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Essential Content Creator Tools for Digital Nomads

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These must have content creation tools will help you build a successful online presence whether you're getting into vlogging, UGC marketing, or are trying to attract brand deals and sponsorships through social media marketing. Have an offer or produc...
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Vlogging Tools for Beginners

Whether you're just getting into YouTube or want to see if TikTok is all it's cracked up to be, these tools will set you up for success to attract your dream clients with high quality content.

 
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You don't always need a camera just starting out, but if you don't have one? You need a darn good phone. And for over a decade? I haven't looked back since I switched to iPhone. You're not gonna get better vlogging quality than this, you're just not....I can get cash back through Rakuten. And with how expensive these phones can be? Yeah. Use my code and you'll IMMEDIATELY get $50 cash back on top of the cash back on the phone. 🤑
iPhone 17 Pro
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If you're gonna just use your phone? Get this gimbal. I mean it. What gimbals do is they stabilize your shots. So say like, you're a fitness content creator or coach and you're gonna do a running vlog? As you're running, your video won't shake. It's ...
Osmo Mobile 7P Phone Gimbal
 
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Lighting, lighting, lighting. Now there are some great content creators that I've seen who don't turn on the high beams and create this noir like ambiance and it works for their aesthetic. For the most part, people like to see. 😂 They love that HD l...
Portable LED Selfie Light with 3 Modes for Phone and Camera
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This is my vlogging camera! 😍 It's great for beginners, and like I said— when you own a great camera on your phone? You don't need to start out with any kind of vlogging camera that's too intimidating or high in price, take it easy on yourself 😌 Th...the cash back you can get on this bad boy by using Rakuten? You're getting it for a steeeeaaalllll! 🙌🏾
Sony ZV 1F Vlog Camera for Content Creators and Vloggers, White
 
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If you're gonna get the vlogging camera, just do yourself a favor and right out the gate buy this memory card. You're welcome.
SanDisk - Extreme PRO 128GB SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
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With the SD card, you're gonna need to get yourself an SD card reader so you can take all of your video and images to your computer for editing! I like this one a lot because it'll also take micro SD cards.
Insignia™ - USB-C-to-SD/microSD Dual-Slot Card Reader
 
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This shooting grip just takes the guess work out of everything. I mean it. I love that it converts to a tripod and it connects so well with the vlogging camera because, same company.
Sony Wi-Fi Bluetooth Remote with Shooting Grip, White
 
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Looking to get an entry level drone so you can get those cool aerial shots? This is the one.
DJI Mini 3 Fly More Combo Drone and Remote Control with Built-in Screen (DJI RC) - Gray
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I knew to be taken seriously with vlogging, I needed a mic. I personally have just swiped away from videos I really wanted to listen to because the sound quality was just… I really have to turn my volume alllll the way up to hear you and then watch m...
Hollyland LARK M2 DUO 2-Person Wireless Microphone System with Lightning Connector (2.4 GHz, Ivory White)
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The thing that is crazy cool about this specific tripod is that… say you're live streaming and you're live on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube etc…. this tripod? This gadget right here? It will hold both your camera AND your phone AT THE SAME TIM...
ZoMei 74in Camera Tripod for Video Recording and Photography
 
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This is also going to be of great benefit to you. Sure, you can zip your video files and that saves a LOT of space on your laptop after editing videos. But if you want a backup of your photos and videos (in case a site crashes, videos disappear from ...
Seagate Expansion 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard ...
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With all this equipment? You need a place to put it. And trust me, this is another non negotiable. These things are going to be your precious jewels on your vlogging content creation journey. You don't want scratches on lenses, you don't wanna be wor...
NEWHEY 15.6 Inch Waterproof Anti-Theft Camera Backpack for Photographers
 
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Now this recommendation is VERY SPECIFIC to vloggers who are going to be creating content on YouTube. Is this necessary is the real question… yes and no. No because you don't have to have it if you use a site like Keywords Everywhere. That's the trut...
vidIQ: Get More Subscribers & Views on YouTube | YouTube Tools

Setting Up a Mobile Office

This is where the fun begins, because this is essentially what's going to make or break your content creation career while on the road. Let's goooooo.

 
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You're gonna need a laptop. Eventually, it's gonna happen. Even if you're just using your phone, there are certain tools and tasks that you're going to need to do on a desktop version that just… even an iPad isn't going to cut it. Sending emails, usi...
Apple - MacBook Pro 14-inch Laptop - Apple M4 chip Built for Apple Intelligence - 16GB Memory - 512GB SSD
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You're gonna need an internet connection, and Starlink Roam might just be something that you're interested in if you're truly going to be living a work and travel lifestyle. The mini is portable, which is cool. I mean, you have options. But it has st...
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Your cell service better be able to connect you to the world through 15 levels of concrete underground or else you might be a little ehhhhh roaming around the globe creating content. Welcome to Mint. I can't stress it enough when I say I usually have...click this link and use my referral code? Not only will you get 50% off the unlimited plan too, but you'll get a $15 credit on your account. That's what I got when I signed up and I HAVEN'T LOOKED BACK.
Mint Mobile | Phone Plans with Unlimited Talk, Text, & Data
 
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Are you going to be doing international travel?? Once again— WIFI AND CELL SERVICE WILL MAKE OR BREAK YOUR BUSINESS GOALS WHILE LIVING THE DIGITAL NOMAD LIFESTYLE. 🙃 Ahem. 😂 BUT SERIOUSLY! This is the one that I recommend. It's great, allows you no...
Get Saily: Affordable eSIM plans for international travel
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This is like the new Microsoft Office, honestly. It's gonna be where you're going to be creating the banners to your social media channels (like your YouTube and Facebook banners), it'll be where you create the YouTube thumbnails, it'll be where you ...
Canva: Visual Suite for Everyone
 
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This is going to be your boardroom if you have a team you're working with. I've used this while doing social media marketing for brands in the past and it is a pretty nice experience, to be honest. It won't be something that you need right away for y...
Slack: AI Work Management & Productivity Tools

Photo + Video Editing Tools That'll Have You Looking Like a Pro

It doesn't have to be overly complicated. Yes, there are a lot of apps and subscriptions to editing programs out there and it might be… a bit overwhelming. I'VETRIEDTHEMALL (well not all, but A LOT 🫠) and lemme tell you— these are the winners.

 
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It just works. I stayed away from it for a long time but there's a reason it's super popular. Hence, I once owned an Etsy shop where I sold Lightroom presets and maannnnn did I sell some presets. 🤑 It's a good one to get acquainted with as Adobe isn...
Adobe Lightroom | Online Photo Editor
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VSCO WILL ALWAYS HAVE A PLACE IN MY HEART 😭 I just love it. Yeah, there might be some platforms like Lightroom that you feel are a bit more fancy schmansy but… this platform has my heart and just like with Lightroom, I used to make VSCO presets that...
VSCO Photo Editor & Video Editor - Desktop & Mobile App
 
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It's absolutely WILD WHAT IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS APP! I mean, you can just erase people smooth out of the frame that you don't want to be there. Don't like those love handles you've got going on? GONE. 🤯 It was revolutionary when it first launched an...
Facetune | Your Everyday Editing Tool Companion
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This is like the creme de la creme in video editing software. If you are going to be making long form content for like YouTube? This would be something to seriously invest in after a while if you can afford it.
Adobe Premiere Pro | Professional video editing software
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This is another video editing program that is just… I've seen some people create amazzziinnnggg videos for YouTube using this software. I mean, INCREDIBLE. So I couldn't let it escape an appearance on this list.
Final Cut Pro for Mac
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I'm completely biased because I have a lifetime subscription to this one that I bought a few years back so like… no matter what phone or whatever I upgrade to, I got it for life and I LOVE IT 😭🙌🏾 I have made long form videos with captions on this ...
InShot - Video Editor & Maker
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I think this one is great for people who want to make long form and short form content. Wanna make some reels? Here you go. Wanna make a YouTube video? You're all set.
CapCut | All-in-one video editor & graphic design tool driven by AI
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Answers to Questions Most Content Creators Have When Just Starting Out

You don't know what you're doing. You wanna get yourself out there, you wanna start creating great content but… you don't know where to start. I got you. ♥️

 
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Mr. Lemoine here just made the most comprehensive and easy to follow guide on how to record voice overs for your YouTube Shorts, TikTok videos, or Instagram reels. Period. 😩🤌🏾
How To Record Voice Overs - Full Start to Finish Process
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It's the thing that most content creators really need to have down pat if they're creating content for social commentaries, political commentary channels, etc. This guy breaks it down in such an easy way, it's great. And all you need for this version...
How To Make Reaction Video On Your Phone With CapCut!
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This is another great tutorial on how to record reaction videos, but is done with a laptop and Final Cut Pro!
How to Show Your Phone's Screen in a YouTube Video EASY in FCP or iMovie with an iPhone or Android!
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This playlist is just gold. You'll really enjoy this if you're just creating content with your phone and are using CapCut. These editing tutorials could be behind a paywall but are FREE. 🤯
How To Film & Edit From Beginner - Pro (Capcut & Canva)
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The Best Blogging Platforms Around

Creating content isn't just limited to social media. And to be honest? I always recommend having your own website or blog where you can connect with your audience because honey? What are you gonna do if TikTok shuts down tomorrow?

 
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I'm on Squarespace so I'm completely biased. I've done Wix. I've done Wordpress. I've even done Tumblr and Livejournal (ooOFf my ageeeeee is showing 😂) for yeaarrrrrrrsss. Squarespace is the best… except Livejournal was like top tie— Squarespace is ...
Squarespace Website Builder – Easily Create Your Own Website
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Personally, when I look at Substack? I see Tumblr and Twitter having a baby… but maybe that's just me. Will the platform have longevity? I don't know, and it's one of the reasons I personally won't join it EVEN THOUGH I realize that being on it would...
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MEDIUM IS GREAT! When I was working in a different niche? I absolutely LOVED THIS PLACE! It's amazing, it's worth the hype, and it's a reallllllyyy amazing way for work on your self hosted blog or website (like Squarespace or Wordpress) to gain more ...
Medium: Read and write stories.
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Now you may have nevverrrr looked at this as a blogging platform before but lemme tell you— wanna become the expert in your field? Answer questions on this platform directly related to what your target audience or dream clients need the answers to? J...
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Landing Pages for Your Offers + Affiliate Codes/Links

If you aren't invested in a website where you can make your own “Linktree” well, there are plenty out there that'll help your audience know where they can find you online and how they can buy your courses, find what you're wearing in photos, the whol...

 
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I really like this one! I really really think it's neat that you can create a media kit and show your social media analytics all right on your landing page. It's genius and will show companies all the info they need to know if you're the perfect fit ...
Beacons | Free Link in Bio for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube
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This is another great one for content creators that I think is going above and beyond with all the resources they pack into one subscription: you get an email/newsletter builder, you can build courses directly through Stan, I mean it's great. What co...
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Courses That Will Change Your Life

I mean it. Literally. There are people (like me) who have paid out hundreds if not thousands of dollars on college classes (like me) marketing courses (like meeeeeee 😅) and I'm here to tell you— the ones that really worked for me? They're all right ...

 
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My eyes are actually watering right now because Julie changed my life. Listen: I started a brand spankin new instagram account in a niche and spent about… 3 months nurturing my audience and got 2K followers. I used what I learned in Pitch It Perfect ...
Pitch it Perfect by Julie Solomon
 
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Pin It to Win It helped me start looking at Pinterest in a COMPLETELY different way. I've started multiple pinterest accounts over the last few years and tried her strategies in different niche markets and lemme tell you… she's onnnn to somethinnnngg...
Pin It To Win It | Start Earning Today — Learn How — TaylorStanford.com
 
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It's the It Girl herself I mean, if you don't know who Jenna Kutcher is and you're in content creation? Darling, you've living under a rock. Because this human? This girl right here? It's the best email marketing course out there and to be completely...
The List to Launch Lab | Email Marketing Course For Beginners
 
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Now this is the only one that I haven't gone through personally, but the results are just astounding. If I were going the UGC path? This would be my mentor, hands down.
CreativelyLinda | UGC Bossgirl Bootcamp

Creative Ways to Build Profits + Community Simultaneously

One of the things that you need while on the road doing business is a method of creating multiple streams of income. As a digital nomad, you need ways to support your lifestyle that don't tie you down to a brick and mortar location. You can do that w...

 
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Patreon changed the entire game for long form content creators on platforms like YouTube where it enabled them to generate exclusive content for subscribers or members of their Patreon. This way, content creators could deliver more “VIP” value to the...
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Skool is really becoming one of my favourite community style platforms to share with content creators. I love that you can have a place where your members can direct message (DM) each other, where you can offer incentives and freebies to members, and...
Skool: Discover Communities or Create Your Own
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Maybe you're not at that point yet where you're getting monetized for your work on YouTube. Maybe you've been in the game for a while but you've been demonetized— that's not gonna work. Buy Me a Coffee is a great way for your audience to help support...
Buy Me a Coffee
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Marketing Gurus You Should Be Following

It's one thing to make great content, it's another to attract your dream clients and land killer brand deals. These are the folks with the know how to turn your content creation dreams into a successful reality. Thank me later.

 
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One of the main reasons I just adore Tess is because all of her tips and tricks? I've personally used them when I used to be a social media marketing manager for a small business. The business went BOOM in sales before the owner decided to sell. 😂🙌...
Tess Barclay & Busy Blooming on YouTube
 
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If you're an expat, and you're a woman, and you're a Black woman? Between her and team behind the Exodus Summit? Learning how to travel abroad while getting your coin? There's a lot to learn from her.
Stephanie Perry on YouTube
 
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Now this isn't a person, but it's a tool that will show you what your dream clients and audience are realllllyyyy looking for online. That's some crazy amazing data to be walking by and not using. 👀 It's a browser extension, you can go to the websit...
Keywords Everywhere | Turn your browser into a Marketer's best friend