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These are my favorite online small business resources that I use every day in my business to help it run smoothly and give me the peace of mind to know it’s taken care of. Everything below is divided up by topics. Everything below is well worth the time and money to use and invest it, and brings so much peace of mind to my business. Let me show you my favorite things for business development and growth in this extensive guide.
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Elementor is incredible for any business owner. Is a website page builder plugin that is incredibly user friendly. Having a user friendly site builder like this as the basis of your website means you can edit just about anything you need to. Meaning you can do real time updates, no more waiting for a designer. It also integrates with things like WooCommerce for your ecommerce store or Google maps too.
When you’ve got a ton of images on your website to sort through, this is the best thing for it. It can help you organize all of your digital assets, from video, to graphics, and more. With this plugin you can turn your media library into an organize content system.
A great feature of Tasty Pins is allowing you to set custom Pinterest titles and descriptions for each pin. And it’s all done with a few clicks.
My preferred web hosting company is WP Engine. I will admit, it’s not the most budget friendly option. But, the investment and the peace of mind is well worth every penny. They also have a feature you can add on to help secure your website too, as an added layer of protection.
When you need to purchase a domain, my favorite place to go is Porkbun. They don’t charge you extra for domain privacy and they keep their costs low on renewal. Plus, you can renew your domain name for up to 10 years in advance with them.
This is my favorite way to write just about anything. You’d be surprised how many blog post articles and notes I have written here. Plus I love how it expands with my business. It puts all my folders and elements into one place.
This is one Adobe tool I use that makes life so much easier. My favorite thing is the ability to rearrange and delete pages as needed.
I used to be a hard core Adobe girl, Photoshop all the way. As in, I used to use it when you could just purchase for it and be done. I got tired of paying for a subscription I didn’t use that much. So, I switched to Canva. Way cheaper, and it does so much. Anything I can’t do in Canva, I do in my iPad on Procreate. Whether you’re a graphic design lover or hater, Canva is so helpful.
This one platform alone can tell you so much about your website. But, you have to use it correctly and understand what you’re looking at. It does get a bit technical, but it’s a perfect tool to help you run a business and see what all your site visitors and traffic are doing.
Rank Math SEO is my favorite SEO tool. I finally caved and decided to pay for an SEO plugin that had a wide range of more complex features than the standard free ones out there.
This is where I go to when I start the process of doing any kind of keyword research. It’s great because I can easily discover so many keywords. And their base level package has plenty of credits.
When you need to purchase a domain, my favorite place to go is Porkbun. They don’t charge you extra for domain privacy and they keep their costs low on renewal. Plus, you can renew your domain name for up to 10 years in advance with them.
If you’re looking for a great way to easily schedule Pinterest Pins in bulk, Tailwind is it. This makes it such a breeze.
This is my favorite tool that I use to schedule out all my social media posts for Instagram. I rely on this so much to make my life easier. Plus, they have a hashtag manager, which makes life easier, because let’s face it, hashtag overload is a real thing.
This is a well beloved tool of many small business owners. You can easily create a professional form or survey and use this anywhere, from a landing page to embedding it into somewhere else, like a course.
This one may not be a course per say, but it’s an incredible resource to help you manage your business finances. I love this document. I got tired of Quickbooks always hiking up the prices (like everything else lately). So I switched to this incredible system. Like seriously, it’s my right hand, and I should leave her a review to thank her.
This right here was so mind blowing, it’s my most recommended online course. If there’s any uncertainty on exactly what problem you solve for your audience, this is the support you need. Carly Jo at Whole Co. gives so much advice and leadership, it’s hard to not dive right into her world. She always gives out such useful information and has such a way with explaining any business concept.
I know I said that the Magical Bookkeeper was my right hand. This is my other right hand and something I’m so familiar with now it’s like breathing. If I didn’t have this, I’d be lost. I track everything in this from tasks to business planning elements, offers and more. It’s an incredible project management tool that puts it all in one place.
This is a hot new tool in the entrepreneur world. It has so many features to offer you. The Airtable software is incredible. It has so much to explore and so many ways you can use it. From employee & staff management, crm, customer service, operations, and sales tracking.
Slack is a great way to handle communication with your team and is on a short list of free tools that I feel are so undervalued.
This is a great option for hosting an online class or a webinar even. It’s yet another free tool that helps small businesses.
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