I’ve been asked a few times what tools I’m using to create, plan, and promote the deep dives I’m creating. I figured I’d make a list of tools I use regularly so I had an easy-to-share link.
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Courses & Communities
I talk a lot about communities and courses because they can help you skip a few steps on your journey. Instead of making all of the same mistakes others have made, you can leapfrog some of those and move faster.
Here are some of my favorite communities and courses to help you out.
Have you ever wanted a place to go where you can ask other people on the same path as you specific questions about growth, monetization, and what’s working now?
Maybe they’ve found some new strategy or an interesting way to keep their subscribers happy.
Yea, me too. That’s why I created Growth In Reverse Pro.
This is my favorite community, hands down. Jay Clouse is a masterful community builder, so much so that it's currently on a waitlist to get in.
However, he launched a "Starter Tier" that includes all of his courses and workshops, and gets you on the waitlist to join when there is an opening.
Email Marketing
My email service provider of choice. They integrate seamlessly with SparkLoop, have some of the best deliverability rates in the industry, and customer service is top-notch.
You can use them for free up to 10,000 subscribers.
Beehiiv is a great tool if you're just getting started and want a tool that incorporates your newsletter and website.
It's not as robust in terms of automations as ConvertKit, but it's a great tool on its own.
Website
I get asked all the time about how I built my website and community. Here are the tools I’m using:
SegMetrics shows you exactly what is and isn’t driving your revenue. It's the analytics tool the "pro's" use.
WordPress is the free platform I use to build my website.
Yes, some might consider it old-school, but it's super powerful and best of all, it's free.
While WordPress is the foundation of my website, GeneratePress is the website theme I'm using.
It lets me build drag-and-drop pages with a ton of customizations I can add in as well.
Senja is the tool I'm using to collect and share testimonials.
Customers can record videos, or leave text testimonials that automatically get added to your site once approved.
My go-to graphics creator. It's how I add a custom background to all of my screenshots and tables.
The software platform I use to host my community, Growth In Reverse Pro, and the Growth Vault video library. You can use it to run courses, challenges, and it has a great mobile app as well.
Podcast
The tool we use to record our podcast episodes and pull out clips from them. Riverside is one of those tools that does one thing and does it super well.
Transistor is the tool we use to host our podcast. You can also host private podcasts for communities and courses.
Finance & Bookkeeping
Kick is a personal bookkeeper made for the modern entrepreneur or creator who wants to automate their business life. I use it and love it.
Social Media Scheduling
I use these tools to schedule out some of my social media posts.
Taplio is a LinkedIn scheduling and posting platform. It has great analytics and has a ton of powerful features built-in.
You can also use it to turn your tweets into nice-looking carousels that perform well on LinkedIn.
Other
My favorite alternative to Loom. It's fast, you can blur out stuff, and the team is incredible.
If you've seen any of my paid video content, this is the tool I use to add in custom backgrounds and make the videos look professional.
