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Platforms & Resources For Small Business Productivity
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items I’m always testing new things (because if it can make business easier, I’m in). But these are the platforms, resources and systems I use and keep coming back to. Tried, tested, and totally worth it.
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These are the digital homes that help me show up, share value, and grow my business with ease. In my opinion these virtual spaces are also beginner friendly and easy to use.
Flodesk is the email platform that handles all of my business (I have used them for years). I always hate those emails that look great on computer but then on a mobile device it's a mess. What I love about Flodesk is your emails will look great on an...
Design emails people love to get.
Vimeo is where I host and manage videos. It's an intuitive platform, easy to upload with settings to make your videos public or private.
Vimeo AI-Powered Video Platform
I have been looking for a platform specifically for selling my digital marketing products and while I love Squarespace for many reasons, Beacons is my favorite if you are a digital creator and want to sell your products because everything is all buil...
Beacons | Mobile Websites for Creators
I've tried building with other sites like Go Daddy and it was so complicated. Squarespace makes it easy to create a beautiful website quickly even if you are not tech savvy.
Website Builder — Create a Website in Minutes — Squarespace
I've used a few other link hosting sites but this one is my favorite because free and they have a great template selection.
Milkshake App | Free Website Builder
When collaborating with other businesses or creating anything I want to share with others I use boards because it keeps everything so organized and clean.
Boards | Your Business At Your Fingertips
The most creative, quick and visual way to share information. People want knowledge instantly that holds their attention and the wheels do exactly that. You can customize wheels with colors, branding, videos, links and more. Link them to your social ...
iYuga | Web & Mobile App
Systems + Tools
These are the simple, smart tools I actually use to run my biz, nurture my people, and keep the vibe flowing. If it doesn’t save time, make money or make me happy it’s not on this list.
When I see a font I love but can't find what the font name is, I use this site to identify the font.
WhatTheFont Font Finder - Identify Fonts by Image
I use Haute Stock for my social media templates, website images, workbooks for digital marketing. The photos are gorgeous and there are literally thousands to choose from in a variety of different categories (wellness, workspace, nature, travel). Eve...
Haute Stock | The Premium Stock Photo & Video Membership
I never used direct mail in my business because it was so time consuming and expensive but when I got turned on to Mailbox Power it changed the game and I was able to implement direct mail into my marketing plan comfortably. You can automate everythi...
Automate Business Direct Mail & Gifting with Mailbox Power: All-in-One Platform
I use Canva for all my designs and digital creations. There is plenty of options in the Free version but I prefer the Pro version. From social media posts, workbooks, planners, cards…pretty much everything.
Canva: Visual Suite for Everyone
I spend most of my work days on Canva. At one point I wanted to make courses for Canva because I love it so much, then I found Brenda's Canva courses, she is one of the very few Canva verified experts and she has created courses I personally would ha...
Canva Courses & Course Bundles: Learn how to use Canva with Brenda
Not enough people talk about HubSpot's certification courses, these are 100% free! Topics like SEO, digital marketing (too many to list) this is the place I go when I want to learn something new or get a refresher.
HubSpot | Free Courses
I use this screen recorder often because it's easy, looks clean for course recordings, and it's FREE!
Free Screen Recorder | Loom
I love ChatGPT for content creation assistance. Just don't rely on this too much to where you lose your unique voice and characteristics that make YOU, you!
ChatGPT - OpenAI
I think I had like 80k emails at one time! If your inbox needs decluttered, grab this and you will feel a little stress melt away. Get rid of all those emails you don't read that pile up daily taking your precious storage away.
Unroll.Me
Google Forms are great but I like Tally because in my opinion the forms are more professional looking and eye pleasing. Even better it's free! I use these forms to survey my customers and questionnaires for my courses.
Free Online Form Builder | Tally
When something is free and easy to use, that gets me excited! If you have physical products you take pictures of and want them to look more professional, this platform removes background automatically when you upload the image and then you can choose...
Pic Copilot: Free Remove Background and AI Background Generator
My go-to for creating content that people are searching for. I use the free version, you get 3 free searches daily. This is great if you run out of what to post on social media or looking for a fresh topic withing your niche/industry. What makes this special, it gives you the information people are actually looking for or asking about online.
Search listening tool for market, customer & content research - AnswerThePublic
When I need a new font for a project, this is where I go, thousands of amazing fonts to choose from for free!
Freshman Font | dafont.com
Nothing is worse than putting out a piece of content to then notice a grammatical error especially in business. It's also easy to do especially if it's something you have been working on and looking at for too long, the eyes don't catch everything. T...
Grammarly, Inc.