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The story is told of a working mom of 3 who wanted to organise Google Drive for business use but she felt a bit stuck. You see Susan had 8 clients and she needed to find a way to manage their data effectively. While Susan used ClickUp to manage her daily and weekly client projects. Each project resulted in content that she created for her clients. As a result, she needed to store that content somewhere to keep it safe. If you ever used ClickUp or any project management software you'll know that it is easy to attach files. It is possible to use the Doc and Table view inside ClickUp to create content. However, if you are creating a lot of content daily, ClickUp can become cluttered quickly making it difficult to easily find and retrieve data. In this post, you'll learn how to organise your Google Drive for business making it simple to manage many clients. Google Workspace vs Google One Before looking at how you can organise Google Drive for business use, the first challenge you'll encounter is a need for more storage. So, let's look at the storage plans available on Google Drive. The free version of Google Drive comes with 15GB of storage. I still remember when, many years ago, 15GB was a lot of storage space. It's interesting how small businesses now have a need to store more data virtually. Google One In case you weren't aware of it Google One is the paid version of Google Drive for personal use. The price of Google One ranges from $19.99 a year (100GB) all the way up to $99.99 a year (2TB). The Google One price plan gives you the ability to add family members as well. Another added benefit is that you'll get access to Google experts on any of the paid plans. Google Workspace Small business owners with a team of assistants may prefer Google Workspace formerly G Suite. This is because it is the paid version of Google Drive designed for business use. Prices for these plans range from $6.00 (30GB) per user per month up to $20.00 (5TB) per user per month. The business benefits include video meetings and recordings, security and management control, custom and secure business email. At the end of the day, it really depends on your business needs to choose between Google One or Google Workspace. Mapping Out Your Drive Hierarchy If you plan to hire a team or build out an agency, it is super important to map out the structure of your folders. Let's look at three different examples of service businesses using Google Drive. The 3 service businesses I'm going to feature are: Web Design AgencySocial Media ManagementLaunch Management Agency Let's look at each one in turn so that you'll understand how to organise Google Drive for business. Web Design Agency Any web design agency will tell you that they have a specific process for onboarding their clients. When a client signs up with a web design agency they'll need to sign a contract and complete an intake form. The client would also need to supply a branding guide as well as images that they want to include on the website. There'll also be a need for other content like copywriting unless the agency will be providing it as part of the package. Finally, when the web designer does a mockup of the site using a wireframe these need to be stored somewhere as well. So far, here are the folders needed client work. ContractIntake formBranding ElementsPhotographyCopyWireframesOff boarding Let's look at a different example in order to help you with your structure. Social Media Management Before looking at the files and folders needed for a social media manager it is important to understand what that person does. A social media manager designs the overall social strategy for a business. This means deciding what to post on social media, how often, hashtag research, key messaging, business goals and the overall esthetics of social profile.