Small Business Tools
Entrepreneurship isn't easy, but hopefully some of these tools will help you along your journey.
Canva is an amazing tool with a robust free platform and an even better pro platform. These design courses are great to help you get the most out of the features you need!
Grammarly is a must have! One of my favorite features is being able to determine what kind of tone/voice you'd like to communicate. That's a great tool for anyone who works in multiple workspaces!
If you do any content marketing, referencing some random and bizarre “holidays” can lead to fun and engaging posts. This is one that I use, but there are a million out there.
Why reinvent the wheel when someone else has already put together resources they're happy to share? This is a great template for social media campaigns.
CoSchedule is great calendar you can use for various marketing efforts. They offer free and paid versions.
Make it easy for your customers to find you!
You can learn almost anything from Skillshare!
Maiilchimp is a service where you can manage your business contacts, create marketing campaigns, and send mass emails. There are several plans, including a free option!
This is a tutoral to set up your brand kit in Canva.
You can use GoDaddy to see if your domain is already registered and secure your website!
Wordpress is a pretty intuitive hosting service for your new website.
Sam is a great help when creating your brand colors. She gives great advice on contrast and accessiblity.
There are so many talented designers that can help with logos and branding.
Todoist is an app for keeping track of tasks. I have a weird system using paper and technology for things like this!
Canva Design School helps you learn to get the most out of their program.
Meta's Business Suite is shockingly functional for scheduling social media posts on Facebook and Instagram!
Amazon Business is a great platform that will save you money on supplies.
If there's one thing I've learned, it's that no one can do it alone. Support group and networks are crucial! Find your people on Facebook, LinkedIn, Reddit, etc.