The Shift Blog

Top Spotify Playlists for Getting Work Done

Music is one of the most potent drugs on earth. The right music can energize us, help us unwind, put us to sleep, promote creativity, change our mood, and even give us an extra dose of motivation. From a work standpoint, research has found that music aids in increasing productivity and performance, making repetitive tasks easier and helping us escape our physical settings from time to time. Now it makes sense why so many of us are more effective in our work when we’re simultaneously listening to some quality tunes. That said, we went on a hunt for the best music for staying productive in your daily workload.   We narrowed our findings down to eight ready-made Spotify playlists that we know for sure will get your blood and productivity flowing—these are in no particular order. Thank us later.

Nadia Tatlow

CEO - 27 Sep, 2018

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How to Write Great Follow-Up Emails

Writing great follow-up emails is an imprecise art. Sure, you could simply reiterate what you’ve already mentioned in your first email, add a couple of bold words and exclamation points throughout, and sign off with the all-too-classic, “Hope to hear from you soon!” Or, you could learn the art of writing exceptional follow-up emails—you know, the ones that encourage openings, capture attention and invoke action from readers. Believe it or not, writing great follow-up emails could be the difference between lackluster campaign performance and high response and engagement rates. Leaning on some of the best advice from across the web, we’ve compiled 8 tips that cover how to write great follow-up emails and get the conversation rolling with recipients.   We’ve broken these tips down into what we consider to be four of the most important aspects of a follow-up email: subject line, body, tone, and structure.

Nadia Tatlow

CEO - 14 Sep, 2018

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Listen Up, Inbox By Gmail Users: Here's What You Need To Know

Google just announced its plan to phase out Inbox by Gmail by the end of March 2019 “to focus solely on Gmail.” After its initial invitation-only release in 2014, Inbox by Gmail has been a testing ground for new email functions.

Jaeyou Park

Marketing Associate - 14 Sep, 2018

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The Ultimate Hack: Boost Your Team's Productivity

We all have a few productivity tools that are critical to project management and team collaboration, and yet, it's easy to become overwhelmed by the sheer number of options out there. Increasing the number of apps and accounts you and your team manage daily can actually compromise productivity.

Nadia Tatlow

CEO - 08 Aug, 2018

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Top Productivity Tips Really Smart People Use

They say time is the only thing we can’t get more of, which is why we’re so passionate about finding shortcuts that work.Let’s face it—whether you fancy yourself a productivity master or not (yet)—we all need a little nudge here and there to help us re-center our day and focus. 

Nadia Tatlow

CEO - 27 Jul, 2018

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How to Use Facebook Business Manager for Multiple Accounts

If you’re part of a marketing team or have done any form of advertising on Facebook, it’s almost guaranteed that you’ve heard of or used Facebook Business Manager. This handy platform makes it easy to take control of your company’s Facebook page and ad campaigns.    In this article, we’ll discuss two simple ways to manage multiple accounts at once. But first, let’s dive into some of its best features.

Olivia Scholes

Marketing Associate - 12 Jul, 2018

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The Shift Referral Program Just Got Even Better

So, you’ve got lots of friends, colleagues, family member asking you for productivity tricks. ...And since you’re already a Shift Boss, it probably sounds a bit like this: How do you get so much done every day and stay balanced? How did you respond to that email so fast? How did you like my Facebook post less than 1 minute after I published it? How do you keep up with all of your Slack and WhatsApp messages? As much as we all enjoy being a bit smug with our answers to these questions, we enjoy sharing Shift with friends even more… Which is why we created the best referral program ever.

Nadia Tatlow

CEO - 12 Jul, 2018

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The Top Apps for Maximum Productivity & Focus

Want in on a secret? When you have all of the apps that make you productive in one place, getting stuff done gets a lot easier. And while it can be fun to test out new apps as they come on the market, what’s more important is narrowing it down to the ones that make your workflow more effective, and (hopefully) enjoyable.

Nadia Tatlow

CEO - 27 Jun, 2018

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Shift Supports POP & IMAP Accounts!

Do you have a POP or IMAP email account and want to use it in Shift? You can set up a proxy account which can be modified to support your POP/IMAP account.

Mahum Azeem

Developer - 06 Jun, 2018

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How to Manage Distractions & Keep Focus in a Noisy Digital Age

Our digital devices are always dinging, flashing, or vibrating with alerts, texts, and reminders, indicating that we are constantly—and in some cases, involuntarily—connected. Information has never been so readily available, or so distracting. With so much competing for our attention, it seems nearly impossible to completely narrow our focus to the right things. But, research shows that focus is actually the gateway to thinking. Meaning that without it, your thinking—and everything else that follows, like productivity, performance, and concentration—suffers.

Nadia Tatlow

CEO - 30 May, 2018

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