Eight Handy Tools and Resources for Your Creative or Web Design Business
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Here are some of my go-to web design and business tools and programs, including both popular favorites you’ve probably seen around the interwebs as well as some hidden gems you might not have seen before. I've personally used or am currently using all of them. They're the crème de la crème, IMO, and I'm excited to share them with you!
Collletttivo: Stunning Free Fonts
Collletttivo is an open-source type foundry offering a small collection of stunning fonts. These fonts are free with site credit, or you can donate what you will. I picked up a couple just for fun, I might have a small font collection problem.
Explore Collletttivo’s Typefaces: Check them out here.
3D Book Cover Creator: Free and Easy Mockups
If you make mockups for your business, this free 3D Book Cover Creator is a cool, easy-to-use tool for making book mockups and 3D covers. “Just pick a template and upload your cover, and our in-house team of computer gremlins will work their magic... instantly.” These book mockups and 3D devices were carefully selected, and can be arranged into limitless unique pairings and groups.”
Create 3D Book Covers: Try it here.
Teachery: The Unsung Hero for Course Platforms
Teachery (affiliate link) is an online course software platform that can be used to create and sell courses, digital products, memberships and more. You get unlimited courses, students, landing pages, and custom domains without any monthly fees or transaction charges. Great if you're looking to create and sell digital products without the hassle of ongoing costs. (I LOVE Teachery.)
Bonus: Teachery is included for FREE with a WAIM membership (affiliate link), which I think is probably an even better deal in the end, but if you're JUST looking for a course creation or digital products platform that's fun, easy to use, and customizable, Teachery is IMO an unsung hero in the space.
Try Teachery free for 14 days.
PS - that link I just shared for WAIM Unlimited? They open their doors only twice a year, so you can join the waitlist there. BUT with THIS super duper special link, you can slide in the lifetime membership at ANY TIME.
Contract Club: Affordable Legal Templates
Need legal templates, contracts, and agreements? (You probably do!) I recently joined the Contract Club, which offers an affordable ONE TIME fee of $50 for over seventy templates. 🤯 This is a GREAT deal on its own, and especially compared to other contract and legal policy providers.
Templates Include:
Client contracts
Postponement agreement
Cancellation agreement
Release agreement
Contractor agreement
Trainings on client onboarding
Privacy policy
Operating agreement
Join Contract Club: Check it out here (affiliate link).
The Color Palette Studio: Fun Tools for Designers
I found Sam, the founder of The Color Palette Studio, probably on YouTube or Insta (she’s everywhere, and has gained a MASSIVE following since starting her business just over a year ago). I took a workshop, fell in love with her brand design tools, and have since purchased ALL OF THEM.
Gulp. I may have a problem.
And can I just tell you? Every single one is magic. She offers fun and useful resources for brand and web designers. My favorite is the Color Palette Builder combined with the free Color Buddy Chrome Extension.
Tools Include:
Color Buddy Chrome Extension (free)
Brand Guidelines Builder
Color Palette Builder
Color Palette Tester
Font Pairing Guide
Fun Quiz: What Kind of Entrepreneur Are You?
I took this new-ish quiz from Kerstin at My Calm Business when she first released it. It’s called "What Kind of Entrepreneur Are You?" And let me just tell you - it was more on the nose than 98% of online quizzes I've taken!
If you like online quizzes and are into running a hustle-free and calm business (taking the quiz will put ya on her email list), head over to take the quiz. Then tell me what you got! (I'm a 'Born Solopreneur').
Email Marketing Membership
Want to start writing a newsletter, but getting stuck on what to say? I've been in this email marketing membership for awhile, and it's quickly become one of my non-negotiable business expenses.
At only $9/month, you can find email templates, sales sequences, guest expert sessions, and a super supportive community. She's so extra (in all the good ways), and packs in a TON of value in this membership.
Grab all of these freebies here (affiliate link):
Welcome Sequence
3 Newsletters
52 Subject Lines
Web Design: Elevate Your Squarespace Skills
Are you an aspiring or established business owner or Squarespace designer who wants to uplevel your coding and design skills? I can't recommend Rache's program enough. This course is incredible. This is the course for you if you love code, love design and aesthetics, and appreciate thoughtfulness in design.
Courses Available:
Squarespace Foundations (affiliate link) I took this ‘mini’ course and wowwwww. It packs a whole lotta value!
Standout Squarespace - (affiliate link) the whole kit and kaboodle!
Free Workshop: Crafting Smart & Standout Squarespace Websites, Rache's free, on-demand workshop that takes you behind the scenes of web design and development.
