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Canva and… Apps for Graphics 🖌
Home business tools 🏢
Where and What to Sell 🎨
Protect Your Privacy 🔏
Writing Tools 📝
Web Development and Programming Tools 🖥
Canva and… Apps for Graphics 🖌
It seems like everyone knows about Canva, and it does an impressive job at creating and editing graphics. If it's not your thing (you have your reasons), I'll add some alternatives I know of or find that are free or costs less than $20/mo.
Kittl is an online graphic design app with a clean interface and a growing library of templates and resources.
Kittl | The most intuitive collaborative design platform
Snappa is recommended if you need just the basics for occasional posting and designs. It's known for its speed, it's easy to use (no steep learning curve) and lets you create graphics quickly. The free account allows you to test it out to see if it s...
Snappa - Create online graphics in a snap
Visme is known for its ease at helping you visually tell your story, especially through infographics and presentations (which may give you alternative to MS Office). A free version is available so that you can try it. Paid versions are a bit steeper ...
Visme: AI Presentation maker, Infographics, and One pager templates
Did you know that Canva had a downloadable design studio? Neither did I, until I heard about Affinity Studio. Recently, Canva decided to make it free, in a direct challenge to Adobe (my thoughts, not their words). Work with and save in .psd, so if yo...
Affinity
Home business tools 🏢
Working from home isn't as easy as people think it is. The main difference between home and the office is crazy traffic and travel time. When you have the right tools for your job, they are invaluable, no matter where you work from. These tools help ...
Need a business address without moving? Anytime Mailbox lets you have a private address for your business, mail forwarding, and other business needs. Don't forget to send all your junk mail here, since most locations offer to destroy it for you for f...
Anytime Mailbox
Lyssna is a quality tool to help you understand your customers and what they need from you. Earn better.
The remote user research platform for human insights
⚙ A no muss, no fuss website of basic tools that busy business owners could use on a regular basis. It's as close to a complete business toolkit that I've found to date (but I'll keep looking ;)
delphitools
Where and What to Sell 🎨
Creativity is a gift, and sharing it is too fun, isn't it? Don't overlook these sites for ways to make money from doing what you love 😍
Support other small business owners with digital downloads for every need and occasion.
Etsy for Digital Downloads
Redbubble is a great place to display and share your unique artwork to a wide audience who finds the value in your quirk. Pair it with its souls sister Ko-fi, and you're a star, baby!
Redbubble
Like Redbubble, Ko-Fi loves the way you look at life—on your terms. Like Buy Me a Coffee, your fans can support you directly, through purchasing or commissioning your work, or any way they can. If join their Discord, you will find a warm, welcoming, and friendly space to build your confidence.
Ko-fi
Mean Girls have Insta, the cool people have Ko-Fi. When you feel that your art doesn't fit or work anywhre else, give Ko-Fi some love. It will love you back, like getting a warm hug from your favorite 😍
Buy Me a Coffee
Protect Your Privacy 🔏
Alright, this is a BIG one for me. I'll fill you in on browsers, VPNs, security systems and personal protection here.
Top notch VPN service with secure email, helping to secure your valuable information.
Proton VPN
Discretion is an important part of my daily life, both person and professional. I love this browser for having a robust built in VPN, a standard search engine that lets me preview websites without giving up my personal information, and private window...
Vivaldi Browser | Powerful, Personal and Private web browser
Writing Tools 📝
As much as I love to write, too much time on social media sometimes has me doubting my spelling and grammar skills. I get by with a little help from my writing friends 🤝
An easy to use assistant to help you write better, with a little help from AI
Grammarly
Web Development and Programming Tools 🖥
A new hat I'm wearing is Web Developer. As I'm learning more and more, I try to test tools that help me not only learn better, but help me understand the ways that I can use my new powers to do some good in the world🌎
When it comes to finding webdev tools that balance GUI drag and drop with coding flexibility, Web Studio does a beautiful job at supporting my daily workflow. With integrations that include GitHub access, you can customize Web Studio to fit the way y...
Webstudio — Advanced Open Source Website Builder
My ideas tend to come faster than I can act and sometimes, I just need a quick and easy website to rest some of my projects. For something like that, I use Soloist by Mozilla (yes - the Firefox Mozilla), a quick and easy site to set up with AI, that ...
Solo - Free AI Website Creator
Web Hosting 💵
An oldie but goodie, tried and true. Everyone who is online might eventually need their website and domain if they want to build trust with the communities they build. Why not be a source they can rely on for affordable and reliable hosting options?
I've been selling (and using) hosting here for almost 10 years, and it has been extremely valuable as an extra income source. Offer domain names, standard or cloud hosting, Hespia, and more. You can also offer hands-on assistance for your clients wit...
WFH offering Web hosting and domains | ResellersPanel
How About Getting You Paid for What You Know?
Job research, surveys, review sites, and other ways to make some quick cash today.
Quick studies that pay well done right. Use Interviews constantly has studies available daily. Many assignments are brief, and payment usually arrives within 10 business days. BONUS: refer others for studies you don't qualify for, and you can both ge...
User Interviews | User Research Recruiting Platform for ...
Financial Tools for Rental Property
Did you know that your favorite spreadsheet provider, SpreadsheetsHub, is on Creative Fabrica? The Financial Tools for Excel and Google Sheets has 20 templates with plenty of goodies like a debt tracker, Airbnb Income & Expense tracker, monthly b...
Financial Tools | Excel & Google Sheets
International Employment
Feeling helpless? Idealist.org gives you ideas for how you can contribute to the good in the world. Volunteer, or get paid for your skills, at home or internationally. I live in California, where not many employers want to hire from (along with a cou...
For Pay or Volunteer Opportunities Near You, Remote, Nonprofit
Need Money NOW
I keep getting emails to participate for this. While the money is great for a couple of hours, getting to L.A. is on hold for me right now. BUT.... If you can get to Los Angeles and want some quick cash, this may be for you. I don't know for how long...
ATTN Los Angeles: Ongoing Project for Quick Cash - TELUS Digital Data Collection Tool