Resources & Online Software for Small Business Owners

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CRM & Client Management

Honeybook

Best for freelancers who manage multiple projects & proposals. When I was doing design for a living full-time, this was a great program to keep on top of client communications

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Hubspot Free CRM

A great tool for getting started with a client management system – the free account includes the CRM, some basic forms and automation and even a scheduling calendar.

Acuity Scheduling

Best for coaches who sell packages – take payment and bookings with the same program. I use this to manage my private coaching clients

Kajabi

Best for coaches and course creators who want a great LMS for clients or all-in-one marketing tool. This is what I use to host the Six Figure Freelancers portal. *Update – I no longer recommend Kajabi and will post a new solution soon.

Funding & Financial

7Figures Funding

No credit check required to inquire about small business funding & small business loans for growing your business.

Quickbooks

Manage your expenses, plan quarterly taxes and create simple invoices with Quickbooks Self-Employed

Transferwise

If you’re working with international contractors, make payment easy with Transferwise.

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Thrive Cart

Easiest to use shopping cart creator that integrates with dozens of tools – and optional partner program / affilate manager

Marketing Software

Lead Pages

Quickly build a sales funnel, landing page or checkout form using lead page. Great A/B testing options.

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Lemlist

Create cold emails that convert and delight with LemList.

MailerLite

Easiest to use email marketing software for beginners. Free for the first 1000 contacts (including automation!) and dozens of integrations.

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App Sumo

Save $$ on software and digital marketing resources with AppSumo.

Bonjoro

Delight your customers & leads with personalized videos.

Endorsal

Easily capture and display testimonials on your website.

HelloBar

Increase your landing page conversion rates with popups and exit forms.

Interact

Generate more leads using customized quizzes like this one katebagoy.com/quiz.

Invideo

Easily create and edit videos for social media and ads using this simple video editor with 100’s of templates.

SmarterQueue

Automate your social media posts and create an evergreen content library.

Operations & Security

Backblaze

Keep your computer backed up in the cloud with 1-click restore options.

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Dropbox

Keep access to all your files on all your devices.

G Suite

Use Gmail with your own domain, as well as Google calendar and other tools. Create shared drives for your team files.

Grammarly

Write better with gramarly.

StrongVPN

If you travel, you’ll inevitably need a VPN to access US based banking and entertainment sites. StrongVPN is the easiest to setup.

Outsourcing

99designs

Crowdsource your design projects for creative ideas, or find an experienced pro to create your perfect project.

Acadium

Find a digital marketing intern and get help in exchange for mentorship.

Fancy Hands

Afforable, project based admin VA’s for simple tasks like travel booking, calendar mangement, research and more.

Automation Agency

Awesome design and technical VA’s for coaches, consultants and agencies. They built this page!

Training & Events

Tony Robbins Events

To say Tony Robbins events changed my life is an understatement. I cannot recommend them enough if you’re seeking more fulfilment in your life.

Millionaire Mind Intensive

Change your money mindset and prepare to earn more – I LOVED the MMI Intensive in London.

Get More Leads

Learn from my friend Paul how to build engagement on LinkedIn and land more clients.

CreativeLive

Enhance your skills or find a new hobby with creative trainings from experts in their field.

Udemy

Brush up on your digital marketing skills with courses on Udemy. I’ve loved learning about WordPress Dev, Social Media Marketing and more.

Book Yourself Solid

If you’re a business coach who’d like to add some tools to your library, get certified in the Book Yourself Solid system.

Travel & Lifestyle

Freedom

Save yourself from yourself and create a distraction free work environment.

Remote Year

Travel the world with a group of like minded people – leave the details to RY.

Brain.fm

I’m not sure how I found out about brain.fm, but when I need to get shit done you can be sure to find me cranking these beats.

Krisp.ai

Ever try to take a phone call or zoom meeting from a crowded cafe? Crisp is a game changer for helping your clients hear you clearly.

Websites & Hosting

DIVI by Elegant Themes

My blog is build with the DIVI theme for wordpress and I recommend it to most new business owners as an easy to implement yet flexible system.

Namecheap

I find Namecheaps interface to be the easiest to use when buying domain names, so I moved all 15 of mine here.

Siteground

Hands down the best wordpress hosting I’ve ever used and really awesome customer support.

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