My Favorite Business Tools
From templates to trainings to tech tools, these are some of my favorite things for running a business.
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Creative’s Content Club
The Creative’s Content Club is a membership run by my client Shelby, packed with marketing templates, education, and support for authors and other creatives. (Plus, I design the social templates!)
THE BOUTIQUE LAWYER
You want your legal stuff together. Trust me. Ask me how I know. (Actually, don’t. 🤣) I get all of my contracts and other legal docs from The Boutique Lawyer. Use code MARINREADS for 10% off.
MANYCHAT
Very few people stop the scroll to click on your link in bio. Use DM automations instead. People simply comment a word and the link gets sent right to them! This has majorly increased my website clicks.
BIG CAT CREATIVE TEMPLATES
Website design made easy and affordable! Not only are these templates gorgeous, but they come with lots of Squarespace tutorials to get you started. Use code MARIN10 for 10% off!
Élevae Visuals
Tired of scrolling through the same stock photos on Canva? Élevae Visuals (formerly Social Squares) has an incredible collection of photos and videos you can use in your content.
TODOIST
Todoist manages my entire to-do list, from my marketing tasks to my cleaning schedule. Scheduling tasks is as simple as typing “Do XYZ on Monday” and it schedules it for you. (And that’s on the free plan!)
Flodesk
If you need an email service provider (and you’re not using Squarespace’s Email Campaigns feature) then Flodesk is a great option. It’s simple to design beautiful emails and automated workflows.
ON-BRAND FILLABLE WORKBOOKS
If there’s one thing about me, it’s that I love a Google Doc. This amazing mini course walks you through how to create pretty, on-brand workbooks in Google Docs. It’s a game-changer!
BOOKMARK FOLDER SYSTEM
This is another incredible resource — and it’s completely free! Lydia over at Banish Business Clutter will walk you through setting up bookmark folders. Trust me, you will love this.