Resources & Business Tools for Non-Designers
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Small heads up — some of these links are affiliate links, so you’ll be supporting my coffee addiction fund, so thank you and I hope you enjoy using these programs as much as I do!
As someone who knows the in's and out's of running a business game, you totally get how important it is to have awesome tech tools to keep things running smoothly and help your business grow. Looking for the perfect email system to connect with your people? Want a super-cool way to manage your clients? I've got you covered! This handpicked list of goodies will help you rock the entrepreneurship world like a pro.
Sleep better at night knowing your website and business is protected with an iron-clad, attorney-prepared contracts, terms & conditions, privacy policy, and more.
The Boutique Lawyer
Seriously the only platform where I have to-do lists and client notes galore, a million business ideas, my branding process, all my social media content, finance tracker…it basically keeps my brain organized. I even use it for my personal life like grocery lists and house projects!
Notion
This email / marketing platform instantly impressed me from the beginning. It’s well thought out for data nerds when it comes to email marketing, easy to set up, and they have even have premade templates that make it easy to get those emails out.
Kit
My one-stop client management platform that helps manage client invoices, questionnaires, proposals, workflow and more. If you are a serviced-based business, I highly suggest looking into Honeybook! Especially if you like to personalize and tweak templates with your own branding.
HoneyBook
They make registering for a domain name straightforward and budget-friendly. Anyone can establish their presence online without hassle or excessive costs. Their mission is to empower people to share their ideas and stories on the internet, because they believe that everyone deserves a voice in the digital world.
Namecheap
A super easy to use web design platform for the not-so-tech-saavy. Showit allows anyone to create a completely custom desktop and mobile website, all with a drag and drop…AND no coding! I especially love that it connects with Wordpress so us bloggers can get all the SEO goodness it comes with.
Showit
Semrush is an incredible keyword research tool that helps optimize your SEO and work your way to the front page of Google. Semrush is an all-in-one tool suite for improving online visibility and discovering marketing insights.
Semrush
LegalZoom is a one-stop shop for entrepreneurs. They can help you with everything you need to manage your day-to-day operations, from registered agents to operating agreements, business licenses, and annual reports.
Legal Zoom
What I like most about Termageddon is the fact they update you on any law changes. Plus you purchase one license, and get all the policies you need - privacy, terms, cookie consent, disclaimers, etc.
Termageddon
Google Workspace is my go-to for my business email, file storage bank, documents, and more. It's super helpful when you need to collaborate and share with team members or send files without a hitch. Plus, you don't need the extra expense of Microsoft package because it has all the perks like Slides, Excel, Sheets, etc.
Google Workspace
Wanting to open shop and sell your products online? I literally could not have gotten my online shop up and running without it. It works for digital and physical products. If you’re considering building your own shop for your business, this is the way to go for an easy checkout system with a lower price point.
Shopify
The e-commerce cart system with high-converting checkout pages, upsells, and affiliate campaigns, ThriveCart is essential for a digital product business and pays for itself in no time with an easy one-time payment.
Thrivecart
Sticker Mule is the easiest way to buy custom stickers, labels, and other printing online. Order in 60 seconds and they'll turn your designs and illustrations into custom stickers, magnets, buttons, labels and more.
Sticker Mule
Moyo Studio offers lifestyle-inspired stock photos and mockups. Moyo's premium, neutral stock photos integrate with your business seamlessly to help elevate your marketing efforts.
Moyo Studio
Hotjar provides a range of product insight tools–like heatmaps–that allow you to really understand the user experience on your website. Spot problems, identify opportunities, and make changes that boost your business.
Hotjar
Moo offers the best quality business cards, notecards, stickers, and more. From luxe paper to beautiful gold finishes, Moo has your paper and printing needs covered, along with exceptional customer support.
Moo
When clients ask if there is a way they can design "insert marketing item here", Canva is my go-to answer. This is a free online design software. Anyone can easily create beautiful designs and documents. There's tons of templates you can grab and free stock photos are a bonus too. Just keep in mind that a little strategy goes a long way!
Canva
Creative Market is a vast library of design resources from mock-ups, fonts, patterns, website templates, stock photography, and much more. Creative Market is a go-to for exploring new creative resources.
Creative Market
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The Copy Bar by Ashlyn Carter provides copywriting templates to help you make more money with your creative small business's words—all without the 1-on-1 copywriter price. Explore 30+ copywriting templates awaiting your touch.
Email Copy, Website Copy, Launch Copy Templates...oh my.
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Struggling to write your website copy on your own? Val Casola has a bundle of plug-and-play website copy templates where she pulled all the questions she asks her own clients AND added mini-trainings on copywriting topics including SEO keyword research, voice of the customer, how to identify your unique value proposition, and more.
Website Copy Bundle
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