The document outlines five free methods to boost on-site productivity using existing technology: keeping software updated, maximizing battery life on mobile devices, organizing email inboxes, utilizing cloud-based document management tools, and tracking email interactions. These strategies focus on efficient communication and resource management to enhance workflow. Additionally, it highlights a tool called Closeout for managing punch lists in real-time.

1. 5 FREE WAYS TO INCREASE
YOUR PRODUCTIVITY ON-SITE
Using the Technology you Already Have

2. 1. KEEP THE SOFTWARE
UPDATED

3. Updates on your mobile
device are important to
ensure the app is running as
smoothly and efficiently as
possible

4. How-to Guides for Updating your
Apps
• Updating apps on iOS
• Updating apps on Android

5. If your web browser is out of
date you may experience display
issues, stretched images, and
various other errors

6. How-to Guides for Updating your
Web Browser
• Updating Internet Explorer
• Updating Google Chrome

7. 2. SAVE YOUR PHONE’S
PRECIOUS BATTERY

8. It’s hard to find a time to plug
your phone in when you’re
running around site all day

9. Save your precious
battery power on iOS
• Disable as many notifications as possible
• Turn off ‘background app refresh’ for apps you don’t
care about
• Check for software updates
• Lower the brightness on your phone
• Stop motion and animations

10. Save your precious
battery power on Android
• Monitor and manage what is using the most battery life
• Reduce your screen brightness
• Choose a black or dark coloured background for your phone
wallpaper
• Turn off bluetooth and mobile data whenever you don’t need them
• Turn off location services whenever you don’t need them
• Keep your apps updated
• Delete apps you don’t use
• Switch off vibrate
• Give in and purchase a rechargeable battery pack

11. How-to Guides for Saving Battery
Power
• Saving Battery Power on iOS
• Saving Battery Power on Android

12. 3. ORGANIZE YOUR
EMAIL INBOX

13. An organized inbox will let you
follow up with trades faster

14. An organized inbox will let you
retrieve important project
information quickly

15. An organized inbox will let you
manage your emails in terms of
follow-up priority

16. How-to Guides for Organizing
your Inbox
• Organizing your Outlook inbox
• Organizing your Gmail inbox

17. 4. USE CLOUD-BASED
DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT
TOOLS

18. Common cloud-based
document management tools
include:
• Google Drive
• Dropbox
• Box

19. These tools allow you to access
documents from any device at
any time

20. These document tools allow you
to free up space on your
computer or mobile device

21. These document tools allow
collaboration between team
members on the same
document

22. How-to Guides for Google Cloud-
Based Collaboration
• Setting up Google Drive
• Using Google Drive on your
Android Device

23. 5. TRACK EMAIL OPENS

24. Free email plugins allow you to
know when someone has
opened your email, or clicked on
a link that you included in the
email

25. Free versions of email plugins
are available such as Sidekick
by Hubspot or Yesware

26. Useful in construction for
scheduling follow-ups with
material suppliers,
subcontractors, etc.

27. Finally, some punch list therapy.
Use Closeout to easily manage your
punch lists in real-time from your mobile
phone or computer.
Watch the overview video or request a 1:1
demo to see how Closeout can give your
team some much deserved punch list
therapy.

28. Thank you.
Lauren Hasegawa
Co-Founder, Bridgit
lauren@gobridgit.com
www.gobridgit.com