Tools.
These are some tools and helpful links I use on a daily basis. Check them out, there is likely something very useful for you too. Different tools have overlapping abilities and varied strengths and weaknesses.
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General.
ClickUp … project management & documentation.
Google Analytics … my preferred web analytics tool.
Google Data Studio … powerful cross-platform reporting.
Google Search Console … an absolute must for website owners.
SEMrush … a great SEO tool (stick with the Free level).
What’s My SERP … affordable SEO rankings checker.
HTTP Status Checker … find bad redirects and page status codes.
PNG to JPG and Compress JPEG … essential tools for image SEO.
BuiltWith … find out what technology competitors are using.
PowerMapper … a great tool for visualising website structures.
Google Ads … this is where paid traffic really happens.
Squarespace … forget Wix, WordPress and the likes. This is where your website should be.
Shopify … if you need an online store that can grow without limits. 🔥🔥🔥
HTML5 Boilerplate … if you want to start from scratch.
cdnjs … great content delivery network for web dev libraries.
Facebook Commerce Manager … Your high-level entry point to Facebook commerce/shops.
Facebook Catalog Manager - Assets … this is where you manage your Facebook shop’s product catalogue.
My tools.
Crawler … a customisable free web crawler I developed for testing websites.
Dialogflow + rich response messages … the AI chatbot I use on this (Squarespace) website. Read more about my chatbot on Squarespace here.
Google Calendar … surprisingly awesome free automation scheduling tool.
IFTTT … very powerful automation tool.
Facebook Ads Manager … automate huge targeted exposure on Fb.
Zapier … for advanced paid automation.
Meet Edgar … reasonably well manageable paid automation within their ecosystem.
Hotjar … a brilliant tool to help understand your users.
Passive income.
Google AdSense … monetise your website with ads (+ get SEO insights).
Redbubble … large design marketplace that works very well.
If you want to maximise the benefits these tools can offer, please get in touch with me and I’ll be happy to give you an extra boost beyond the basic tool abilities. Also please contact me if you would like me to review or consider a tool for addition here.
In addition to the tools above, here are some links I really like and thought I’d share with you.
Stock images.
Andrey Suslov … love his designs on Shutterstock. ✨