My favorite tools I use to create and recommend to everyone! I use these constantly in my content creation.
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Software
Hardware
Print & Merch
Software
My favorite domain registrar.
Buy a domain name - Register cheap domain names from $0.99 - Namecheap
Hemingway Editor is a writing app with great features, including autocorrect, grammar checking, and style guides. It's easy to use and affordable.
Hemingway Editor - 3.0 for Windows
The absolute best no-code solution for static sites and landing pages. Hands down.
Choose a Starting Point - Carrd
The best software for finding bestselling KDP categories and more!
Publisher Rocket: Optimize Your Book's Amazon Success
Kit (formerly ConvertKit) is the best! It runs my newsletters, and the Creator Network recommendations bring in new subscribers while I sleep.
Kit (formerly ConvertKit)
How I grow my newsletter and get paid for recommending other newsletters. Referral programs and paid recommendations without building any of it yourself.
SparkLoop
The best community builder I've ever come across. Community, courses, and a calendar in one simple place, without the clutter of Facebook groups.
Skool
Where my books get written. Chapters and scenes in a binder you can drag around, research next to the draft, and it compiles straight to ebook or print. One-time price, no subscription.
Scrivener
I edit audio and video by editing the transcript, like a Word doc. Delete a sentence and it's gone from the recording. Saves me hours on every podcast and video.
Descript
I use Proton for email and files I don't want Big Tech reading. Encrypted mail, cloud storage, password manager and VPN in one place, and nobody's mining it for ads.
Proton: Encrypted Mail, Drive, Pass and VPN
How I schedule social posts without living on my phone. Plan a week of Instagram, TikTok, and the rest in one sitting, see it all on a calendar, and let it post for you.
Later: Social Media Scheduler
Hardware
This microphone is amazing!
Elgato Wave:3 - Premium Studio USB Microphone
My favorite laptop for on the go working.
Lenovo - ThinkPad C13 - Yoga 2-in-1 Chromebook
Easy portability, huge storage space, great price!
Crucial X9 4TB Portable SSD
Affordable, very resilient and works great!
Wireless Keyboard and Mouse
Fantastic for recording videos without the amateur shake.
Gimbal Stabilizer for Smartphone
Print & Merch
Still the cheapest way to look like you mean it. Hand them out at gigs, markets, and networking stuff. Throw a QR code on the back that points to your site, music, or menu.
Vistaprint Business Cards
Stickers are the cheapest merch there is. Slap your logo or band name on them, toss them in every order or merch bag, and let people stick you on laptops and water bottles all over town.
Vistaprint Custom Stickers
Band merch, staff shirts, a run of tees for your podcast or zine. Good for smaller batches when you're not ready to commit to a screen printer's minimums.
Vistaprint Custom T-Shirts
A banner behind the band, on the front of the food truck, or across your farmers market table. It's the thing people see from fifty feet away, so make it big and make it simple.
Vistaprint Custom Banners
Embroidered logo hats for the crew, the band, or the merch table. Nice part is you don't have to guess at sizes like you do with shirts.
