The following are a list of products and services that our publisher and CEO Christine Pilkington has personally used and can recommend.
Boomerang for Gmail
Say hello to inbox 0! If you use Gmail, you need to install Boomerang for Gmail, which loads a few buttons onto your Gmail interface that “boomerang” your messages to the top of your inbox at a designated time. Perfect for sales prospects and managing staff, Boomerang reminds you to follow up with someone or respond to important emails. If you don’t have time to deal with an email if you reply to someone and would like to follow up, simply “boomerang” it to come back to you the next day, week or any designated time. You can even schedule messages to be sent in the future. Find out more.
Ghost CEO Start-up Business ePack
I worked with Ghost CEO coach Felicia Lee for a year and a half and know that the Ghost CEO methodology is foundational for building business and generating sales. If you’re looking to rev up your sales and the timing for a coach isn’t right for you, start with the Start-up Business ePack, which will show you how to build a sales funnel, define your sales niches, build a network that will champion your business and help you form strategic alliances. This investment will pay you back dividends. Find out more.
Freshbooks
For a year, we struggled with manual invoices – a surprising drudgery considering that we were billing people! No more now that we adopted Freshbooks. Perfect for consultants, coaches and independent entrepreneurs, Freshbooks is a great tool for any business that generates invoices. I find it easy to keep track of estimates, who has paid and what’s outstanding – and invoicing is actually now fun to do. And bonus: They’re a Canadian company, so it’s really tailored to our needs above the border. Find out more.
Susan Washington, Master Coach
Coaching is such a personal thing. The right coach for you will depend on your own needs. If you’re looking for a coach who brings heart to managing your business, I can highly recommend Susan Washington. I’ve only recently started working with Susan but she has already brought me so much clarity, which has allowed me to make decisions to set my business on the right path. Susan is based in North Vancouver, but I do all my sessions over the phone. Find out more.
Nannies on Call
Your nanny sick? Your kid sick from school but you have an important deadline to meet? Daycare closed for the day? Look no further than Nannies on Call, a service that provides childcare services. I’ve personally used this service countless times and can’t rave enough. The nannies are always professional and well trained (yes, they will actually play with your children). Nannies on call has an intensive application process, so you can rest easy knowing that their nannies have their first aid and that the service has done a thorough background check. Find out more.
