resources + solutions
FIRST CLASS RESOURCES THAT WE USE & RECOMMEND
for a successful online business
When you’re promoting your business online it can get overwhelming to keep up with the latest tools while building your business.
Then there’s shiny object syndrome… Oh look Squirrels!
As your Virtual Partner, I keep up with the latest solutions & resources so you don’t have to.
Tried and tested over time, here is a library of tools I’ve evaluated, use and recommend day-to-day from productivity, and conversions to website management.
Virtual Partner makes managing your online business that much better, combining experience and strategy with the right tools to deliver great results!
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My (personal) Tech Stack for my business …
- ActiveCampaign – CRM
- Acuity Calendar – Scheduler
- AppSumo – Best Apps Best Pricing
- Better Proposals- Quote & Contracts
- BuzzSprout – Podcast Hosting
- Canva – Graphics
- ClickUp – Management Tool
- ContentSnare – Copy
- ConvertBox – Optin/List Building
- Depositphotos – High Quality Images
- Descript Editing Tool – Video Editing
- GravityForms – Forms for WordPress
- HelloAudio Podcast – Private Podcasting
- HelloBar – Optin Notification Bar for WordPress
- TryInteract – Quiz and Poll Creation
- InVideo – Video Editing
- Jarvis AI – Copy Writing Tool
- NameCheap – Domains
- Pretty Links – Link Masking for WordPress
- Searchie – Course & Membership Platform
- SiteGround – Hosting
- ThriveCart – Shopping Cart + Affiliate Platform
- WPEngine – Hosting
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Domain Registration & Website Hosting
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Flywheel (Premium)
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WPEngine (Premium)
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SiteGround (Web hosting and content management service)
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- Website / Site Design / Site Support
- EPS / CRM email automation
- ActiveCampaign (CRM & Email marketing automation solution)
- ConvertKit (Email marketing automation solution)
- Shopping Carts
- ThriveCart Digital Product eCommerce Platform – Lifetime (no monthly fees)
- SamCart Digital Product eCommerce Platform
- LMS eLearning Platforms
- Design Tools
- Canva (Graphic creation tool)
- Creative Market (Resource for design assets from graphics to fonts)
- Vistaprint (Business cards and marketing material including postcards, brochures, T-shirts, totes, and more)
- Moo (Business cards, postcards, flyers, brochures, letterhead, and more)
- Invoicing
- Freshbooks (Small business accounting tool)
- Harvest (Timekeeping, invoicing, and reporting tool)
- Xero (Small business accounting tool)
- Quickbooks (Online accounting tool)
- Calendar Scheduler Apps
- Acuity Scheduling (Scheduling and booking tool allowing real-time availability, online payments, schedule/modify appointments)
- Book Like a Boss (Scheduling tool designed to effectively sell digital and physical products)
- Calendly (Scheduling tool that integrates with third-party calendars including Google Calendar, Outlook, iCloud and more)
- SEO Apps/tools
- CRM / Emails – Active Campaign
- ActiveCampaign (CRM & Email marketing automation solution)
- ConvertKit (Email marketing automation solution)
- Carts
- ThriveCart Digital Product eCommerce Platform – Lifetime (no monthly fees)
- SamCart Digital Product eCommerce Platform
- WordPress eCommerce Plugin (Sell any type of digital products and services from your WordPress-powered site securely with complete automation)
- WooCommerce (Highly customizable eCommerce platform for online stores powered by WordPress)
- Payment Options
- Stripe (Online payment solution allowing customers to make payments online and manage subscriptions)
- Square (Point of sale and retail payment solution offering real-time inventory tracking and vendor management)
- Sitepoint (8 PayPal Alternatives for Your Online Business, details breakdown of alternatives to PayPal)
- Evergreen Automation
- Deadline Funnel
- Webinars
- Demio
- Zoom (Offering online video, audio conferencing, and collaboration tools)
- List Building
- Interact (Quiz Maker)
- Convertbox
- GetSiteControl (Website widgets, surveys)
- Leadpages (Landing page creator, pop-ups, and more)
- OptinMonster (Lead generation software A/B testing and more)
- PopUp Domination (Powerful popup resource)
- Thrive Leads
- Integrations
- GDPR Tracker
- HelloBar
- Zapier
- Viral Sharing
Management Tools / Project Management
- Manifestly (Checklist app)
- Airtable (Use it to manage projects, organize customer relationships, catalog your inventory, or make reusable checklists)
- Trello (Organization)
- EverNote (Bookmarking)
Project Management Tools
- TeamWork (PM tool/teamwork pm / teamwork desk)
- Podio (PM tool)
- Notion (PM tool)
- Asana (PM tool)
- ClickUp (PM tool)
Cloud Storage
- DropBox (Storage/file sharing)
- Google Docs (Storage/file sharing)
Processes
- Process Street (Processes)
- Sweet Process (Processes)
Proposal Tool
- Better Proposals (Creating Proposals)
Communication
- Freed Camp (Team communication)
- Wrike (Team communication)
- Slack (Team communication)
- Recordify App (for iOS + Slack) (Voice Msg)
Recording
- Droplr (Screen capture & video recording)
- Loom (Screen capture & video recording)
- Content Snare (Getting content from clients)
- LastPass (Password manager, create a master password to manage all your passwords)
Calendar Scheduler Apps
- Acuity Scheduling (Scheduling and booking tool allowing real-time availability, online payments, schedule/modify appointments)
- Book Like a Boss (Scheduling tool designed to effectively sell digital and physical products)
- Calendly (Scheduling tool that integrates with third-party calendars including Google Calendar, Outlook, iCloud and more
Chat Apps (on your WordPress website)
- Podcasting
- BuzzSprout Hosting Podcast
- HelloAudio Hosting Podcast
- Repurpose Social Automation
- Descript Editing Tool
- Video Recording Software Tools
- Stock Photography & Video Solutions
- iStock Photos (Photos & videos)
- DepositPhotos (Photos & videos)
- Tineye (Find images)
- Photo Dune (Find images)
- Death to Stock Photo (Photos & videos)
Disclosure: Some of the links listed above are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a very small commission if you click through and make a purchase. The small commission is appreciated and goes back into running Virtual Partner (providing better and more services to help you grow your business.) Earnings Disclaimer