This period can be challenging for many of us. Being locked and having the feeling of being ‘in a cage’ is not something we want to get used to, but we can seize this opportunity and make the most of it. Below I tried to summarise my recommendations for useful free apps and platforms for self-development, fun and well-being during the stay home time.
1. Check these Free Useful Apps/Platforms to boost your:
- Tech Skills: Coursera, Pluralsight (free during April), Learn UI/UX, WordPress Creation, Free CodeCamp
- Marketing Skills: Coursera, Pluralsight (free during April), Hubspot, Ahrefts (Marketing with Ahrefs, Blogging for Business), Moz (free academy for SEO until May 31st)
- Language Skills: Busuu, Duolingo
- Creativity (Drawing, Illustration, Social Media, Photography): Domestika (only these courses during this period), SkillShare (the first 3 months are free)
- Sharing/Checking Insights for Programmers: GitHub (now free for teams), Sublime text, Anydesk
- Listen/Read E-Books: Blinkist (First 7 days free, then $7.49 per month), Audible (the first audiobook is for free), E-Book Generator for downloads, Scribd
- Use Task Management for Coordination: Trello, Asana
- Share files with G-Suite (Google Docs), WeTransfer
- Communicate informally: Slack, FB Messenger, Instagram Messenger, Viber
- Video Calls: Zoom (first 40 min. is free), Skype, Google Hangouts, Loom
- Create Design: Canva, Unfold, Snapseed, Spark Post, Splice, Unum (for Instagram)
- Create Video: GoPro, iMovie, Quik, iMovie, StopMotion, GetinShoot(for gathering group videos and compiling them together)
- Create Content and Spell Check it with Grammarly
- Get Inspired from Visuals/Create your Vision Board: Pinterest, Instagram
- Listen to Music: Spotify, Youtube
- Staying organized: Keep (for taking notes), Focus Keeper (for staying in focus while multitasking), Think Up (for daily affirmations)
- Play Games: Discord, Mario Kart, Scrabble Go, Kahoot (quiz), Let’s draw it
- See Culture: Paris Opera, Broadway Musicals, Museums, Theme parks, theatre tours
- Stay Mindful: Top rated personal development courses
Other Useful Apps/Platforms for Macedonia:
2. Get enrolled virtually in conferences, hackathons and webinars!
Join Women in Tech on Slack and ask questions, connect with a community of like-minded and inspirational Women in Tech here.
- Follow: StartUp Macedonia, Womenpreneur stories, Brainster Youtube, they always share many cool insights and webinars to listen to during this period.
Stay hungry, stay curious and embrace this period for learning and self-development!
P.S. Let me know which other cool apps/platforms you think are useful for this period, I’ll be happy to add them!
