{"id":2584,"date":"2015-10-22T10:31:33","date_gmt":"2015-10-22T17:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/?p=2584"},"modified":"2015-10-22T10:31:33","modified_gmt":"2015-10-22T17:31:33","slug":"tips-for-choosing-the-right-mobiles-apps-for-your-small-business-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/tips-for-choosing-the-right-mobiles-apps-for-your-small-business-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for choosing the right mobiles apps for your small business needs"},"content":{"rendered":"
When it comes to off-the-shelf apps<\/a><\/strong>, mobile device users enjoy an abundance of riches. Statista reports<\/a><\/strong> that of July 2015, the number of apps available for download in leading app stores included 1.5 million in Apple\u2019s App Store and 1.6 million apps for Android users.<\/p>\n Of course not all of these apps are appropriate for small business use, but there is a considerable selection of apps that can help boost employee productivity by managing to-do lists, scheduling tasks, tracking travel expenses and more; and apps that enhance workflow such as those for document and task management.<\/p>\n And to help enhance collaboration and communications, there are a variety of messaging apps as well as conferencing apps that make it easy to launch a web conference or video right from your smartphone or tablet. For conferencing, you\u2019ll want to be sure to have a headset<\/a><\/strong> to ensure audio clarity and cancel out background noise no matter where you are. \u00a0You\u2019ll also want to check out Plantronics Hub app, available for iOS<\/a><\/strong> and Android<\/a><\/strong> mobile devices. Plantronics Hub helps optimize your Bluetooth headset experience with features such as Find My Headset, setting call options for your Apple Watch, and battery level checking.<\/p>\n However, before you even begin to peruse app stores, have a process in place for selecting apps that improve operations and help manage your business more efficiently. Purchasing apps that provide only a part of the solution you need or include components that do the same thing as apps you already have can lead to inefficiency and user frustration.<\/p>\n In determining apps for your small business, consider the following:<\/p>\n Don\u2019t rush into making a decision. Check user reviews and ask business associates and social media connections what apps they use. Also take advantage of free trials to put an app through its paces to make sure it fits your needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When it comes to off-the-shelf apps, mobile device users enjoy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[510],"tags":[453,569,455,396,929,1266,637,1267],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n