Call List is a service which helps executives use their time better. Rather than relying on ‘basic’ first-in-first-out calendaring (like plebs do), Call List allows people to keep lists of who they want to talk to at any given time and prioritize their daily interactions - the same way that executives in hollywood and finance have ‘rolled calls’ for generations with their assistants.
HOW TO USE CALL LIST
How to use call list, manage your active list of folks to call, check their availability, and take advantage of ‘call requests’ for people who want to connect with you
Why Use Call List? Get The Most Out Of Your Time
Break the shackles of your calendar, instead make sure you are having the most important interactions every day by adopting the strategy favored forever by leaders in tech, media, and finance using calllist.app
For a variety of reasons society has settled on the ’30 minute scheduled meeting’ as the best way to coordinate.... especially since COVID, but this sucks for everyone:
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No one properly prioritizes time. People become slaves to doing the slot-filled scheduled meetings on their calendar vs. thinking what must get done.
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Lots of meetings happen that shouldn’t because the standard has become to ‘do a meeting’ based on tech vs. pick up the phone.
The way things should work is that busy people wake up each morning and think about what the most important interactions are to make happen on the day.
They make a list of who they want to talk to, and then ping those folks real-time to see if they are free to talk right then and there / when that person is the next priority.
(NB: this actually is how execs do it today anyway using assistants.- just everyone else without phone coverage needs tech to help!)
With Call List you make a list of the people you want to reach out to and prioritize them. People can request you call them and you ‘approve’ the important ones on to your Call List.
From there Call List helps you ping people in real-time to see if they are free via text, get missing contact information filled in, and manage your ‘call sheet’ just like an assistant would, just with software.
How to Build & Manage Your ‘Active’ Call List
The heart of Call List. Quickly add and prioritize the people you want to reach out to in the order you need to talk to them. Ping them to see if they are free, and burn down your most important todos. live demo
How to Leverage Call Requests
Don't accept 30 min meeting requests with calendly... instead send people your personal call request link, get their info and the context of what they want to discuss - and call them when it makes sense for your life. live demo.
Importing Contacts
To use Call List seriously you are going to want to import your contacts... this is pretty easy especially if you are an Apple / iOS person
Power Features
- One Click 'Availability' / If you are not sure someone can pickup, one-click text to check
- One Click Request for Phone Number / Easily request phone numbers you are missing
- Recurrence / When you mark a interaction as 'done' set when to check in next
- AI Availability Suggestions / An AI feature that notes when people are likely able to pickup
- Contact Customizations / Change the default templates on texts and emails from call list
- Call Request Form Customization / What do you want to ask people when they request a call
- AM Briefings / A daily rundown of who you have to call and new call requests in your inbox
Need Help?
For now email [email protected]… someday I will hire a support person to help, but for now it is just me :) … or if you want to talk live, request a meeting at calllist.app/lessin :)