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THE TOP 10

Most Important Tools forGROWING AN ONLINE BUSINESS

LEADPAGES Fantastic software for designing quick, easy and beautiful opt-in pages, opt-in boxes and webinar registration pages. This is what we use for almost everything!

SCREEN FLOW

Quick and easy way to film videos for your blog, site, or ever training courses. Record yourself or just your screen. Ideal for making instructional videos. Mac only. (Free trial then $99). PC version (http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html)

BASECAMP

Project management software, great for working with people in different areas, sharing/collaborating on ideas, and keeping all that back and forth communication super organized and easy to reference. I have used this for years in my businesses and don’t go a day without it. (Free Plan Available)

FOCUS@WILL Love to listen to music while you work? Try this! Various "Attention Amplifying" music channels scientifically designed to engage with your brain and help you FOCUS.

SWEETPROCESS Makes documenting standard operating procedures (SOPs) easy and efficient. Share step-by-step instructions with your team or just create tech tutorials for yourself for later! Try it FREE.

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EVERNOTE Powerful note taking program that sync’s between multiple devices (such as your computer, iPad and iPhone). Keep all of your notes together and so much more. (Free starter plan)

WISHLIST MEMBER WishList Member is a powerful, yet easy to use membership solution that can turn any WordPress blog into a full-blown membership site. It is what we use to create all of our courses as it provides a way for you to “lock” your paid content. ($97)

BALSAMIQ MOCKUPS A fantastic program for brainstorming layout and design for your website/webpage. It’s the digital equivalent of drawing on a napkin. Not an artist but know the layout you want for a webpage or newsletter? This program is great. It makes it easy to draw a basic layout so a graphic designer isn’t trying to guess what you want based on a verbal description. This has saved me a ton of time getting projects started in the right direction. ($79)

SKYPE I use Skype to connect with people all around the world. Create wonderful friendships and build business relationships, as well as manage my team remotely. It’s free chat/video conferencing software. The top choice for chatting with other business people virtually face-to-face. (FREE)

SWIFTLY Get small design tasks done fast! For just $19 they will match your job with a graphic designer and complete it in less than an hour! Great for logos, photo editing, small graphics, ads and more.

THE TOP 10Most Important Tools for GROWING AN ONLINE BUSINESS