Beauty Tools
Design, Photos, Videos, and More
Design & Social Media Content
Canva is a golden nugget if you need to share fresh content on social media. Perfect for creating engaging social media posts, presentations, and marketing materials with professional templates.
Photo Resources
Need royalty-free photos and images? Here are some specialized photo stock sites:
- Unsplash - High-quality, free stock photos
- StockUp - Aggregator of multiple free stock photo sites
- Gratisography - Quirky and unique free photos
- Adobe Stock - Premium stock photos with advanced search
- Shopify Burst - Free stock photos for entrepreneurs
- Death To The Stock Photo - Authentic lifestyle photos
- 500px - Professional photography community
- Flickr - Vast collection of creative commons images
- Pinterest - Visual discovery platform for inspiration
- StockSnap - Free high-resolution photos
- New Old Stock - Vintage photos from public archives
Specialized Image Resources
- Drone Photography: Dronestagram - Access aerial photography and videos taken by drones for unique perspectives
- Transparent PNGs: StickPNG - Find and download images with transparent backgrounds for professional presentations
Typography Resources
Find the perfect fonts for your campaign:
- Google Fonts - Extensive library of free, open-source fonts
- FontSquirrel - Free fonts for commercial use
- TypeNugget - Typography tool for web designers
- TypeKit - Adobe's premium font service
- Type Anything - Test different font combinations
- Graphic Burger - Free design resources including fonts
- Dafont - Huge selection of decorative fonts
- What The Font - Font identification tool
- Font Face Ninja - Browser extension for font discovery
Visual Content Creation
Icon Resources:
- Flaticon - Largest database of free icons
- The Noun Project - Icons for everything
- IconStore - Free icons for commercial use
- Illustrio - Customizable icons
- Entypo - Premium icon sets
- Iconfinder - Professional icon marketplace
- Nucleo - High-quality icon organizer
Mockup & Presentation Tools
- Dunnnk - Create realistic product mockups
- Pixeden - Premium mockups and design resources
- GraphicBurger - High-quality design ingredients
- Place it - Create product mockups without Photoshop
- Behance - Creative portfolio platform
- Mock-up world - Free photorealistic mockups
Content Creation Tools
Infographic Tools:
- Piktochart - Create infographics with templates
- Easelly - Simple infographic maker
- VENNGAGE - Data visualization and infographics
- Snappa - Graphics creation for non-designers
Video Creation:
- Directr - Easy video creation (now part of YouTube)
- Promo - Professional marketing video maker
- Animoto - Turn photos and clips into videos
- wave.video - Online video maker for social media
- Powtoon - Animated video and presentation maker
- Renderforest - Video and animation toolkit
Additional Resources
Free Royalty Music: FUGUE, Youtube Audio Library
Social Video Creation: Lumen5, PlayPlay (Brut-style)
Free Cover Videos: Coverr, Pexels Videos, Mazwai, Videoblocks, Videvo
Screen Recording: Loom
Free Logo Creation: Logojoy
Color Tools: Color Hunt, Coolors, UI gradients, Adobe Color Wheel
Design Inspiration: One Page Love, Pages XYZ, UI Temple, Envato Market
Social Media Tools
Content, Reach, and Automation
Management & Analytics
- Facebook Groups analytics: Grytics
- Content scheduling: Buffer.com, EverGreenFeed
- Content analysis: BuzzSumo
- Social media display: EmbedSocial
- Traffic driving: Betashare.co, snip.ly
- Social media support: DesignRush
- Image sharing with citations: Pablo by Buffer
Growth & Automation
- Hashtags and influencers: Stargazer, IQ tags, Follower Wonk
- Automation tools: IFTTT, Followr, Crowdfire, Pegasio
- Facebook Ads optimization: Facebook Ads Manager
- Launch campaigns: Thunderclap
- Instagram growth: InstaVast, Stim Social, InstaGrowth Ninja
Prototyping Tools
Build, Inspire, and Create
Design & Prototyping
- Quick prototyping: InVision, Proto, Moqups, Figma, Sketch + Marvel
- Design inspiration: UI Temple, Lapa Ninja
- Market research: Crunchbase, Statista, Buzzsumo
- Historical website versions: Internet Archive Wayback Machine
App Development
- Quick app building: BuildFire, Apps Builder, Bubble
- Additional options: Dropsource, AppMachine, Lightwell
- Bubble templates: Zeroqode
Brainstorming & Documentation
- Online brainstorming: Bubbl.us, Creately, MindMeister
- Additional tools: Sketchboard, Google Drawings
- Diagrams & flowcharts: SmartDraw, Draw.io
E-commerce Tools
Platform, Payments, and Shipping
Platforms & Integration
- Quick setup: Squarespace, Shogun
- Advanced platform: Shopify
- Restaurant specific: Innovorder
- Dropshipping integration: Oberlo
Packaging & Shipping
- Custom packaging: Centurybox, Georgette Packaging, Pakible
- More options: Packitoo, Origami Studio, Raja, Scie Emb
- Fulfillment services: Cubyn (EU), Wing (US)
- Print-on-demand: Printful, Pwinty, Panopli
Payments & Operations
- Payment processing: Stripe
- Simple payments: Payfacile (Fr), PaySimple (worldwide)
- Subscription management: Ziqy, GoCardless
- Tax compliance: Octobat
- Search functionality: Algolia
- Reviews integration: Avis Vérifiées (FR), Trustpilot
- Delivery operations: Onfleet
- Fraud management: SELL Secure
Email Tools
Best Practices, Find Contacts...
Email Marketing & Automation
- Email templates: Good Email Copy
- Template automation: aText, Gorgias Template
- Email tracking: Streak, Mix Max, Hubspot Sales
- More tracking options: MailTrack.io, Bananatag
Contact Finding & Management
- Email finding: Email Hunter, Norbert, Name2email
- Additional tools: Snovio, GetEmail.io, pipl
- More options: ProspectBird, AnyLeads
- LinkedIn integration: LinkedIn Sales Navigator
Campaign & Communication Tools
- Email campaigns: Mailchimp, Mailjet, Campaign Monitor
- Additional platforms: MailerLite, SendinBlue, SendGrid
- Popup creation: SumoMe, MailMunch
- Chat integration: Intercom, Crisp, Olark
- More chat options: Tawk.to, Facebook Messenger Tool, Drift
Advanced Features
- Transactional email: Mandrill, Mailjet Transactional, SendGrid
- Automation systems: ConvertKit, Drip, Vero
- Additional automation: Customer.io, Iterable, ActiveCampaign
- Cold emailing: lemlist
- Email scheduling: Boomerang, Mix Max
- PDF handling: HelloSign, DocHub
- Contact finding plugin: Lusha
- Email verification: NO JUNK, Kickbox, EmailListVerify, Dropcontact
Project Management Tools
Keep Your Campaign Organized
Team Communication
- Project management: Slack, Trello, Javelo, Asana
- Additional tools: Todoist, Basecamp, Freedcamp
- Team communication: Yammer, Atolia
- Video meetings: Appear.in, Join.me, Daily.co
Planning & Documentation
- Business planning: bizplan
- Profitability calculator: Start Growth Calculator
- Meeting scheduling: Calendly, Meetingbird
- Document management: Google Docs, Slite, Airtable
- Additional options: Notion, Confluence
Productivity & Integration
- Development management: Jira
- Virtual labor: Amazon Mechanical Turk (US), Foule factory (EU)
- Screen sharing: UPSCOPE, Screenhero
- Brand monitoring: Google Alert, Mention
- Time management: RescueTime, Nudge
- Smart voicemail: Voxist
- Service integration: Zapier, IFTTT, Wildfire
Mobile App Tools
Development, Analytics, and Growth
Development Resources
- App translation: Worders, TextMaster
- Quick app creation: BuildFire, Apps Builder, Bubble
- Additional platforms: Dropsource, AppMachine, GoodBarber
- Design to native: Supernova Studio
- Web to mobile: Ionic Framework
Features & Integration
- User verification: Sinch
- Messaging & calls: Twilio, AWS, Sinch
- Development cost estimation: How Much To Make An App
- Analytics: Mixpanel
- User journey tracking: HEAP
- Beta testing: TestFlight
- Admin dashboard: Forest Admin
- App Store links: TAPSTREAM
- Mobile marketing: Branch
Analytics & Tracking
Measure What Matters
User Behavior & Analysis
- Mouse tracking: Hotjar, Smartlook
- URL tracking: Bitly
- Path analysis: ContentSquare, AB Tasty, Kameleoon
- Behavior data: Amplitude
- Surveys: Diduenjoy, Typeform
- Audience segmentation: Audiense
- Web security: Sqreen
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