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Small Business Resources I Wish I Knew About Sooner
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items Free and helpful resources I actually use or wish I'd known about when starting my small business 🤎 From designing and organizing files to content planning, shipping and everyday business tasks. These have saved me time, money and MANY headaches alo...
Canva is basically my second home at this point 😂 I use it for everything from social media graphics and product photos to marketing materials and designing for my business. You can do SO much with the free version, especially when you're first star...
Canva
One of my FAVORITE tools for creating digital designs on my iPad. I use Procreate for drawing, editing, outlining, adding details and finishing designs. There's definitely a learning curve, but once you start figuring out all the little tricks you ca...
Procreate
The amount of stuff I have stored in Google Drive is probably concerning 😂 I use it to organize digital files, keep everything backed up and deliver files to customers. Folders inside folders inside folders—but at least I know where everything is......
Google Drive
SO helpful when you know the vibe you want but cannot figure out what colors actually look good together 😂 Coolors lets you generate color palettes, grab hex codes and build coordinating color schemes for branding, designs and collections.
Coolors
Before spending money on another font, CHECK HERE. 😂 Google Fonts has a huge library of free fonts and makes it easy to find different styles for branding, graphics and other business projects.
Browse Fonts - Google Fonts
If Facebook or Instagram is part of your business, learn to use Meta Business Suite! You can schedule content ahead of time, manage messages, check insights and keep up with your business pages without having to post everything manually.
Facebook
SUCH an underrated free research tool. 👀 Pinterest Trends can help you see what people are searching for and when certain topics start gaining interest. Super useful when you're planning seasonal products and content ahead of time.
Pinterest Trends
When you're wondering whether people are actually searching for something or if it's just all over your own feed 😂 Google Trends is worth checking. It's a free way to compare search interest and see how topics change over time.
Google Trends
Not glamorous, but VERY necessary if you ship physical orders 😂 USPS has tools for tracking packages, looking up ZIP Codes, ordering certain shipping supplies and checking current mailing information.
USPS
One of those websites that's worth bookmarking for emergencies 😂 Upload an image and it automatically removes the background. Super handy for quick product graphics, social posts and mockups when you don't want to manually cut something out.
Remove Background from Image for Free – remove.bg
Basically the website I wish every new small business owner knew existed. 😂 Photopea is a browser-based photo and graphics editor that can open PSD files and handle a ton of editing without needing expensive desktop software.
Photopea