If you’re wondering “How did she do that?”, you’ve come to the right place!
Here are some of my favorite tools for saving time and getting results! Whether you’re an entrepreneur, small business owner, content creator, or design enthusiast, there’s a little something for every aspect of building your online business.
Below are tools that I use every day for my own business and for clients that I work with. While these are affiliate links (I make a few dollars here and there for the referral), I only recommend tools that I endorse and have used myself.
Check back often as I add more when I discover something I’m dying to share with you all!
Email Marketing
Nowadays data is worth more than gold (seriously, google it!). If you are not capturing your fans’ and followers’ email addresses and using your lists to meaningfully engage with them, you are leaving money on the table! Constant Contact is a versatile digital marketing tool that allows you to easily capture email addresses, create branded emails, create and schedule social media posts, manage customer data and So. Much. More. Sign up for a free 30-day trial to check out all the amazing features … not sure how to get started? Sign up for my 30 Day Email Boot Camp. I’ll have you go from launch to lift off like a Pro in just 30 days.
Graphic Design
Canva is a great design tool in a user-friendly, drag-and-drop platform that features stock graphics, fonts, file sharing, and more. Use the Brand Kit to keep track of your business brand styles. Sign up for a free 30-day trial to play with the Canva Pro upgrade. It’s well worth the cost. Bonus, Canva connects directly with Constant Contact Email Marketing campaigns so you can design your graphics right within the email you are editing!
Pro-Tip – Canva offers a “Resize” feature that allows you to design your ad once and then magically resize it for different social media posts and social media ad specs. This saves you a TON of time!
Website Design
Looking to add a calendar of events to your website? The Events Calendar is my plugin of choice. The free version is a terrific solution for a simple events calendar while the pro version allows you to create recurring events, manage venues, and much more. Want to see it in action? Check out StCroixCalendar.com
Domain Registration
Register your domain name hassle-free with NameCheap – I like their dashboard that makes managing your domain simple and straightforward. I also find their chat support really helpful.
Affiliate Marketing
Whether you’re a blogger, influencer or you’ve just got something to share – you can grow your business through Affiliate Marketing. Shareasale is easy to join, easy to use, and has thousands of businesses and products to