The best investment is in the tools of one’s own trade.
– Benjamin Franklin

Tools, Systems, Plugins … Oh, My!

Below are some of my favorite tools and resources which help me stay organized, visible, and productive.  Many are free resources or have free options and trials for solopreneurs and small teams.

This content uses referral links. If you love a tool as much as I do and decide to upgrade, I may be compensated with a small referral fee or credit for introducing you. Many times, it’s only through a partner link where you’ll receive special discounts, so it’s a win/win. Click away and go explore! Please let me know if any of these have helped you or if you have your own favorites. Read my disclosure policy for more info. 

Websites

Hosting

SiteGround

WordPress Themes

MyThemeShop

File Sharing and Backup

Dropbox

Password Management

LastPass

Writing Enhancement and Plagiarism Detection

Grammarly

Brainstorming, Lists, Workflows

Trello

Calendar Scheduling

TimeTrade

Acuity Scheduling

Project Management, Time Tracking

ToDo.vu

Design

PowerPoint
Canva
Ribbet
Designrr
PhotoScissors

Productivity

Focus at Will

Reduce Distractions At Work And Increase Your Productivity With Scientifically Optimized Music To Get You In Focus Faster And Longer. Focus@Will is a productivity platform that allows professionals to be 4x more productive while they work and help you get stuff done. It’s not a playlist, it’s brain music for productivity and has over 50 channels, with tens of thousands of hours. They add to each channel monthly, so you’ll never be distracted by listening to music that you have already heard.

Audio Editing

Audacity

Call Recording Software, Podcasts, Video and More

AudioAcrobat

Outsourcing

Fiverr  – Professional services starting at $5