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The appearance of the smartphone and other mobile devices has definitely revolutionised the performance of the courier job– what used to take a phone, a fax and a computer now only requires a phone or a tablet for communication, coordination, tracking, networking, research and more. If you’re in the delivery industry, chances are you’re already familiar with various apps designed to make transportation and delivery easier. Apps like Waze and other traffic apps, online map apps and more are all designed to make sure you get your work done as easily, quickly and efficiently as possible. Here are a few more apps designed to go beyond simply making sure that the jobs get done and parlay them into a thriving business. Billing, Invoices and Finance Apps If you want to go beyond just simply being a guy takes a courier job once in while, to someone with a growing business, you will definitely need help on the financial front. Apps geared at keeping track of jobs, payments, expenses and more don't just help ensure you’re profitable and not operating at a loss, but also make sure you have the proper documentation when it comes to charging, collecting and more importantly, reconciling come tax time. FreshBooks. A cloud accounting app, this is specially designed to help freelancers and small businesses with their invoicing and time tracking. One of its best features allows you to clock in and out, tracking your hours on a courier job, exporting them for invoicing, then sending the invoice out with a click. Freshbooks is free for the first month, and continues to be free for those with three clients or less. Outright. Because bookkeeping can be rather tedious, especially for one who spends hours and hours on the road, an app that tracks income, expenses and creates reports for documentation, can definitely make bookkeeping less of a hassle for small businesspeople - you won’t need to spend those precious rest periods doing accounting. Expensify. Another great app for keeping track of your expenses, the wonderful thing about this app is that if you take a photograph of your receipts and upload them, Expensify will even match them up to imported credit card transactions. It works on iPhone/iPad, Android, WebOS/Palm, and BlackBerry phones, and it includes tools for tracking mileage and analysing your expenses. Mint. There is no doubt that if you get your courier job, time tracking, invoicing, billing, expenses and reporting done right, you will be able to see money coming your way. Mint is another app you will find very useful when it comes to budgeting, savings and investments. This is all just the financial side - imagine what else you can do when you find the time to mobilize your business. There’s definitely an app for almost everything, and you will find that when it comes to running your business, you may find everything you need to handle it online. Norman Dulwich is a correspondent for Courier Exchange, the world's largest neutral trading hub for a same day courier job in the express freight exchange industry. Over 2,500 transport exchange businesses are networked through their website, trading jobs and capacity in a safe 'wholesale' environment.
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