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When I tell my friends and family that our whole team is remote, they usually have similar questions:
These are totally valid questions and they have very easy simple answers. At DH, core value #9 is to Be Like MacGyver & Bruce Lee. Essentially, be resourceful and adaptable.
p.s. for all you millennials who don’t know who MacGyver is, I didn’t either...
Here is a quick list of some of the tools we use to stay connected as a team and foster our company culture. Do you have some suggestions on what else might help? Let us know in the comments!
We love Slack because it allows for some fun in the midst of all the work chatter. From sending emojis to using its smart bots to research articles in the culture space, our team has a lot of fun using Slack on an everyday basis. Since we’re remote, it’s easy for each of us to get pulled into different projects [which we then create new Slack channels for to stay organized].
Pros: easy-to-use, fun, emoji-friendly, allows us to segment communications
Cons: can be tricky to locate old conversations using the search bar
...btw here is this awesome Slack-inspired Halloween costume:
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— Alex Octoberg 🎃 (@aengelbro) October 31, 2018
Basecamp allows for us to create multiple projects and select contributors really easily, which is something we need as a remote team! We love using the calendar feature which lays out all the due dates of our tasks in a neat way. Basecamp is especially friendly to people who are used to living their lives by a checklist.
Pros: simple interface, holds a lot of ‘stuff’
Cons: if you don’t tend to keep your data organized, things can get lost in the sea of your Basecamp
From college students to working professionals, Google Docs always come in handy. When we are working on website content or preparing materials for Jenn’s keynote, we can work collaboratively and track changes using Google Docs.
From the spreadsheet formats to simple documents, we can enable sharing so all of our contributors can easily access the content. With Google Docs, we can draft content for projects like our case studies and ROI calculator. We even use it to create birthday cards and pass them around for people to sign.
Pros: intuitive, not complicated whatsoever, love the “suggested” editing mode and ability to leave comments
Cons: best to be used to draft or layout simple info, no fancy features here
We love using Hubspot because of the way it integrates, organizes, filters sales and marketing data. From social media publishing to setting reminders to follow up on potential clients, Hubspot gives us one place to do it all.
Pros: Lots of useful data
Cons: Not really a bad thing, but your team really has to know the ins and outs of Hubspot to make it successful
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