Beyond the core applications like Gmail, Drive, Calendar, and Meet, your Google Workspace Business Standard licence includes several other useful tools that can enhance productivity and collaboration.

1. Google Forms: #

• What it is: An easy-to-use tool for creating online surveys, quizzes, questionnaires, client intake forms, event registrations, and feedback forms.
• Key Features:
  • Variety of question types (multiple choice, short answer, paragraph, dropdown, file upload, etc.).
  • Customisable themes and branding.
  • Real-time response collection.
  • Responses can be automatically collected and organised in a Google Sheet for easy analysis.
  • Option to set quizzes with automatic marking.
• Potential Uses: Client feedback surveys, internal staff surveys, new project intake forms, event RSVPs.
• Visit forms.google.com

2. Google Sites: #

• What it is: A simple website builder that allows you to create and publish websites without needing coding knowledge.
• Key Features:
  • Drag-and-drop interface.
  • Integration with other Google Workspace apps (embed Docs, Sheets, Slides, Calendars, Maps, YouTube videos directly).
  • Responsive design (sites adapt to different screen sizes).
  • Control over sharing permissions (make sites public, restricted to your organisation, or specific people).
• Potential Uses: Internal team project portals, simple client-facing project update sites, an internal knowledge base, a basic public-facing portfolio or company information site.
• Visit sites.google.com

3. Google Keep: #

• What it is: A note-taking and list-making application.
• Key Features:
  • Create text notes, lists (with checkboxes), voice notes, and notes with images.
  • Organise notes with labels and colours.
  • Set time-based or location-based reminders for your notes.
  • Collaborate on notes with other users.
  • Accessible via web (keep.google.com) and mobile apps.
  • Integration with other Workspace apps (e.g., create a Keep note from Gmail, access Keep notes in the Google Docs side panel).
• Potential Uses: Quick personal to-do lists, brainstorming ideas, saving snippets of information, collaborating on simple checklists.
• Visit keep.google.com

4. Google Tasks: #

• What it is: A simple to-do list manager.
• Key Features:
  • Create tasks and subtasks.
  • Set due dates and reminders.
  • Add details or notes to tasks.
  • Organise tasks into different lists.
  • Integrates directly into the side panel of Gmail and Google Calendar, allowing you to create tasks from emails or view tasks alongside your schedule.
• Potential Uses: Managing personal work tasks, breaking down project steps into actionable items, tracking email follow-ups.
• Visit tasks.google.com

Exploring these additional applications can help you and your team leverage the full potential of your Google Workspace Business Standard subscription.