business operations:
calendly (appointment scheduling)
Easy scheduling ahead. Calendly is your hub for scheduling meetings professionally and efficiently, eliminating the hassle of back-and-forth emails so you can get back to work.
wave (accounting)
Manage your money like a boss with Wave's simple bookkeeping and payment solutions for small business owners.
google docs editors suite (office suite)
Google Docs Editors is a web-based productivity office suite offered by Google within its Google Drive service. The suite includes Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Drawings, Google Forms, Google Sites, and Google Keep.
Systeme.io (all in One)
The easiest & fastest way to grow your online business. There are just six tools you need to launch, grow & scale your online business and Systeme.io has them all. Sales funnels, email marketing, online courses, website builder, affiliate program management, and marketing automation.
send anywhere (file transfer)
Send Anywhere is a file-sharing application that takes an easy, quick, and unlimited approach to file sharing. Cloud sharing or storage services often offer a promise of unlimited file storing and sharing but their speeds and usability is compromised. Send Anywhere is for anyone wanting to share quality content, quickly, from any device to anyone in the world. Great for sending large files!
hubspot crm (customer relationship management)
The CRM platform your whole business will love. HubSpot’s CRM platform has all the tools and integrations you need for marketing, sales, content management, and customer service. Each product in the platform is powerful alone, but the real magic happens when you use them together.
gmail (email)
Gmail is a free, search-based webmail service that includes 15 gigabytes of storage. The backbone of Gmail is a powerful Google search engine that quickly finds any message an account owner has ever sent or received.
mailer light (all in one)
Mailer Lite offers a site of digital marketing tools to grow your audience faster and drive revenue smarter. Backed by 24/7 award-winning support. Create email marketing, automations, landing pages, signup forms, and websites your audience will love.
slack (team communication)
Slack is a messaging app that gives you one platform for all your communications, offering real-time messaging, file sharing, archiving, and search. It’s built for modern teams so you can have all your communication in one online location, instantly searchable, and immediately accessible from whatever connected device.
asana (project management)
Whether you’re between meetings or in line for a latte, use Asana to quickly capture tasks, to-dos, reminders, and ideas. Get updates from coworkers, organize tasks and projects for work, or manage your to-do list for the day. With Asana’s mobile app, you can stay on top of your work from anywhere.
fresh desk (help desk system)
Freshdesk is a cloud-hosted help desk solution equipped with best-in-class features for delivering quality customer support. The software is designed to meet the demands of both small businesses and large companies. With it, users can broaden their reach through launch multi-channel support, streamline operations using automation tools, increase productivity through gamification, as well as reinforce customer support efforts using self-service portals.
zoho invoice (invoicing, expense tracking, and more)
Free invoicing software for small businesses. Zoho Invoice is online invoicing software that helps you craft professional invoices, send payment reminders, keep track of expenses, log your work hours, and get paid faster - all for free!
sender (email marketing)
Build the bridge between your email lists and revenue. Sender empowers you to quickly and easily keep in touch with your customers and grow your business.
mailchimp (email marketing, landing pages, and more)
Do it all with Mailchimp. Bring your audience data, marketing channels, and insights together so you can reach your goals faster - all from a single platform.
libre Office (office suite)
Libre Office is a free and open-source office suite that is compatible with other major office suites and is available on all operating systems. It is an independently-developed version of the OpenOffice.org suite. Libre Office is also fully compatible with Microsoft Office.
akaunting (accounting)
From invoicing to expense tracking to accounting, Akaunting has all the tools you need to manage your money online, for free. See your financials online anytime, anywhere on your computer, tablet, or phone.
basecamp (project & team management)
Basecamp is a web-based project collaboration tool that allows groups of people to share files, meet deadlines, assign tasks, and centralize feedback.
todoist (to-do list & task manager)
Todoist is a task manager that's useful, fast, and easy to use. Todoist lets you manage your tasks anywhere: At home. At school. At work. Online. Offline.
engage bat (to-do list & task manager)
Todoist is a task manager that's useful, fast, and easy to use. Todoist lets you manage your tasks anywhere: At home. At school. At work. Online. Offline.
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