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Digital Products & Apps That Helped Me Get Started
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items I remember staring at my screen, having zero clue where to start. These are the apps and tools I actually used (and still use) when I launched my first digital product — the ones that made the biggest difference in getting eyes on my stuff and turnin...
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Courses/Digital Products
This is the course that actually made Threads click for me. I went in confused about hooks and content pillars and came out with a system I still use every time I post. This is also what give me my first sale.
Threads to Millions ™
Picked this one up once I'd already sold a few things and wanted to level up. It's more advanced than Vol 1 — helped me tighten up my funnel instead of just getting the basics down.
DIGITAL BOSS ACADEMY VOL 3 by @billionairebrooklynn | Stan
My first real 'okay I can actually do this' moment. Walked me through pricing my first product and setting up my sales page without freezing up.
DIGITAL BOSS ACADEMY VOL 1 by @billionairebrooklynn
Social Media Platforms
Still my main hub, mostly for Reels. I don't post daily, but the posts I do put real effort into consistently outperform anywhere else I share.
Instagram
This is where I actually build relationships with people, not just broadcast at them. Way less pressure than Instagram, and it's led to some of my best conversations with customers.
Threads
Didn't expect this one — but it's quietly been my best source of 'cold' traffic to my freebie opt-in, way more than Instagram ever was for discovery.
Pinterest
Honestly hit or miss for me — some videos flop completely, some blow up out of nowhere. I keep it in the mix because the wins, when they happen, bring in a totally different audience than IG does.
TikTok - Make Your Day
Content Creation
I have zero design background, so Canva's templates saved me from making my product covers look like a Word doc. I mostly live in the Instagram post + carousel templates.
Canva
This is where I edit basically everything before it goes anywhere. The auto-captions alone save me so much time, and the templates make my videos look way more polished than my actual editing skills.
CapCut AI Video Editor: Smart Online Video Editing with Advanced ...
My go-to when I'm staring at a blank caption box. I use it to draft rough outlines, then rewrite in my own voice — it's a starting point, not the finish line.
ChatGPT
I use this differently than ChatGPT — more for thinking through my strategy or getting feedback on something I've already written, rather than generating from scratch.
Claude
Payment Gateway
This is my main payment gateway due to the region I live in. i haven't had any issues so far.
Pay, Send and Save Money with PayPal | PayPal US
Stripe isn't available in my region but it is a very useful payment gateway especially if you are selling digital products. If you're nervous about the 'how do I actually take money' part, this removes that whole worry.
Stripe