Get moving on your efficiency with Jott

There are many tools cropping up around the Web 2.0 universe and many of them address productivity. Jott is one and also one of my new best friends. If you are unfamiliar, Jott.com allows you to call a toll free number and leave yourself or others a message. That message once complete is e-mailed to you or anybody you connect with your account. In the three short months I have been using Jott, enormous benefits have abounded.


I will share a few, starting with the most personal and work my way up to the most professional.


· I call Jott every time I buy something and log the purchase in my inbox. This has saved me an unbelievable amount of time when my wife and I do the budget. It also eliminates the several hundred dollar adjustment do to discrepancies. I lose track of something each month and the wife is not appreciative of this habit. While this may not be a problem for the rest of you, I am happy to be more on top of things.


· Jott gets a call anytime I am driving and have a good idea. Man this one is hot! So many of my “Eureka’s” or powerful messaging statements come to me while I am in the car. In the past, by the time I can get it to paper or the computer, it has been diluted by time.


· I can Jott my partners and send them e-mails from voice. This one is still a work in progress as Jott makes some errors in translation. It is a big help when contacting someone and asking them to send a contract, or confirm a meeting. My favorite is when I am expecting their call and know I will be occupied. I can call Jott, and e-mail them to text or e-mail me instead.


· I Jott Sandy to update my schedule. We will talk more about Sandy soon, but this is the single most valuable way I use Jott. Never again do I forget who is in, or what time a meeting is at. I get calls and shore up meetings from the road, my daughter’s school, and it is much easier to roll that data into my outlook calendar by making a call. Nothing to synch, no need to examine multiple calendars, just make a call and it is in my outlook calendar.


· One suggested use for Jott that I am waiting for the chance to put into action, is Jotting between members of a team. Imaging Jotting your SE or sales manager for them to e-mail you a document. Making a quick call and giving your manager an update to their e-mail instead of their voicemail. Also, imagine Jotting your admin to update a file, or add notes to your system. The possibilities here are endless and I am just scratching the surface.


A wonderful thing about Jott is that it is free. There are other products that are similar popping up and I will review them as well. For now, I can attest that the time saved is time put back into other areas.