On February 10, 2014 one of my favorite marketers who always has a pulse on the tech world, Gary Vaynerchuk shared "Five Apps You Should Check Out." Check it out here: http://www.slideshare.net/vaynerchuk/five-apps-you-should-try-this-week While I mean no disrespect, because really, I love me some Gary V. But his selections seemed a bit disappointing to me. Well I got your back Gary! Here's the five apps that have caught my eye, as a small business technology coach over at StartUp! (http://www.slostartup.com), that I think today's smart small business owners need to go check out. Stat!

1. The
5
APPS
That I Think
Gary Vaynerchuk
REALLY
WANTED YOU TO
CHECK OUT
http://www.slostartup.com

2. I love me some
Gary Vaynerchuk.
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3. This book here -->
it totally rocked my
socks.
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4. He recently shared
5 apps he thought
we should check out.
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5. And he's right.
You do need to try apps
to truly understand their
true benefit.*
*Also known as their value proposition.
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6. But...
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7. When I saw
the 5 apps,
all I could think was...
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8. them?
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9. So here's five
new apps,
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10. that I have
my eyes on.
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11. 1. Canva
(http://www.canva.com)
Simple graphic design tool for
blogs and websites.
Once a upon a time, us normal
folk had to rely on graphic
designers to make designs that
looked good. Canva is a cloud
graphic design tool, that makes it
shocking simple to create
graphics, slides*, business cards and more.
*In fact, these slides were made in Canva. No joke.
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12. 2. Coschedule
(http://www.coschedule.com)
The social media editorial
calendar made for WordPress.
Managing a blog - especially one
with multiple authors, is hard!
Editorial calendars help with
that. Automating your social
media is convenient - that's why
we have HootSuite and Buffer.
If they had a beautiful baby, you'd
get Coschedule for WordPress.
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13. 3. Streak CRM
(http://www.streak.com)
A mini-CRM built into Gmail.
Track your pipeline without
leaving your inbox.
Organize your emails based on
what their state is in a pipeline.
Any pipeline - it's totally
customizable to meet your
needs. Can be use for tracking
leads, prospects, and sales with
their Sales pipeline. Streak makes
it easy to share what's going on
with others on your team, too.
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14. 4. Yarny (http://www.yarny.me)
A simple distraction-free writing
experience in the cloud.
Write your next blog, manifesto, or
novel on this beautiful, simple to
use, and distraction
free cloud writing environment.
Allows you to record notes, create
and reorganize snippets, saved on
the cloud, and easy to export
when you're done.
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15. 5. Happier
(http://www.happier.com)
A fun social gratitude journal
app.
According to their website, just the
act of expressing gratitude makes
you happier. This social platform
and corresponding app allow you
to journal and share your happy
moments and accomplishments
each day. Did your biz have a
happy moment today? <wink>
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