Favourite Resources for Online Businesses
I love and use these tools in my business every day. I am an affiliate (which means I make a commission for my recommendation) for most, but not all, of the things that I recommend below, but they are here because they have transformed my business and have made a huge difference to my success.
I have broken them down into categories to help you navigate them all 😊 and the list is ever growing!
software
Convert Box
Convert Box is one of my favourite investments in the last 12 months. It has singled handedly helped me to 10x my website lead magnet conversions
Thrivecart
Thrivecart is a shopping cart tool that takes payment and makes it super easy to increase your cart value through order bumps & upsells.
ConvertKit
I love Convert Kit’s flexibility with it’s tagging system, it’s automation and it’s integration capability.
MailerLite
Free for the first 1000(!) email address and you can send 12000 emails a month. Pretty compelling!
Membervault
Membervault is the membership tool that I use because it’s so easy and it’s free for the first 100 customers!
Quuu Promote
Quuu promote is one of the best ways to market your website and built up your authority.
Tube Buddy
Tube Buddy is a brilliant tool to help you optimise your YouTube videos and grow your subscribers
Camtasia
Camtasia is the video editing tool that I have used for over 10 years. It’s really easy to do simple transitions and your own video editing.
SEMRUSH
SEMRUSH is the king of SEO tools. This link will give you a free 14 day trial to help you optimise your site.
APP SUMO
Ok, so AppSumo isn’t a single piece of software, but I have bought loads of tools from here. It’s awesome.
design tools
Basil & Bark
The very first Canva template that I bought was from Basil & Bark. I actually used it to create my Social Media Planner. Gorgeous!
Lady Boss Studio
This shop has a really comprehensive shop that will help you create your own perfect online brand without costing the earth. All the templates use Canva.
Canva
Honestly, I don’t know where I would be without Canva. It has sped up my design process 10x over. The free version is great, and the pro version is even better!
Creative Market
Creative Market is my go to resources for all social media templates, fonts & Canva templates.
website tools
WordPress
I have been designing websites in WordPress since 2007. In my view it is the best platform for any website.
Lyrical Host
Lyrical Host really understands the online business world and online business owners. They have fast servers around the world. Get 10% off using the code JULIE10
Divi
I have built a lot of websites in Divi (including this one!) and absolutely love it. They are constantly developing and improving it.
ConvertBox
The best website popup, banner and embedding tool there is. Hands down. It makes it super easy to track your offers & analytics
highly recommended
Profitable Live Training
This training was a game changer for me. It has driven my strategy for the last 6 months. Lizzy shares only what works.
Write a non-fiction book
Joanna Penn is a long time friend and one of the best trainers around on how to write and publish a book. Highly recommended.
