My Favorite Business Tools
Take a peek at my favorite resources, from legal templates to marketing education to must-have tech tools — plus get access to some discounts!
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MARKETING
Creative’s Content Club
The Creative’s Content Club is run by one of my clients (Hi, Shelby!) and is packed with marketing templates, education, and support for creative business owners. (Plus, I design the social templates!)
ManyChat
Let’s be real: people really aren’t stopping their scroll to click on our bio links anymore. Try out DM automations instead. This tool has majorly increased my web clicks. Get your first month of Pro free.
👉 Try Manychat (first month of Pro free!)
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.
CREATIVE
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 LEARNWITHMARIN for 10% off!
golive templates
On par with Big Cat Creative (I truly can’t decide which has my favorite templates) is GoLive. Their templates and add-on pages are gorgeous. Use code MARINJOHNSON for 10% off.
Élevae
Tired of scrolling through the same old stock photos? Élevae (formerly Social Squares) has an incredible collection of photos and videos you can use in your content and other marketing materials.
EDUCATION
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!
Case Study Sprint
If there’s one thing you should be doing from the beginning of your business (okay, there are a lot of things, but this is important) it’s getting testimonials and case studies as you go. This will teach you how.
Attract the Best, Repel the Rest
This $9 program is worth its weight in gold. (Does that metaphor make sense here? I’m not sure.) You will learn how to confidently state your values and work with the right clients.
Tech
Todoist
Todoist manages my entire life, from my client projects to my cleaning schedule. Scheduling tasks is as simple as typing “Do XYZ on Monday” and it schedules it for you. Get 2 months of Pro for free.
👉 Try out Todoist (two months of Pro free!)
PREVIEW APP
Preview is my favorite way to plan my Instagram grid and schedule content. I’ve found other schedulers to be a bit buggy and bloated (not naming names 👀) but this makes it super easy.
INTERACT
If you’ve wanted to create a quiz for your business, Interact is my favorite builder. It makes it super easy to create, update, and share your quiz so you can start collecting leads right away!
Legal & Financial
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 LEARNWITHMARIN for 10% off.
FREE LEGAL TRAINING
This free training is one of the best things I did for my business. Getting set up on a solid legal foundation is so important. You’ll also learn about her program in this training if you want to work with her further.
Found
Found is my best friend. 😂 I use it for my business banking, bookkeeping, taxes, and invoicing. It makes the finance side of my business so much easier, and I couldn’t manage with out it. Truly.