Brand Strategy, Squarespace Web Design & Social Media Management
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Favorite Tools & Resources

 

Great tech and tools will help you run your business flawlessly with a polished & professional feel. These are the tools and resources I use in my own business.

*Items marked with an asterisk are affiliate links. I would never recommend anything I don’t personally use and love.

 
 

design

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squarespace*

Hands down my favorite place to build stunning websites for my clients. Squarespace offers my clients many perks for choosing to build their site on SS and is an easy platform for clients to update.

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adobe CC (creative cloud)*

The mothership of design. With my Macbook and Adobe CC, the design possibilities are endless. These tools are the cream of the crop for design—hands down.

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canva

Canva is a great option for my clients to edit social media and other collateral templates I create for their brands. Easy to use, Canva will help you effortlessly create materials to make your brand a stand out.

 

graphics & fonts

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creative Market*

I use Creative Market to source fonts and image files for logos, branding, web and other design projects.

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CREATIVE FABRICA*

I also use Creative Fabrica to source fonts and image files for logos, branding, web, and other design projects.

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envato elements

Even MORE fonts and image files for logos, branding, web and other design projects!

 

communication

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SLACK

I use Slack to communicate about projects with my clients. Using a Slack channel for projects is MUCH more efficient than sorting through endless email chains.

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zoom

I’m an extrovert. I love to meet face-to-face. This is the best way for me to really get to know my clients. We are fortunate to live in this Jetson’s reality where this is possible. Zoom is, by far, my favorite platform for video calls.

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LOOM

I use Zoom to quickly record screen-shares for my clients. This is helpful in the design process to share functionality without needing to jump on a video call.

 

business administration & automation

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google workspace (formerly gsuite)*

I use Google Workspace to host my business email and store files safely in the cloud. Your first year is free with a new Squarespace business or commerce website.

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dubsado*

I use Dubsado for client management, contracts & forms, automation & workflow, invoices & accounting, reporting and more. I can’t imagine running my business without Dubsado. No lie.

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acuity

Acuity automates appointment scheduling by letting me set my available times so that clients can book without needing back-and-forth emails. Best part? it's free forever with Squarespace!

 

Hardware

 

Macbook pro*

Who says diamonds are a girl’s best friend? Give me all the Apple hardware and I’ll love you forever. This laptop is my everything. It completes me. So much power (especially for design) packed into its small, unassuming size.

 

LG Ultrafine display*

Allows me to take my design to the big screen. I just plug my Macbook in via thunderbolt (which also keeps the Macbook charged) and I’m ready to go! This monitor displays beautiful high-resolution color.