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Dropbox Paper

Dropbox Paper

[contextazon id=’1′] Dropbox Paper is a nice free online service/tool to collaborate with others by saving documents, pictures, or other files in the cloud and share them with those working on the same project with you. Everyone in your team can modify the documents, or contribute to the project by […]

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tuxtrans

tuxtrans Page

[contextazon id=’1′] tuxtrans, a Desktop GNU/Linux System developed for translators, is not only completely free (based on free software, open source) but is a truly complete system. It is an operating system with all needed software for the freelance translator or any other translator. Interesting article: Why you should use […]

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Bitrix24

Bitrix24

[contextazon id=’1′] Bitrix24 is an excellent free online project management solution or customer relationship management (CRM) software with unlimited projects, tasks and subtasks. It includes time tracking, task automation workflows, Gantt chart, document management and task collaboration tools (e.g. group chat and video conferencing). Bitrix24 is completely free for up […]

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Zoho Invoice

Zoho Invoice

[contextazon id=’1′] Zoho Invoice also provides a free option but only allows to send 5 invoices per month! The interface is clean, intuitive and easy to use. Zoho Invoice is probably the closest to FreshBooks (the reigning champion among the invoice generators) one can get. Like its competitors Zoho Invoice […]

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Hiveage

Hiveage

[contextazon id=’1′] The free option of Hiveage allows to send unlimited invoices to an unlimited number of clients and to accept payments! You only pay if you decide to upgrade to premium features like estimates/quotes, payment reminders and account statements. PayPal is bundled with Hiveage for free and through a […]

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Express Invoice

Express Invoice

[contextazon id=’1′] With the free (Update: Only free for a Trial period now) Express Invoice software generating invoices, quotes and orders is easy and quick. Even setting up and scheduling recurring invoices is possible. And once the invoice is created you can print, email or fax it directly to your […]

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WebClipper for Evernote

WebClipper for Evernote

[contextazon id=’1′] The free WebClipper for Evernote is a great addition which lets you browse the web and store everything noteworthy directly to Evernote. If you run a business then you probably use the web for numerous different things. You might read articles important for your business. You might schedule […]

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Evernote

Evernote

[contextazon id=’1′] The free version of Evernote is an excellent tool for your project management. It is not only a tool to store just a few notes but rather a tool to store literally all your notes, ideas, schedules, project plans, to-do lists, etc. And it lets you create an […]

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Skype

Skype

Skype allows you to have a chat or online meeting with a partner or client which can be important if you can not wait for a reply to an email or if a real discussion is needed to clear up some issues for an important task. [contextazon id=’1′] Skype is […]

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Congratulations

Home Office

Congratulations! With the tools and online services from the previous 10 posts you now have the basic equipment to work as a freelance translator. This does of course not mean, that you now have a perfectly and completely equipped home office. But it is a start. [contextazon id=’1′] All following […]

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