Business Resources
Part of the fun and frustration of running a business is all the resources and tools that you need to keep all the parts of your business going.
I have search high and low for great resources at reasonable prices. I have done tons of research on the many, many various options available and these are the some of theresources I choose to use in my own business.
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Business Tools I Recommend
There are so many amazing tools available for online entrepreneurs. I have tried so many of them and after sorting through a lot of fabulous tools, some less fabulous tools and some duds.
The tools below are the best of the best in my opinion.
Zenler
If you have an online course or membership as part of your business or you plan on adding a course or membership, you have to check out Zenler!
You can run your entire business on Zenler, including running all your Zoom classes, webinars and meetings, emails, blog, connect directly to payment portals, and so much more, all included in one low price (particularly low while it is still in Beta).
Zenler is a seriously amazing, feature rich, easy to use platform to run your entire business.
Publer
- Pull everything together.
- See all your posts (even those your posted natively.
- Add CTA buttons on Facebook posts without having to make them ads.
- Bulk import all your posts.
- Create a landing page for you Link in bio.
MailerLite
This is a great email platform!
It is robust and easy to use, without a lot of the hassles that come with some of the other starter email platforms.
They have a free version which you can use for your first 1000 subscribers!
Business Courses/Memberships I Recommend
I have taken a LOT of business related course and joined several memberships. Some are AMAZING, some a less so. Other courses were great, but as a result of some questionable business decisions I no longer can recommend them. Those classes are not listed below.
Here is the list of the courses and membership that I find most helpful and can heartily recommend.
Sandra De Freitas
Sandra is the Facebook Group expert. She has several programs that can help exponentially grow you Facebook Group and grow your business.
Publer
- Pull everything together.
- See ALL your posts (even those your posted natively.
- Add CTA buttons on Facebook posts without having to make them ads.
- List item four
Ravelry
Ravelry is a fabulous repository of all things knitting. If you are looking for patterns, yarns, yarn stores, projects – just head over to Ravelry and search for it. Ravelry will show you examples of whatever it is and let you know where to get it in most cases. If you want to keep your projects lnotes in an easy to find central place – just head over to Ravelry.