Small Business Resources
Everyday resources to make running your business easier and less time-consuming
It takes a lot to run a small business. The average small business owner wears seven hats!
We’ve used and tried out a lot of resources for running a small business. We share with you the best of the best.
Need help getting your business set up with any of these?
We can help!
We are affiliates for some of these services and may receive a small compensation for you signing up.
Harvest - time tracking, estimates & invoices
The Harvest platform provides simple-to-use time tracking, estimates and invoices. Plus, it integrates with a number of other platforms we love such as Bidsketch and Stripe. Set up is quick and easy.
Termageddon - legal policies
Missing website legal policies? You could be setting yourself up for trouble. Termageddon’s policies are written by layers and auto update. We offer guidance with set-up,
Calendly - appointment scheduling
No more back and forth to schedule a meeting or accidental double-booking. Hands-down, the best appointment scheduling platform. We offer assistance if you need help with set-up,
Dreamhost - domains, email & hosting
If you need a domain, email along with your WordPress hosting, Dreamhost is a great option. They offer competitive pricing and an easy-to-use user interface along with customer service.
WPForms - website forms
The WP Forms plugin is an easy drag-and-drop website form builder. Tons of features, a wide variety of settings and integrations. Easy to follow documentation and great customer service.
Divi - website builder
We loooove Divi. There’s a little bit of a learning curve, but once you go Divi, you’ll love it too. And we offer Divi tutoring, so if you need assistance getting started, or help along the way, we’re here for you!
Bidsketch - proposals & contracts
Bidsketch gives the ability to set up a library with pricing sections, add custom sections and optional services. And since their e-signatures are legally binding, we also use it for contracts.
ClickUp - task management
ClickUp has a number of features that project managers use for complex projects, but it is easy to use for the small business owner. We offer ClickUp set up if you need help getting started.
Flywheel - WordPress hosting
Forget the C-Panel, Flywheel has the easiest user interface of all hosting platforms and affordable pricing. If you should need help, their customer service is top notch and quick.
Smash Balloon - live 3rd party feeds
Have you seen a social feed, YouTube feed or reviews feed on a website and wondered how that’s done? With Smash Balloon, it’s super easy to do! We provide help with configuring the feed(s).
Formidable Forms - forms plugin
Formidable Forms is way more than a website forms plugin! It can help create directories and databases, perform calculations and much, much more. And we can assist you with setup.
WP Mail SMTP - email deliverability
Plugin to improve your email deliverability rates, so your messages arrive safely in the user’s inbox and not in a spam or junk folder. We offer assistance with the setup of this plugin.
How did we decide the best small business resources?
Glad you asked…
We use every one of these services in our own business.
Our decision to use them and recommend each one is based a a number of key factors:
Ease of use. If it isn’t easy to use or overly complicated, then there’s no point in going further.
Cost. Some platforms are VERY pricey. Our goal is to find the ones that are affordable for the average small business (like us!).
Function. Does it do a good job for it’s intended purpose? Some platforms c=are bloated with features, but really only excel at one or two functions.
Developer reputation. We don’t recommend platforms that are built by unknown developers.
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