Years ago, I was leaving the office cafeteria after eating lunch with my boss. As we got close to the exit, she stopped and said hi to the company president, who was sitting with several other executives at a table near the door. He was a handsome guy—a salesman by trade—in his mid-40s. We […]
3 Reasons You Need MMS Text Alerts
cloudHQ’s free Send your email to SMS (Text) tool just got even faster. When you need a response from a coworker, contractor, or contractor ASAP, there is no faster method than text messages. We created Send your email to SMS (Text) to let you send text messages directly from Gmail, enabling you to get […]
Send & Receive Text, But Keep Your Phone Number Private
Do you have your personal cell phone number on your business cards? What about the auto-signature of your email? If you’re self-employed or you own a small business, you want to be available to prospects and customers. But you probably don’t want your personal cell number as the “contact us” number on your website. […]
NEW! Take a Screenshot. Mark It up. Send.
If you send screenshots in your work, you’re very familiar with the normal process: Print Screen on a PC (Or Command-Shift-3 on a Mac) Open Skitch or Photoshop if you want to annotate the image Navigate to the desktop or your screenshots folder Open the image Add words or arrows Export the image and […]
NEW: Reply to Emails Using Text Messages
We love to tear down barriers to productivity at cloudHQ. Today we’re pleased to announce a new feature update to our free tool: Send Your Email to SMS (text). Now, instead of just sending emails as text messages (as you could in the past), you can now receive text messages as emails as well. […]
FREE: Digital Sticky Notes for Gmail Emails
Ever written the phrase: “Please see text below in red” in an email? What if—instead of changing fonts or text color the next time you replied to a friend or coworker—you could just add “sticky” Gmail notes? That’s what the all-new Gmail Notes Chrome extension can do in your inbox. Take a quick look: […]
How to Practice for an Important Presentation
The standard advice for practicing for an important presentation is either: Stand in front of the mirror and practice Find a friend to role-play We’re not against either of those methods. But here’s a third option—one we think is even more effective. Record Your Practice, Then Send Your Video to a Mentor You should practice […]
New! Unlock Endless Formatting Options in Gmail
Gmail doesn’t come with a wide variety of formats, and sometimes it can be frustrating when you want to send something that looks professional, but find your emails looking flat. If you know even a little bit of HTML, you’ll love cloudHQ’s latest tool, Free HTML Editor for Gmail. It lets you customize Gmail emails to include […]
5 Free Time Tracking Apps That Are Perfect for Consultants
Here’s the thing about consulting: When you charge hourly, you’re trading time for money. You *try* to track your hours meticulously. But, sometimes you forget. The result? You make guesses. And then you’re left with that nagging feeling that you just left money on the table. Top 5 Time Tracking Apps for Consultants We went […]