
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How Matt Munson turned failure into a successful business Before becoming a top coach to CEOs and founders, Matt Munson spent seven years running his last company—the venture-backed Twenty20, which he co-founded and led as CEO. When he first started Twenty20, his focus was primarily making money and raising as much money as he could …
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Did you know that November 30th is National Computer Security Day? This day commenced in 1988, closely following an attack on ARPANET—the internet’s predecessor—that harmed 10% of connected computers at the time. It was inaugurated by the Association for Computer Machinery (ACM). Since then, National Computer Security Day has helped to raise awareness about cyber …
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How Amin Yazdani developed an app builder any restaurant owner can use Amin Yazdani originally came up with the idea for Craver in 2017 when a few local restaurants who wanted to create their own delivery apps approached his software development company. Unfortunately, it was just too expensive for those restaurants to afford their own …
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You spoke and we listened. Now with Shift’s very own Password Manager, you’ll never again be locked out of an account or interrupt your workflow due to a lost password. Our newest feature allows you to save passwords directly in Shift without having to use a separate password manager. That way, your information is easily …
We’ve been talking a lot about deep work here at Shift lately. While it may seem like just another buzzword, it’s actually a concrete and tactical tool that you and your team can use today to help increase productivity and make work a whole lot more enjoyable. What is deep work? Deep work is a …
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We’ve partnered with GlobalGiving to help you give back to causes you care about. From a global pandemic to social unrest, natural disasters and more, 2020 has brought tremendous hardships to people and communities everywhere. As a company, we feel the responsibility now, more than ever, to give back. We believe that together we can …
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