Now Tech Is Allowing Solopreneurs To Make Money, No Matter Where They Are

 If you fancy yourself a bit of a solopreneur, then you’ll want to know about all the latest gadgets that promise to help you take your business mobile.

The majority of people think that gadgets are little more than toys, but savvy entrepreneurs are figuring out ways to use them that are actually helping them to make money and out compete their competitors.

Let’s take a look at some of the most exciting gadgets out there that are actually helping entrepreneurs to make money right now. 
 

Portable Charger

If you’re starting up or running a business, you’re on the move a lot. You need your phone to be working at all times so that you can take calls from clients and remain in control of your operations. When your phone cries out for more juice, it can be a disaster. Once your phone dies, you're disconnected from your business, and you can start losing money fast.

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Now companies, like Solpro, have come up with a solution for those who use their phones a lot while out and about. It’s a charger unit that contains a big battery designed to fill up your phone’s slightly smaller battery while you’re out and about.

Having it on hand in the car or in your laptop case is handy whenever you hear your phone bleating out that it needs more charge. What’s more, many of these chargers can be charged up using sunlight, meaning you don’t have to remember to plug them in every night.

Mobile Card Reader

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 Even today, most solopreneurs aren’t using a mobile credit card reader. Instead, they’re relying on outmoded methods of payment, everything from invoicing to cash. But the problem with this is that they’re limiting options for their clients.

Some solopreneurs, however, have woken up to the fact that their customers, by and large, want to pay by card. And so they’re taking steps to facilitate this by providing their customers with new forms of card payment.

Mobile card readers are particularly useful for businesses, like mobile food vans, who want to take advantage of impulse buying but don’t want to have to rely on people remembering to bring cash.

Lock Up The Home Office

Business security is a big deal in today’s world. Solopreneurs have a duty to their customers to keep their information safe, and they have a big incentive not to allow their computers and their files to get stolen. For those who work from a home office, a smart lock might be a solution.

Smart locks by companies like Lockitron give solopreneurs the ability to automatically lock and unlock their home office, all from their smartphone.

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The concept behind the lock is actually rather simple. When the smartphone gets near to the sensor on the door-mounted lock, the lock unlocks and allows the door to open.

When the smartphone moves further away from the lock, the lock detects that it is no longer in range and automatically locks the door. Busy solopreneurs, therefore, can stop worrying about whether they locked up the office and just get on with their day.