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Over the years I have used a lot of different tools, softwares and products that I either loved or didn't love as much. On this page you can find all the ones that are still with me today and that I run my business with, plus a whole lot of educational resources.
Note, some of these links may contain affiliate links which means no additional cost to you (sometimes even a discount!) but might mean they cover my next coffee purchase.
I started with Squarespace but ultimately moved to Showit in 2019. I find it to be far more customisable and easy to use once you get the hang of it. It’s great for SEO and the blogging is easy to use through wordpress.
Showit
This is my personal choice for keeping accounting simple and efficient, invoicing and keeping everything in one place has been a game-changer (especially during tax season)
Xero
The wonderful Studio Designs has created a beautiful new website for me. You can check out all of the amazing website & business services she offers, as well as her own Showit website templates.
Studio Designs
I initially started with Pixieset for my galleries but after about 3 years, I switched over to Pic-Time and have never looked back. I love the integration for marketing and print store products, it makes it all seamless.
Pic-Time
If you struggle to write blogs, write copy for your website, manage your socials or create guides just like this one then Pepperstorm could be your new best friend.
Pepperstorm
I use Narrative Select & Edit, personally I find the Edit the most game changing, once it learns your style you can export your selects straight to LR and it will edit in your style. I still go through to double check and crop but it saves me SO much time.
Narrative
business management
Studio Ninja will be your life saver for client management and workflow. This keeps all of your contracts, invoices, questionnaire and any other client information in one place. A clear workflow is a clear mind for me.
Studio Ninja
Setting up your workflows in SN can be overwhelming and take many hours, so WW can do it for you. They have created a foolproof workflow along with email copy. And they install it all for you.
Wedding Workflows
I always say, if I could clone myself I would.. well you can.. with Wedding Workflows VA services. They train their assistance specifically on platforms that we use, such as Pic-Time and Studio Ninja to name just a few.
Virtual Assistants
the essentials
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Triple backing up your photos is a good idea. I always keep the SD card aside until edited and delivered, along with a backup on my external hard drives followed by a backup on Dropbox.
Dropbox
Creative Market is an online market place that sells graphics, stock photography, and other digital goods for use by creatives. I love using it for specific graphic elements and finding unique designs to use in Canva.
Creative Market
A supercharged platform to help you create high converting email campaigns. It makes sending campaigns simple and efficient. Plus, they have the most stunning designs for email templates.
Flodesk
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Books that have made an impact on my life or have just allowed me to relax in the moment, best read or listened to at 10k feet in the air.
The Bookshelf
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