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Supercharge your Slack Productivity

By : Moshe Markovich
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Supercharge your Slack Productivity

By: Moshe Markovich

Overview of this book

Slack is an online communication tool that allows workplace teams to collaborate efficiently, effectively, and securely. It’s the leading channel-based messaging platform used by millions to align their teams, unify their systems, and drive their businesses forward. As a developer, you can use Slack to create tools such as bots that handle and maintain routine and time-consuming tasks. If you’re looking to set up a Slack workplace or build a Slack bot or app, this is the book for you. In this book, you’ll explore scenarios that show you how to set up a Slack workplace, build a Slack bot, or integrate your favorite tools. You’ll also learn how Slack can help you create a more collaborative, efficient, and coordinated work environment from any location. As you advance through the chapters, you'll find out how to manage your tasks and boost your business productivity by automating the trivial tasks. You'll also cover more advanced features such as using a Slack bot to complete tasks, including automating message responses and accessing personal reminders. By the end of this Slack book, you'll have learned how to use Slack effectively to communicate with your team and build bots and have gained a solid understanding of how the platform can help you to progress in your industry.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
1
Section 1: Slack Overview
7
Section 2: How to Use Third-Party Applications and Bots
12
Section 3: How to Build Your Own Bots

Paid versus free Slack features

Slack is a tool meant for both large corporations and solo entrepreneurs who are seeking a hub for conversation, file sharing, and integrations. Well-known Fortune 500 companies such as Google and Pinterest use Slack's features just as small companies and freelance contractors do, and Slack caters to its widespread audience by creating different account tiers to suit a company and its budget.

Slack has built four different accounts that all vary in terms of their prices and accessible functionality:

  1. Free: Perfect for Slack beginnings or early-stage startups
  2. Standard: Perfect for small- and medium-sized businesses
  3. Plus: Great for larger businesses and those with more in-depth administrative needs
  4. Enterprise: Meant for very large businesses and regulated industries

Depending on the size of your company and your current needs for a tool such as Slack, you have a choice to make between a free and paid platform that best...