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Technology can be your best friend… if you have the right tools
Here’s a list of some of my favourite tools. Some are free and some are paid services.
If I’ve included a paid service on this list it’s because it is WELL worth the money.
Either it’ll save you a boat load of time and/or money in the long run, or it is a tool that’ll help you make more money!
PARTY PRO MANAGER
Party Pro Manager is a software system that helps Party Entertainers and Venues be way more organized, eliminate the day-to-day stress and book more parties and events, without breaking the bank!
YAY-LIST
YAY-List gets your clients spreading your name all over town with branded electronic and printable invitations. Add your logo, your colors, your images and more! This is the most innovating and non-invasive marketing tool available and was built specifically for party businesses!
MARKETING
MAILERLITE
If you’re looking for an advanced email marketing system that is really easy to use, then MailerLite is for you! It’s free for up to 1000 subscribers and it’s very affordable if/when you exceed that. You can send beautiful emails that use very powerful automation tools if you want. Plus you can make simple landing pages and sign-up forms too.
CONVERTFUL
Convertful is one of the best tools I’ve tried to add beautiful and fun calls-to-action forms on my website. Check it out!
YAY-LIST
YAY-List gets your clients spreading your name all over town with branded electronic and printable invitations. Add your logo, your colors, your images and more! This is the most innovating and non-invasive marketing tool available and was built specifically for party businesses!
PRODUCTIVITY & UTILITIES
PARTY PRO MANAGER
Party Pro Manager is a software system that helps Party Entertainers and Venues be way more organized, eliminate the day-to-day stress and book more parties and events, without breaking the bank!
ASANA
Asana is an amazing and easy way to manage your to-do list, without it I’d be complete lost! With their online platform and app you’ll never forget to get something done again. Plus, their free tier is more than sufficient 🙂
GOOGLE ANALYTICS
Google Analytics enables you to measure your website’s performance and your advertising ROI. Stay on top of which pages on your site are performing best. Monitor how people are getting to your website and more. This is a MUST HAVE.
Google Workplace (formerly G SUITE)
G Suite (powered by Google) gives businesses the tools to get more done with professional email, online storage, shared documents & calendars, video chatting and more. Pricing starts as low as $6 per month and the basic plan is likely all you’ll need.
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GRAPHICS & VIDEO
CANVA
Canva makes it easy for non-designers to turn ideas into beautiful designs. If you want to create awesome designs from scratch in as little as a few minutes then this is what you need. Simply search for the best graphics, photos, and fonts, then use Canva’s drag and drop tool to create a design. Great for collages, social media graphics and more!
BEFUNKY
BeFunky is an online photo editor that has an amazing collection of tools and features for cropping, touching up, resizing, removing backgrounds and more!
REVIEW POP
ReviewPop makes your customer reviews go pop! Turn your client’s feedback into visually stunning images that you can share on social media or post to your website.
REMOVE.BG
Remove.bg will automagically remove the background from your images and put them on on a transparent background – in 5 seconds!
RELAYTHAT
If you’re tired of your images not looking quite right on different marketing and social media channels then you should check out RelayThat. This tool creates elegant designs with just a few clicks. It’s fast and easy. And, best of all, it helps you instantly make on-brand images for every channel!
HEADLINER
Headliner is a free online video editor. There are three steps to using this awesome tool: (1) Upload your audio and/or video, (2) Add animations, captions, gifs, videos, images and more, (3) Export your video and share across your social accounts!
PIXABAY
I try not to use stock photos too much. But, there is a time and place to use stock photos. And, when I need one, the first place I look is Pixabay. With over a million free photos to choose from, I can usually find one that works for what I need 🙂
SOCIALIZER
Wouldn’t it be nice to get your clients sharing more of your pictures from their events on Facebook? Well, if you make it easy for them to do it, they will! The Socializer by YAY-List helps you send your clients an email with an image and a one-click button they can use to share that picture on their own timeline. Oh, and it’s 100% free to use!
CONTENT STUDIO
ContentStudio is a great tool to plan and schedule your posts to ALL of your different social media accounts and platforms. Not only will it keep you organized, but it can also be used for content discovery and even has some automation options where it does the posting for you!
TAWK.TO
This isn’t for everyone, but for those of you that want to add a live chat feature to your website, Tawk.to is a powerful and FREE option to help you do it!
SOCIAL MEDIA