Ready to grow
your business with confidence & clarity?
For the creative entrepreneur ready to ditch the hustle & headache so they can build a highly profitable business with impact!
REAL TALK: LIFE’S WAY TOO SHORT FOR ALL THAT NONSENSE.
You've spent hours scrolling through pinterest soaking up all the free content you can find on how to grow & market your business
You are green with envy seeing all these other women killing it in their business and you're just over here confused on where to start or what to do next
You are SO ready to kiss that 9-5 goodbye & be your own boss or actually get anyone to buy your services or products
It's time to build, grow and market that business of yours!
You KNOW your ideal clients are out there and you have a passion to serve them, but you just can't seem to find (or convert them) consistently
(without doing #allthethings & spending hours in your dang computer chair)
Give me a checkity check if...
Here are 75+ business tools to help you build, grow and market your business with confidence & clarity!
Here are 75+ business tools to help you build, grow and market your business with confidence & clarity!
My Business
must haves
01.
Convertkit
the best email platform made specifically for creatives
Get 30 days free!
02.
Siteground
An amazing host site with wordpress.
Only $2.95 a month!
03.
Tailwind
The BEST automation tool for pinterest.
Try it FREE!
04.
Trello
think of it as a virtual to-do list on steroids!
It's FREE!! whoop!
05.
Canva
quick and easy drag and drop graphics. perfect for pinterest pins!
It's FREE!! whoop!
06.
Creative Market
my obsession for all things graphic design!
Get 6 free downloads!
07.
Evernote
place to keep all your documents, think a virtual notebook!
It's FREE!! whoop!
08.
Loola TV
go live on instagram through your desktop
It's FREE!! whoop!
09.
Ecamm Live
go live on several social media platforms at once!
Try it now!
10.
Share-a-Sale
the best affiliate website for anything you want to sell!
It's FREE!! whoop!
11.
Restored 316
best place for gorgeous wordpress themes!
Try it now!
12.
Teachable
easy to create and sell online courses
Try it now!
Website Building Platforms
Website design
Wordpress is a website platform that allows you to create and design a website. You will need to purchase a domain name (the name of your site) and also pay for hosting. I HIGHLY recommend siteground as your domain host and you can create a site for only $3.95 a month!
website creation
01
Wordpress.org
Show.it
02
This is my current host provider and allows me to drag and drop design my whole site. NO CODE required! Hallelujah! This site is a little on the expensive side though.
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Website Design / Theme
E-commerce Platforms
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This is a website where you can purchase gorgeous themes to upload on your WordPress site. I have purchased a few themes through this site and it is so easy to upload and get started on customizing each section to fit your brand.
website creation
01
Georgia Lou Studios
Restored 316
02
This site features wordpress templates that are GORGEOUS but a little bit more on the expensive side. These also require a genesis theme platform so you would have to purchase that through Studio Press Genesis Theme.
This site has TONS of themes you can purchase and you can even search by category. For example, looking for a theme that is more geared toward photography? You can search that right there and it will pull up TONS of themes to match that description.
03
Creative Market
website creation
E-commerce Platforms
This platform works great with wordpress and allows you to set up a shop page that fits to your websites design.
01
Woocommerce
Shopify
02
This platform works great with wordpress as well and even allows you to set up clickable shop images on pinterest and instagram. This is also the platform I use.
This site is wonderful and allows you to set up a shop even without your own website. However, you can integrate it with your website if you have one.
03
Etsy
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website creation
Website design
Website
analytics
01. Google Analytics
this is probably the most known tool to track website traffic, clicks and actions people take on your website. this can be a helpful tool in knowing what works on your site and what doesn't.
02. Google Optimize
this tool is so awesome! it allows you to test different versions or aspects of you site so you can know what works and what doesn't when people land on your site. the best thing, it is already integrated with google analytics.
03. Google Keyword Planner
this tool is amazing when you are doing seo research for your site. it allows you to search keywords and know what they rank according to what people search. this is also already integrated with google analytics.
04. SEO Yoast Plug-in
speaking of seo, this tool is a must have if you are a blogger. this plugin gives you a seo ranking with a red, yellow or green light letting you know if that page/blog is set up for optimal seo.
05. Google Pagespeed Insights
did you know if it takes longer than 5 seconds for your site to load, the user is 80% more likely to close the browser? yep. this tool allows you to check the load time of each page on your site and gives you insight on what to do to decrease it. so helpful!
06. Nibbler Site Tester
this tool is so helpful when you are trying to get a feel with how users view your site. this tool gives you a breakdown on what your site ranks when it comes to popularity, readability, seo and more.
07. Dead Link Checker
this tool tells you what links on your site are broken. this is really important when it comes to seo because google will rank your site lower if there are links that don't work.
08. Hotjar
this has to be my favorite tool ever! this website does actual recordings of the actions people take when they visit your site so you know where they stop scrolling, where they click and what actions they take. it also records heatmaps to show you a visual of where people spend the most time on your site.
course
creation
01.
Thinkific
has three different teirs of plans to meet your needs
Try it now!
02.
Udemy
site that allows you to create and also helps with distribution
It's FREE!! whoop!
03.
Skillshare
a network of online courses. you can sell ones already there or make your own.
Try it now!
04.
Teachable
probably the top known platform. easy to use and reliable.
Try it now!
design & marketing
templates
My favorite site for all things templates, fonts, designs etc. You also get 6 free design downloads a week!
01
Creative Market
This site features free downloads of infographic templates. Think spreadsheets, graphs and more!
02
Easel.ly
This site allows you to create pretty much anything. They already have pre-made templates available with optimal size recommendations.
03
Canva
This site has templates, icons, fonts and design mock-ups all for free and ready to download.
04
DBF
This site allows you to copy and paste HTML files for several different icons to use for mock-ups or graphics.
05
Material Design
iMovie
video
this software is not free, but highly recommended if you are serious about video making.
01. PocketVideo App
this tool is amazing if you want to shoot quality videos on your phone. it is super easy to use as well!
02. KineMaster App
this tool is also amazing if you want to shoot quality video on your phone. it features paid upgrades as well to take your video to the next level.
03. Unfold App
this is a simple tool to add different effects to your video using your phone.
04. Spark Video App
this app is amazing for adding filters and extras to your videos on your phone.
this is a free tool if you have any apple/mac product. this is what I use the most!
Final Cut Pro
creation
courses
Free Courses
Paid Courses
Making Sense Of Affiliate Marketing
These are courses I have personally taken and highly recommend.
A course teaching you how to make money with affiliate links. This is GREAT for bloggers and was a HUGE help in my Biz.
By Michelle Schroeder-Gardner
The Blog Plan
A 12 month blog planning course. This is a VERY basic course great for beginners.
By Suzi Whitford
If you didn't know, I'm a bit of (okay, totally) a book nerd!
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You know the phrase "There's an app for that?", well, my phrase would be "There's a book for that!"..
So, here are some AMAZING books I recommend for all creative entrepreneurs!
book recommendations
more about me
When I'm not being your personal cheerleader, you’ll find me at home rockin' bed head and yoga pants, sipping on twice microwaved coffee & having a mini dance party in the kitchen with my toddler on my hip.
Your new business bestie
(and weekly coffee date in yoga pants!)
As a Marketing Strategist & Business Coach I help busy, creative entrepreneurs (pssttt that's you!) simplify & grow their business with high-converting marketing strategies so they can connect with their ideal clients & make consistent sales.
I'm Ashley Mae
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a complete guide to
social media
resources
insta
stories
download
01.
Mosaico App
An amazing app that allows you to plan out your instagram feed
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02.
Planoly
Another amazing app that allows you to plan out your instagram feed
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03.
Over App
The BEST App to make graphics for social media
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04.
Canva App
Canva app allows you to create graphics
for social media.
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Hashtags To Dominate
on instagram
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