Want to know the tools and resources used to keep Women on Business running? We get asked for recommendations on a wide variety of applications for businesses and websites to streamline tasks, increase sales, and save money. Below is a list of some of our favorite tools. These are the applications we can’t live without!
Many of the links on this page are affiliate links, which means Women on Business might earn a small commission if you make a purchase using one of these links, but none of the fees have been increased to compensate Women on Business. Of course, you don’t have to use any of the above links, but if you do, thank you so much for supporting us. Every little bit helps to keep the site running!
For a complete write up discussing why we like each of these tools, check out this blog post.
General Business Tools
Invoicing, Estimates, and Time Tracking: Freshbooks
Hiring Freelancers: Toptal, FreeUp or Fiverr
Data Organization and Tracking: Airtable
Team and Project Management: Wrike
Organization of Ideas, Projects, etc.: Milanote
Password Management: 1Password or LastPass
Establish Business Credit: Dun & Bradstreet DUNSFile
Email, Calendar, Docs, and Storage: G Suite (formerly Google Apps for Work)
File Sharing: Dropbox
Payment Processing: Stripe or Authorize.net
Shopping Cart and Online Store: Shopify
Affiliate Marketing Program Management: Shareasale.com
Antivirus and Security: Kapersky
Customer Service and Help Desk Ticketing: Freshdesk
Marketing, Sales, and Publishing Tools
WordPress Hosting: WP Engine
Non-WordPress Website Hosting: Bluehost
Domain Name Registration: Namecheap
Image Design: Canva or PicMonkey
Photos and Images: Shutterstock
Opt-in Pages and Forms: LeadPages or OptinMonster for a more affordable opt-in form tool
Email Marketing: Infusionsoft or Active Campaign
Customer Relationship Management (CRM): HubSpot
Social Media Management: Hootsuite Pro
Social Media Sharing: SocialWarfare
SEO & Keyword Research: Semrush
Private Video Hosting: Vimeo
Blogging: WordPress
Online Course Creation and Sales: Thinkific
Membership Site: Wishlist
Screen Recordings: Camtasia
Screenshots: Snagit