App Life Podcast

As your team grows, it's getting more important to ensure a smooth onboarding for your new team members. In this episode, we share the process we use at Simya. We talk about - What to do once the employment or freelance contract is signed - The template we use to send out to all new hires - A simple checklist that makes sure everyone is on the same page - The importance of a good communication guideline - The system we use to manage holidays and sick leaves - Last but not least: How to offboard leaving team members Resources mentioned: - https://hr.my/ - Free HR management system

GSuite is a great portfolio of apps you can use to make your business more effective. In today's episode we talk about - Why we started using GSuite - What apps we use and how to use them most effectively - Alternatives to GSuite - Is it the right choice for you? - Should you get the free legacy edition of GSuite? Resources mentioned: - Example of a GSuite legacy account provider: https://ggslegacy.net/ - Interesting GSuite competitor: https://www.zoho.com/one/

What is it like to be a business owner and parent at the same time? Today, Khwan will talk about her own journey and how her life changed after the arrival of our little daughter Layla. She talks about - How she managed her work and recreation before becoming a parent - What was her life like in the months before and after birth? - When and how to return to the work life? - How a baby changes your priorities and time management - Is it even possible to run a business with a young child without outside support?

It's not always easy to manage our time effectively when you're a small business owner. In this episode, Simon talks about how he manages his daily tasks and how his system evolved over time. Here's what you'll learn: - How to manage the transition from developer to biz owner - The benefits of the Getting Things Done method by David Allen - How the method works - Inbox, Context, Weekly Reviews - Some challenges in the practical application of GTD Ressources mentioned: David Allen - Getting Things Done: https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Things-Done-Stress-Free-Productivity/dp/0143126563 

In the past year, we started driving traffic to our biggest app Ling by asking affiliates and users to promote our app. This works best if you have an affiliate program in place, so the influencers get rewarded by attracting paying customers. In this episode, we share - What's the idea behind affiliate programs, and why we started it - How to implement an affiliate program in mobile apps and the web - How to promote your program to drive traffic - How the signup process works Resources mentioned: https://www.osiaffiliate.com/

Once your business grows, hiring probably becomes your most important task as a founder. In this episode, we talk about - When and how we started hiring - How we gradually discovered a good hiring process - Strategies on how to find, interview, and select people - How to delegate parts of the process Resources mentioned: Smart, Street - Who (book): https://whothebook.com/

Today's episode is all about organizing your finances. We cover - Should you care about accounting right from the start? - The accounting software we recommend (Zoho Books) - Features to look for in accounting software - How to automate your book keeping - How to effectively outsource your finances Resources mentioned: - Zoho Books: https://www.zoho.com/us/books/ - Quickbooks: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/ - Xero: https://www.xero.com/ - Stripe: https://stripe.com/ - Airwallex: https://www.airwallex.com/ - Wise: https://wise.com/

Wordpress is still the market leader when it comes to publishing content. Our site ling-app.com is powered by Wordpress. In this episode we share five of our favorite plugins to improve site speed, SEO & traffic. Plugins covered: RankMath: SEO Plugin Hurry Timer: A neat little tool to create custom timers for your promo pages LinkWhisper: Automatically build internal links Stories by Google: A new plugin that might help pushing your traffic NitroPack: Our favorite plugin to speed up your site Other resources mentioned: Yoast SEO: https://yoast.com/wordpress/plugins/seo/ Google speed test: https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/ WP Rocket: https://wp-rocket.me/