1. Wunderlist 

This free app for iOS will keep you organized in the most basic way possible – a to-do list. The Smart Lists hide what doesn’t need to be shown and recurring tasks and sub-tasks are simple to create. Be even more organized by assigning your tasks to others and then getting a message when they are complete.

2. Expensify There is nothing like a bunch of receipts to make you feel unorganized. This free app is available for virtually every platform and makes it easy to track all kinds of expenses. Perhaps best of all, it lets you snap a photo of receipts and categorize expenses, and can sync to QuickBooks online. It’s a great panacea for the pain and mess of expense reports.

3. You Sent It 

If you need to share with a little more oomph, the latest free iOS app from YouSendIt provides a comprehensive and enhanced mobile service for accessing documents, presentations, video and more from anywhere. Beyond sending files, you can also store files to shared folders and sign documents. Any changes are securely synced and instantly available for other devices and people. A mobile suite of services is also available for Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and Android.

4. DropBox 

is a free service that lets you  share files, photos, documents, and videos anywhere, even across several devices. This app is a must for anyone who travels for work a lot or for those on the move. Never forget an important document again, just drop it in your box and pick it up using your iPhone, iPad or Laptop from wherever you are.

5. Evernote is an easy-to-use, free app that helps you remember everything across all of the devices you use. Stay organized, save your ideas and improve productivity.

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The age of the mobile is here. Since the recession, the globe has witness high unemployment and uncertainty about the economy, which has put a heavy weight on consumer spending. With this, we have seen the rise in websites offers and with that digital coupons have began to resurge.

Both the classic clip-and-save variety and new online options delivered via the web, e-mail, social networks, and mobile phones are popular among consumers. Price sensitive consumers want deals, and smart local companies have come to realise that coupons are a great way to attract new customers and retain existing ones. Increasingly, local businesses are eager to use online coupons as a simple, cost-effective way to attract local customers. There are many great way in which to market your coupons online – sending an e-shot to your existing customers, through social sites such as Facebook and Twitter, and most importantly through your mobile app.

Mobile Apps and Coupons

Mobile coupons are the most convenient way to distribute coupons to your clients. Sending a geo-targeted mobile coupon to your customers during a down period can really help lift sales and really boost revenue. Coupons can be a great way to get rid of old stock at the end of a season, reward loyalty or even entice customers to view your business. They also give businesses a competitive edge and give their customers a reason to repeat visit their app.

If you would like to find out more information on how mobile coupons can help drive revenue for your business, please get in touch today as we can set you up with a free demo.

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By 2015, it is estimated that close to a billion consumers will be using mobile devices only (no laptop, no desktop), with most people using their mobile devices more often than any other devices.  For small businesses, this means that maintaining a mobile presence is highly important, if not essential.

We’ve put together an infographic below to show how both mobile apps and websites can benefit your business, here’s a summary of highlights.

Mobile website versus mobile app:

• Value.  61% said an app provided a better return on investment.

• Customer preference.  81% said customers preferred the app to the mobile website.

• New customer generation.  75% said app was better for customer generation.

• Repeat business.  86% said app was better for creating repeat customers.

• Usage.  61% said app was used more often.

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How great would it be if your business had it’s own mobile app? With the increasing number of people opting to use their mobile to browse the internet, its no wonder that those businesses who are growing at a rapid rate are those embracing the mobile age.

Here at FireWalker Apps we recognise the importance of mobile, which is why we’d like to offer our new customers the chance to WIN an app for their business.

In order to WIN the app all you have to do is enter our Sweepsteak via our Facebook page.

Good Luck!!!

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It’s still strange to see how many restaurants still haven’t considered the benefits of having a mobile app for their business. I’ve been an active member of the Restaurant Network on Linkedin for almost a month now, and there is so much talk about whether or not restaurants should embrace mobile in order to move into the ‘new web age’. For many it’s a no-brainer.

The ability to browse through information on a smartphone is consistently growing in appeal, and the convenience of having access to a mobile app for restaurants within your local area is something many businesses are taking advantage of. Think about the amount of people in your town or city who want to spend a nice evening out with their family or friends and want to get an idea of what’s on offer. A lot of people dislike speaking on the phone, so prefer the idea of making a reservation through the touch of a screen. Others don’t have the time or patience to look up the location of a restaurant, so imagine how convenient a mobile app would be for them? Your establishment now has the ability to fulfil countless frustrations and increase your customer service as well as increase your restaurant’s revenue. We’ve put together a list of how mobile apps can help grow your business.

Benefits of Mobile Apps for Restaurants

Gain the competitive edge  - Out of all the options around, if a potential customer has your app on their mobiles desktop, you’re just a touch of the screen away.

Get customers through the door - Send a push notification with an offer to your customers during a quiet spell to increase the amount of patrons you get through the door.

Tempt Customers – With your delicious menu and daily specials. You can also promote special offers and give discounts to loyal customers.

Booking Tab - So customers can make bookings at the touch of a button, without making any unnecessary telephone calls.

Holding an event? – You no longer need to spend time designing and printing flyers and posters, save on printing costs by adding your event to your customer’s calendar.

Improve customer service – This is a great way to engage with your customers and understand their needs like never before.

 Get feedback – Set up a fan wall to get feedback on new dishes. Thinking of adding a new pasta dish to your menu? Why not trail it for a week and ask your customers for feedback before you integrate it into your menu?

Trip Advisor - Directly link your customers to Trip Adviser & other review sites to increase positive feedback.

Better Marketing – Mobile apps enable restaurant owners to do they’re marketing more efficiently. Come up with new promotions, competitions or campaigns are implement them without the need to get anyone involved. You control everything your customers see through a specially designed content management system.

Car Park Finder - Make sure your customers are never late for a booking again by featuring local car parks in the area.

Your restaurant is sure to appreciate how mobile apps can be effective in boosting not only it’s revenue but reputation. You can customise all of these features and more with Firewalker apps, if you think your business could do with a boost, why not get in contact today and we’ll give you a free demo so you can see what your mobile app will look like.

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A mobile phone is the easiest and most effective way to communicate with your audience. However the idea of looking to create a mobile app is daunting for business owners who have only just moved online. A recent poll suggests that 61% of all small business are not currently on a mobile platform. With the total number of internet users hitting almost 129.7 million in 2013, there is a surprising amount of revenue potential for businesses ready to take the plunge into mobile app marketing.

Let’s go Mo – Why mobile matters

- More people in the world own a mobile phone than they do a toothbrush.

- By 2014 more people will use their mobile than their PC to get online.

- Apps will not slow down. According to the Forrester Research, the world has begun to move away from the Web and the PC and towards an ‘app internet’.

- Most Mobile Web users are mobile-only, i.e they rarely also use a laptop or a desktop computer.

Why else do I need one?

Having a mobile app means that at any time, from anywhere in the world you are accessible to your customers. Your customers are interact with your brand, find solutions to problems and contact the company. Customer satisfaction will never be the same again. Once more, if your business has a widely accessible app and your competitor does, who do you think will get the customer next time Mr Jones needs a solicitor.

Not only will it provide your company with a better customer experience, but it can attract a huge untapped network of users.

The fact is, mobile isn’t about to slow down, we are moving in an age where our online experience are becoming more streamlined. The public are expecting more and more from companies, are those are getting on board and adopting mobile apps are going to be the ones leaping forward.

But will it be expensive?

To keep it short – No. With Firewalker apps, you can build and customise your own mobile app for a very small monthly cost. While other mobile app development agencies charge a fortune to get your app in the iTunes and Android store, we realise how tight business budgets our and so give our users the ability to pay monthly in order to balance out the books.

We are continuously improving the Firewalker app experience and any new updates or new feature releases will be available to all our customers at no extra fees.

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The music market has changed considerably over the past few years. The way bands, Nightclubs and venues engage with their followers is a lot different now to the way it was 10 years ago. The constant need to heighten engagement as well as drive ticket sales and push digital downloads onto fans smartphones.

If you’re a band or club night and looking to establish a mobile presence now’s the time to get on board. If you’re still unsure why, we have put together a number of reasons below:

Take the stress out of promoting – Save money, time and effort on printing flyers and posters and spend more time interacting with your fans through your app. Our apps allow you to upload events to a calendar which are easily shareable with fans.

Push notifications – Increase the hype of a live performance by sending push notifications to fans just before a gig. This is also a great way to increase ticket sales and remind fans not to miss the big act.

Promote up-and-coming gigs and club nights including a link to buy tickets and share info on user’s social media profiles.

Soundcloud integration, upload your music and mixes to soundcloud so that users can listen, like and comment directly from your app.

Chat with fans – A great interaction tool, perfect to get feedback on live performances, new demos and even to heighten fans overall experiences.

Photo Integration – Share photos with fans from gigs or club nights. Anyhow with the app will be able to take advantage of this features, which is also great for sharing photos of the night and increasing your band or club nights awareness.

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With the world walking round with the internet in their back pocket, smart phones offer business a whole host of opportunities to engage, connect and market to their customers. From push notifications to enticing coupons and offers, there are countless functionalities which give businesses the ability to think smarter about the way they get customers through the door.

We’ve picked out our the smartest ways businesses should be using mobile apps to grow their business and drive revenue.

1. Geo Targeted Push Notifications

If there was ever a way to get business through the door, it’s through Geo targeted push notifications. So imagine this. It’s lunchtime and you want to fill every table in your establishment. You could send a push notification to everyone in close proximity to capture potential customers who are wondering where to have lunch and fill your restaurant with patrons in no time.

Here’s other ways you can use push notifications:

A band on tour could notify fans that tickets are almost sold out for a gig, or to arrive early to see the support act.

A hairdressing salon with a cancellation at the end of the day, can send out a notification for a half price hair cut instead of losing out on the appointment.

A clothing shop could announce a sale on umbrellas coupled with a weather alert to nearby users when it’s predicted to rain.

2. Sales Opportunities

Smartphones have given business the opportunity to market their products to customers any time of day. Smartphones are used most often during a morning commute, when waiting in a busy line for the cinema, or at home waiting for the kettle to boil. These are all opportunities to present your audience with your latest news, information and offers. If your a store you can advertise your up and coming sale, if you’re a club take the opportunity to tell customers about an exciting act coming to play this weekend. Mobile apps maximises your businesses reach, and can help you secure those sales.

3. Promotional Offers

If you can tie in technologies like push notifications and target marketing then you will really see your business start to take off. You thought Groupon was great? Groupon is now a thing of the past, the power of your mobile app allows you to target different customers with different offers and do so many other great things to drive revenue.

For example, a cinema has very time sensitive inventory that goes to waste at a particular time and can’t be recovered. The cinema could track and send a coupon to users who are nearby and looked up information about shows but didn’t make a purchase. A bar with a slow night could offer an impromptu extended happy hour to past patrons who are nearby.

4. Never Lose A Customer Again

One of the great features of our mobile apps is one touch calling. Customers can now book a table, make an appointment and arrive on time for a date with our innovative technology. There’s no chance you’ll lose a customer because they can’t find your business card or number on Google, your contact details are stored and ready to use at the touch of the screen.

Our mobile apps also integrate GPS directions and parking information, making it easy for customers to find your location and arrive on time for appointments. If your customer is coming by car, they can find the most convenient car park located nearby, ensuring they never miss appointment and you don’t lose out on revenue.

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There are 7bn people on the planet, 5.9bn own a mobile phone. By 2014 mobile internet usage should overtake desktop internet in the world’s biggest shake up since the internet began. These numbers might seem scary for business owners who have only just started to adopt the world of Online, however if businesses really think about it, they will realise there is a whole world of opportunity waiting out there.

Firewalker apps spotted this opportunity a while ago. While working on a project for Sky TV, founder Michael Lavers noticed the increasing demand for companies to be able to engage with their audiences on new levels.

He also noticed how difficult is it for a lot of small businesses to keep up with the pace of the online market, in particular the high costs that many online agencies charge. Then came Firewalker apps, the perfect solution for businesses to reach out to their customers in order to engage with them in ways no one ever thought was possible.

Firewalker Mobile apps for businesses enable you to push notifications, create vouchers and coupons, act as a loyalty card, upload event calendar, upload photographs, locate the venue and allow the business to engage with their customers in countless more ways.

Put your business in front of those who really matter – your customers! If you’d like more information on Firewalker apps for business, then give us a call or leave us your details and we’ll get in touch as soon as we can.

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