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Framer

🟣My new favourite website builder. No code, easy to use, scalable. I'm rebuilding my website with it now!

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🟣Generate consistent visuals in every format you need for social media. Input your brand colour, pick a style, and generate

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Creative Market

🟣More than stock photos and fonts, it's like Etsy for solopreneurs and small businesses. Don't just

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Heartbeat

🟣Newer community option that's gaining popularity. Includes discussions, courses, knowledge libraries and built-in automation. From their website "

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Tally

🟣If you've used Notion or other block-based documents, you'll immediately know how to create advanced forms

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Secta.ai

🟣AI-generated headshots that actually look like you. I've tried several options, and this is the only one that&

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1Password

🟣The only password manager I recommend for personal and ubusiness. Automatically generate and securely store complex and unique passwords for

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Zapier

Rhymes with Happier 😀 🟣The holy grail of app connectors. If an app doesn't integrate with another tool you

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Xero

🟣My favourite cloud-based accounting app. A trail-blazing leader in the space, their app marketplace is home to integrated apps that

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Wix

🟣A full website option for beginners. 🟦🟦🟦🟦I've used this app Your website, your business, your future｜Wix.comIt

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Webflow

🟣A full website option for the tech-savvy, or the willing to work with a developer. Modern features, great content management

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Wave

🟣Affordable, full-featured accounting general ledger system. You can even email invoices to Wave and it will (try to) extract the

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Unsplash

🟣PDI Summary: Very popular free stock photo site. Built-in integration into many website/blog/newsletter tools. Beautiful Free Images &

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Ubersuggest

🟣Free and paid SEO and keyword research tools by Neil Patel. 🟦🟦🟦🟦I've used this app Ubersuggest

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Typeform

🟣Solid choice for online forms. Has been around for long enough to have a good reputation. The cheese 🧀Typeform: People-Friendly

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Thinkific

🟣One of the largest players in the online course space. Definitely worth a look. 🟦🟦🟦I've trialed this app

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Testimonial.to

🟣Easily collect and share testimonials from your clients. There are a lot of copycats but I'm pretty sure

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Tettra

🟣Well-designed option for knowledge management. Has AI capabilities, but they're optional. A great way to organize and share

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Tella

🟣Easy to use screen recorder, great for tutorials and courses. Records the screen and your webcam at the same time,

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teamwork.com

🟣My first project management love. 🥰 Great product - terrible name. Seriously - try googling teamwork or teamwork resources and see

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Taplio

🟣Very popular option to schedule LinkedIn posts, create carousels and boost your content with AI, but it's a

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SurveyMonkey

🟣Solid options for surveys. Nice reporting, analysis and translation features. Need to pay for higher levels to access more features,

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Substack

🟣Popular option for online blogging and email newsletters. Free to start but they keep 10% of any paid memberships. 🟦🟦🟦🟦I&

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Squarespace

🟣Popular option for full websites. Helpful AI-generated content. Many folks find it difficult to use without the support of a

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Shield

🟣Analytics for LinkedIn. You can categorize your posts and see what category performs the best! 🔷 I'm currently using

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Shopify

🟣Very popular platform for e-commerce. Start and grow your e-commerce business - 3-Day Free TrialTry Shopify free and start a

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Short.io

🟣Including links in social posts? Control how those links are shortened, and track which links are being clicked the most.

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Senja

🟣Easily collect and share text and video testimonials. Free for up to 15 testimonials, upgrade for more. From their website:

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Semrush

🟣My favourite SEO tool. It is pretty expensive, but you can get a lot of value from their free plan,

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salesforce

🟣One of the biggest players in the CRM space, Salesforce has been around a long time and integrates with a

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QuickBooks Online (QBO)

🟣One of the leading options for accounting systems for small and medium sized businesses. Tied for the cheese 🧀.QuickBooks®: Official

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Publer

🟣New app to “craft, preview, schedule, and analyze” your social content. From their website: "With a suite of powerful

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Plooto

🟣Make EFT, Wire and CRA payments securely and efficiently with this Canadian tool that integrates with Xero, QuickBooks and NetSuite.

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Pinterest

🟣The social media equivalent of a vision board. If you have a blog or physical products, promote them on Pinterest.

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Payhip

🟣Sell digital products. Gumroad alternative. From their website "Sell digital downloads, courses, coaching and more from one simple platform.

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Notion

"Notion is the connected workspace where better, faster work happens." - Notion 🟣Notion is a powerful tool but

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monday.com

🟣Powerful task and project management system. An incredible number of customizable columns make monday.com's "boards"

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Miro

🟣THE online whiteboard in my opinion. Not sure what to do with an online whiteboard or need inspiration for your

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Mighty Networks

🟣Full-featured community platform. Strong user base. Worth a look. Mighty Networks | Build Communities, Courses & MembershipsThe #1 ranked community platform

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Medium

🟣A blogging platform with a built-in audience. It's not free to publish, but if you paywall your content

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MailChimp

🟣One of the OG email newsletter options, Mailchimp has been around for a long time and has established a good

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MailerLite

🟣Affordable and comprehensive option for newsletters, automations, forms, landing pages and websites. 🟦🟦🟦I've trialed this app From their

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Loom

🟣The leader in async video with strong brand recognition, a free version, and options for privacy & security. Their yearly

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liinks

🟣If you want more from your link-in-bio than a boring list of links, try liinks! You can add carousels, attachments,

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Linktree

🟣One of the first big link-in-bio tools, their website boasts over 40M users. It's the cheese 🧀Linktree: Link

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lemon squeezy

🟣Sell digital products, even SaaS! Acts as merchant of record to simplify tax admin. A bit more horsepower than most

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Ko-fi

🟣Accept tips or donations with NO PLATFORM FEES! (Stripe fees still apply). Sell memberships and other items as well. Ko-fi

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Kajabi

🟣Tries to be the all-in-one. Fairly full-featured website and course options, but the community option is a little thin. It&

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Jotform

🟣A big player in the online form space, Jotform has a ton of features and templates. A great option for

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iStock

🟣PDI Summary: High-quality stock photos. A search that typically yields results that make sense. A little pricey but good value.

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HubSpot

🟣HubSpot is the gold standard CRM. Why force a project management system to work like a CRM when HubSpot has

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Harvest

🟣Affordable option for time tracking and invoicing. Solid functionality including calendar integration and sending invoices directly to clients. For basic

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Gumroad

🟣Very popular option for selling digital products. No monthly or upfront fees, BUT they take 10% of all your sales.

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Grammarly

🟣One of the first digital tools to help you write better, Grammarly is still extremely popular. It's the

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Ghost

🟣Ghost is open-source and a great option for creators with some coding skills. Probably not going to meet 100% of

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Guru

🟣A leader in knowledge management. It's easy to add and organize content and it integrates with many other

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Formstack

🟣Online forms as part of an ecosystem that can generate documents and collect e-signatures. Plans start at $50 USD / month,

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Float

🟣My top recommendation for Canadian spend management! Why give every software company access to your main business credit card? Give

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Fillout

🟣Modern forms app boosted by AI. Unlimited forms on their free plan. Fillout | Make any form in minutesCreate powerful forms,

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Figma

🟣Developers use it to map out (or wireframe) a website, but you can do a lot more with Figma, including

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duda

🟣A website builder for agencies. Use it to whitelist your website development services. From their website "The professional website

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DocuSign

🟣Trusted electronic signatures. Everyone knows DocuSign, but it's expensive and has difficult-to-manage "envelope" limits. Reluctantly awarded

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DigiSigner

🟣Easy electronic signatures with an impressive audit trail. Great value. Free Electronic Signature Service - DigiSignerSign documents online using electronic

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