What tool should I use? Check em out →

I get this question all. the. time. And based on your techy-ness, budget, and industry, my answers differ. So I’ve created a quiz to give you my best recommendations for your “tech stack” (the system of tools that works together to build your business). Try it out! It’s absolutely free to use.

Intuitive data collection and visualization

One of my favorite tools on the market because of its versatility. I’ve used this for creating lead generation tools, surveys, registrations, and payment forms. The sky is the limit with this tool as long as you know how to use it. $25-95/Month
Step-up your surveys →
ConvertKit

If you’re an Independent Creator and/or trying to build a newsletter, ConvertKit really is amazing at setting up email sequences, drip campaigns, and overall building a newsletter business.

Start for FREE →
All-in-one Website Builder

Having evolved over the years, Squarespace still proves one of the best tools for small businesses and nonprofits to manage their own web presence. $12-40/Month
Start your website →
Client scheduling and booking

Get paid for your time. Good for organizing multiple staff, locations, or classes. It’s like Calendly on steroids. Starts at $14/Month.
Automate paid booking →
Single Page Website Builder

An exceptional tool for creating one-page sites for portfolios, online resumes, landing pages, or prototyping an idea. It integrates with many great tools and is perfect for the idea generator. Free-$39/Year.
Build one page →
Email marketing and automation

Great for automated campaigns, drip emails, and an advanced CRM for larger teams. $29-$129/Month

Start a drip campaign →
Small to midsize business bookkeeping

Great for maintaining healthy balance sheets and having someone you can go to with questions about government resources. $249-399/Year
Organize your finances →
Invoicing, Payments, and Accounting

An excellent solution for those that need estimates, invoices, and integrated accounting (connected to your business account). Their (human) support is great! $15-50/Month
Get paid faster →
Twitter threads and automation

A handy tool for those who are hyper-focused on building their twitter audience. Good for getting inspiration and automatically retweeting your best (most engaged) tweets.
$0-40/Month
Tweet like a pro →
Simple selling online direct to your audience. Selling digital downloads

Best for artists and information providers. They excel at helping you sell digital downloads, licenses, and memberships with easy checkouts. 5-9% of Sales.
Start social selling →
Lite CRM (Client Relationship Manager)

Extremely powerful tool for managing clients and prospects, and pipelining projects making it easy to move people through different stages. Free - $49/User
Manage your prospects →
Benefits, HR, and Payroll Solution

Fantastic tool for automating payroll and benefits. Particularly good for those businesses structured as an LLC with an S Corp tax status (that was my use case). $39-$139/Month.
Pay your people →
Business and Tech Daily Newsletter

Brilliantly written and well-researched, this newsletter is one of the best free resources on the market.
See what’s happening →
Business and Market Trends Research

A paid newsletter and community by The Hustle, Trends provides aggregated business news and research for the opportunist. This is my favorite “Business & Tech trends” newsletter. $299/Year.
Keep tabs on trends →
Tactiq

Automated transcriptions! Automatically save a transcript of every Google Meet or Zoom Meeting, save it in Drive and come back to it later for content ideas or to reference a meeting.
Get 10 transcripts/month FREE →