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Resources To Run Your Online Business

Over 50 Top Resources For Freelancers And Bloggers

Are you looking for the tools and tech of the trade? Well, you’re in luck! If you are running an online biz this page has your resources. The resources on this page are the ones I personally use and/or those that have been recommended to me by fellow freelancers and bloggers. Make sure to scroll all the way to the bottom to see all the categories.

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Web Hosting

If you are looking for a hosting company for your website here are two choices with competitive prices that make it easy to get started with your blog or business…

WPEngine– Your Digital Experience platform for WordPress.

HostGator -Web Hosting made Easy and Affordable

BlueHost – Powering over 2 million websites worldwide

WordPress Themes

I recommend using WordPress.org for your websites. I’m theme obsessed!

Genesis Framework – Many of my favorite themes use the Genesis Framework. It makes it easy to customize your site without having to dive into coding.

Studio Press – They have so many wonderful themes! I currently use the Studio Press theme called Foodie Pro

Theme Forest – Another great place to find lots of WordPress Themes

Elegant Themes – Beautiful Premium WordPress Themes

Creative Market – Not only can you find fun WordPress themes here, but also other design elements like fonts, templates, and photos for your biz!

Etsy – You can also find blog themes and other resources here

Graphic Design

These resources will help you rock it when creating your own graphics!

Canva – Empowering the world to design

PicMonkey – This is your photo on awesome juice

BeFunky – Photo Editor, Designer, and Collage Maker

99 Designs –  If you are not into designing yourself, hire it out

Fiverr – Hire out design work starting at just $5

Skitch – For Screen Captures

Social Media Scheduling & Management

Sprout Social – Grow your social media presence

Hootsuite – Powerful social media management tools to grow your business

Buffer –  Help keep those social media feeds topped off

Twitter Legend – A course on increasing followers and getting paid to tweet

IFTTT – Connects apps and devices to help you automate

Chrome extensions to search people for social media profiles:

Discover.ly –  Put Social to work

Connect6 

Social Media Image Size Cheat Sheet

Email

Whether you want to start a newsletter for your biz or just clean up your inbox, here are some great options:

ConvertKit – Email Marketing for Professional Bloggers

MailChimp – Send better email. Sell more stuff.

Unroll.me – Free service that makes it easy to unsubscribe and clean up your inbox

TypeForm – Create lovely contact forms for your site

Business Management

HelloSign – eSigning for documents and contracts

Wave – Free accounting and more

Microsoft Office 365 –

Google Apps For Work (docs, forms, hangouts, etc)

Lastpass – Organize and protect your passwords

Crash Plan – Protect your digital life. Computer backup

Evernote – organize your notes and clips

Skype – Have calls and meetings online

DropBox – File Storage online

Focus@Will – An app with music scientifically designed to help you focus while you work

Mind Movies – Create your own “movie vision board” to help you focus and meet your goals

Project Management

Trello – From the big picture to the minute details! Trello is a free project management tool and I cannot say how wonderful it is! But, I had no idea how to make good use of it until I took this course from Think Creative Collective: Trello For Business Boards already set up for you? Why, yes, I’ll take it! 

Asana – allows teams to track their work and get results

Redbooth – Manage projects and collaborate

17 Hats –  Say Goodbye to Chaos and Hello to Organization!

Money & Finances

Quickbooks Self-Employed – Organize your finances and prep for tax season

Ebates – Save money and get cash back for shopping online

Monefy – Budgeting app to keep up with your finances on the go

PayPal – Send and receive payments online

Mac Apps + Equipment

Apple iMac 21.5in Desktop –  because life is better with iMac

Macbook Pro Retina Display – for when you’re on the go or working from the cafe

MacPaw – Clean My Mac and more tools

iPad Air 16GB – View and Organize your life on the go when a lightweight version is needed

smcFanCOntrol– If your laptop tends to overheat when you are cranking out content

Places To Collect Content to Share

Bloglovin –  Find and share blog posts by category

Feedly – Organize and share what matters to you

Blogs To Follow For Freelance & Online Business Tips

Blogs To Follow For Marketing & Social Media

Courses and Books

Skillshare – Click the link for two Free months of Premium

CreativeLive– Free On-Air Classes Weekly

Udemy – Online Courses in business, social media, and more!

Coursera – Courses, often free, that you can take with you on the go through their app

How To Blog for Profit Without Selling Your Soul (Check out my review post on this book here)

Coach Glue – forms, planners, and workshops

Twitter Legend – A course on increasing followers and getting paid to tweet

PLR Content

Private Label Rights (PLR) content can help you jumpstart your content creation for newsletters, blog posts, and more! I’ve got a post about here: How To Utilize PLR Content To Grow Your Biz, Saving Time & Money

Here are some resources to find PLR content: