As discussed in my "Leverage the Web" ebook, the overarching advantage of leveraging online software, tools and sites is that:
Getting things done online not only saves you time and money, but it exponentially increases those savings by enabling you to change the way you get things done in ways that were not previously possible
Which brings us to the 9 advantages which make up the point above:
- Getting things done online allows you to work more efficiently by helping you focus on your most important tasks when they need to be done and allowing you to automate or delegate less important tasks.
- Online sites offer you tools and features to manage your processes.
- When you get things done online, you can literally run your business from anywhere as long as you have a computer that can connect to the Web.
- You can still work collaboratively even though no one is in the same room or even working at the same time.
- Working online offers you the lowest cost of ownership, both in time and money, for software, data storage and more.
- Online vendors typically offer one free version or, at the very least, a 30-day trial offer.
- Online sites and tools provide time savings by offering both faster setup and learning times than offline alternatives.
- Connectivity and integration is part of the mix because the Web is the where you are getting it done.
- Getting it done online allows you to focus on what your business does rather than what it needs in order to do what it does.