Time Management Tool: Route4Me
Posted by Jan Wencel on Fri, Jan 07, 2011
Being a directionally challenged Chicago professional organizer is tough on your reputation. So I revisited the Route4Me.com site and companion iPhone/iPad application that didn't work for me a few months back. As suspected, they've worked out the kinks.
The premise: enter several addresses into the magical machine, and it plots the most efficient sequence to take as well as provide step-by-step directions from one to the next (including a map)...adding a round-trip closure if you'd like.
Since it goes a step beyond the multiple-destination mapping feature I use all the time on Google and gives my iPhone this multiple-destination genius which it previously did not have, I heart this company.
Here are two screen shots so you can see how beautiful the execution:
Using this tool can save travel time, not to mention frustration, when running multiple errands. If your business requires a lot of travel, the opportunity to streamline your every day is enormous.
Try route4me for yourself. They offer a free version for users to plot unlimited trips with 10 or fewer stops and basic/pro/premium versions for a graduated numbers of results with greater than 10 stops.
Tell us what you think. Or tell us what other technology you use to be more efficient.