The Shift Blog

How to Make the Switch to G Suite

Aahhh, 2019…finally. For many businesses, this will be the year of real-deal productivity and priority. The start of this new season of business growth will have everything to do with equipping our workplaces and teams with the best tools and technologies for getting (and keeping) the ball rolling. For many brands, this translates to making some much-needed moves away from outdated, unfulfilling tools and into more viable alternatives. And from what we’ve seen and heard so far, corporations and small businesses are increasingly making the switch to G Suite – and it’s paying off.  

Olivia Scholes

Marketing Associate - 11 Jan, 2019

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Manage Multiple Calendly Logins

Scheduling a meeting is hard, let's face it. Especially these days when your team members can be spread out across the globe, sometimes dozens of hours apart. There's a lot of unnecessary back-and-forth emails, forwards, CCs, BCCs, and it's pretty easy to get burned out on the meeting before it's even been scheduled. Calendly literally takes all that away.

Olivia Scholes

Marketing Associate - 04 Jan, 2019

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Top Productivity Tips and Apps for 2019

So, there’s this pretty cool thing that happens after every 12 months where a new year comes about (HINT: it starts the day after December 31). To us, this time of transition from old to new is nothing short of exciting!

Nadia Tatlow

CEO - 20 Dec, 2018

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The 2018 Shift Year-End Review

Well 2018, it’s a wrap. In honor of the year coming to a close, we’re throwing it back to when the year was new, and Shift was much different than it is now. It was a simpler time, with only 24 apps and two extensions in Shift. Cut to December 2018, and things get a bit more (app)ealing. ;)

Olivia Scholes

Marketing Associate - 12 Dec, 2018

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Rules of Productivity: Focus is About Saying ‘No’

Over-commitment is one of those things that serves no purpose other than to kill, steal, and ruin productivity.

Nadia Tatlow

CEO - 05 Dec, 2018

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Welcoming Netflix, Youtube, Todoist, Monday & 100 New Apps to Shift!

Here at Shift, we’re committed to streamlining your workflows, and personal-life-flows to help you get stuff done more efficiently. We As 2018 comes to a close, we wanted to up our app game significantly, so we’ve added 104 new apps to the mix! *mic drop*

Olivia Scholes

Marketing Associate - 23 Nov, 2018

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How to Use Emojis for Team Productivity

Ask any person with a smartphone and they’ll tell you that emojis are life when it comes to posting on social media and texting with family and friends. OK, so you already knew that. Well, here’s what you probably don’t know: the emoji ‘language’ is becoming a major part of workplace communication and, more specifically, team culture.

Nadia Tatlow

CEO - 05 Nov, 2018

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Getting Started with Shift: How To Make The Most of Your Workstation

First and foremost, welcome Shift Boss! You’ve joined a community of thousands of productivity enthusiasts around the world who are crushing to-do lists and getting more out of their day. As a newcomer to Shift, you probably have a few questions about how to get the most out of Shift. Well, you've come to the right place! In this blog, we’ll give you a walkthrough of the platform, answer all your burning questions, and provide a few pointers.

Olivia Scholes

Marketing Associate - 24 Oct, 2018

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Gmail's AI-Powered Smart Compose is Here

Once upon a time, technology couldn't predict what we were going to say. These days, your device often knows what you wanted to say better than you did. Whether it's predictive text on your phone or recalled passwords, it takes less effort than ever to compose messages.

Jaeyou Park

Marketing Associate - 23 Oct, 2018

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The Best Resources from our App Partners: Updates to Calendly, Todoist, and Airtable

Welcome to your monthly apps resource for the latest and greatest from all our partners. Each month, we’ll be highlighting all of the most rad features and updates to keep your productivity on point.

Olivia Scholes

Marketing Associate - 18 Oct, 2018

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