When you find the right app it can improve the way you manage your doula or birth business which could increase your profitability.
The tedious responsibility of tracking mileage is a great example of a task that an app can assist you with. These apps work on your phone or tablet and allow you to keep track of the mileage that you use serving pregnant families.
Try one of the following and see which features will meet your mileage tracking needs. These are available in your app store.
You know about Google and gmail, but have you tried Google Voice?
Google Voice is currently a free phone number provided to you through your Google account. You are able to select your area code and pick from a selection of phone numbers.
Google Voice is an excellent tool for those who want a separate phone number for their doula or other birth business, without the additional cost.
A great feature is that voice mail messages can be transcribed and sent as an email so that you never have to call your phone to check your messages again, saving you endless amounts of time. Google Voice also allows you to receive text messages.
Google Voice can ring to any phone you wish so that you no longer have to give out multiple phones numbers, such as your work, cell, and home. Also, you can keep your everyday phone number private, and only give out the Google Voice number. If you move or change cell phone carriers no worries, your Google Voice number is always the same.
And currently, you can make domestic calls through gmail for free if you are in the United States and Canada.
There are so many useful features, go to Google Voice to learn more.
“My 9 Months” by the March of Dimes is an iPad app that birth professionals can use to educate expecting moms and their families.
It is available for the iPad in both English and Spanish. This app, primarily an ebook, has a clean and modern design that will appeal to the new tech generation of parents.
It outlines key points pregnant families should know about pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. It is a great tool that doulas, childbirth educators, and midwives can use to begin childbirth education.
This app functions as a sleek and innovative childbirth pregnancy class booklet. It incorporates standard iPad features such as the finger stroke to flip to the next page. Also, it is filled with beautiful images of mothers, fathers, and babies.
It is a free app so if your already own an iPad you should give it a try.