All Tools

1. Best Booking Software

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BOOK LIKE A BOSS

Why I love it

Appointment Booking software is a HUGE time saver. 

I used to spend so much time finding appointments, scheduling Zoom Links, sending reminders and questionnaires. Now, the entire thing is automated.,

Pros

  • Beautiful design
  • SMS (text) and email reminders
  • Advanced features and questionnaires

Cons

  • There are lower priced options (with less features)
  • You can customize the look, but it's limited

2. Best Internal Linking Plugin

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Link Whisper

Why I love it

Linking between all your blog posts takes FOREVER. This tool not only tells you how many times each page is linked to, it generates suggestions of how you can link from one page to another post is linked to, it generates a TON  of suggestions. If you like the suggestion, you can add the link in the click of a button.

Pros

  • A comprehensive list of each link to every page
  • Smart suggestions for places to add links
  • One click to add links between pages

Cons

  • Ongoing charge
  • It does 1 main function

3. Best Free CRM Software:

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Hubspot CRM

While HubSpot has paid options, they have a fantastic CRM which lets you keep track of customers, set reminders to follow up, and see if people have opened your email and clicked the link.

Pros

  • Amazing FREE option
  • Categorize and track all conversations and customers.
  • See if people have read your emails or clicked your links

Cons

  • Email marketing and landing pages are on the paid plan

4. Best Website Suite

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Thrive Themes

If you’re trying to generate emails, leads, and sales using your WordPress website, this is a absolute must have. It has everything for creating pages, split testing (testing different variations of a page to see what performs better. You can run quizzes, have a variety of email opt-ins. It’s really the full package and it fits together beautifully.

Pros

  • Split testing pages and blog titles
  • My all time favorite page builder
  • Receive messages or add people to your email list

Cons

  • Monthly membership

5. Best WordPress Page Builder

Thrive Architect


Thrive Architect

I made the switch from Elementor to Thrive Architect and I’ll never go back.

Architect is easy to use, it has fast page load speeds, and a robust set of tools. With their smart pages, you can REALLY quickly use templates to create beautiful pages.

If you don’t want the full Thrive Themes membership, you can pick up Thrive Architect for a 1 time fee (although the suite is worth it, I use every single tool)

Pros

  • One time purchase
  • Email list capture directly integrated
  • Smart templates make it lighting fast to create pages

Cons

  • Membership is a better deal
  • Need membership for advanced email capture and split testing

6. Best Image Optimizer

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Short Pixel

I’ve ran test of a number of image optimizer. Shortpixel is easy to use, it’s fast, and it’s free or affordable (you get free credits each month). Site speed is important and Shortpixel was by far the top performer.

Pros

  • Huge reduction in file size
  • Easy to use

Cons

  • If you have lots of images, you'll pay a 1 time $10-$30

7. Best Page Metrics Tools


Hotjar

This tool will help you see where people are scrolling and where people are clicking. This is incredibly important for any paid traffic. It will help you make a adjustments to the page layout, you’ll see where you’re losing people, and can adjust where you place your buttons or call-to-actions.

Pros

  • FREE unless you’re at more than 2,000 page views a day
  • Click maps precisely show all webpage clicks
  • Scroll maps demonstrate how far people make it down the page

Cons

  • I’ve found it caused a slight increase in loading speed
  • Paid tool when your page visits are more than 2,000 per day 

8. Best Productivity Tool

Productivity Planner


Productivity Planner for Small Business Owners

I’ve used a variety of Productivity Planners. But they all seemed to be missing something. So, I created my own based off the science of productivity. It has a step-by-step process for picking your top priorities, time-blocking your day, with activities like working out and gratitude that boost productivity. It’s a must have tool that I use every day.

Pros

  • 6-8 months of daily, weekly, monthly, and 12-week plans
  • Time blocking: Makes it easy to schedule a productive dayFree, just cover shipping and handling
  • Based around the science of productivity

Cons

  • Hardcover costs an extra $7

9. Best Password Manager

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Keeper Password Manager

Keeper is incredibly secure and it saves a ton of time since you can install plugins to autofill your passwords. You can also auto generate random, 16 character passwords. I had my accounts hacked before using Keeper, and now every single password is secure, unique, and 16 characters long.

Pros

  • Top level security
  • Inexpensive
  • Password autofill

Cons

  • Ongoing subscription

10. Best Automatic Subtitle Generator

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Otter.ai

Otter.ai works great for me. Rev is more accurate and a bit more expensive (around $1 a minute) and I use it sometimes. But, with my current workflow Otter.ai works great. You can have an automatic transcription in minutes that’s 95% accurate. Very great results and affordably priced.

Pros

  • Ready in minutes
  • High level of accuracy
  • Can download subtitle file

Cons

  • Not as accurate as Rev.com

11. Best Time Tracking/Financing

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Freshbooks

Freshbooks has fantastic invoices, time tracking, and expense tracking. You can even create invoices directly from your time tracking. It’s a fantastic expense system for tracking. If you have less than 6 clients, it’s the cheapest accounting platform. It’s a simple and easy tool to keep track of clients, hours, and billing.

Pros

  • Fantastic time tracking
  • Easy invoicing
  • Income and expense tracking

Cons

  • More expensive if you bill 6+ clients

12. Best Affordable Keyword Research

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Long Tail Pro

While Ahrefs is even more in-depth, long tail pro is 1/6 the cost and has three features I like.

I don’t trust the keyword volume on ANY of these tools now that I’ve seen my own traffic vs what predicted traffic the two aren’t even close. But, Long Tail Pro is the best at keyword ideas/angles. And, they also make it easy to see how competitive each search term is as well as keyword rank tracking. 

Pros

  • Best at helping with keyword ideas
  • See how competitive the top 10 ranking posts are
  • Track where you rank for various keywords

Cons

  • Search volume (like other tools) is not accurate
  • Not as robust or in depth as a tool like Ahrefs

14. Best For Software Discounts

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App Sumo

App Sumo has lifetime deals to a wide variety of software deals. A number of these are brand new companies and others are long established companies. I’ve nabbed some AMAZING software and deals at 1/10 of what it would have cost otherwise. There are a few duds, but overall amazing deals, software, and opportunities.

Pros

  • Lifetime access to software
  • Incredible social media, productivity, and project management apps
  • New deals and offers every few weeks

Cons

  • Some software ended up not being great. Some are new and untested companies.

16. Best Affiliate Plugin

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Affiliate WP

I’ve used a lot of affiliate websites. Most are really hard to navigate and frustrating for your affiliates and managing them. Affiliate WP is so simple and easy to use both for you and your affiliates. The layout and features are top notch, it’s the best I’ve found.

Pros

  • Set advanced payout rules
  • Easy to have people apply and approval process
  • Extremely customizable

Cons

  • Cheaper (but not as good) alternatives

17. Best WordPress Membership

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Wishlist Member

Fantastic plugin for giving access to different areas of your WordPress website. It’s insanely well integrated with shopping carts and email. Whether you’re doing courses, members areas, or just have private content, it’s super easy to use and great for users.

Pros

  • Integrated with your shopping cart and email
  • Connect different pages and areas to different membership levels
  • Easy to manage and message all users

Cons

  • Monthly Fee
  • Only for WordPress

18. Best Facebook Course

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Paid Traffic Training

The best paid course I have ever taken. It not only has tons of advanced Facebook ad strategies, Max is an absolute expert. But, there’s also a weekly 90 minute Q and A. I show up every week to have a question answered. You can also watch 100+ hours of past trainings and Q and A. It teaches Facebook ads, but also has a ton of info on running a company or agency, building a brand, etc.

Pros

  • Weekly 90 Minute Q & A
  • Insanely In-Depth course with 100+ hours of lessons/past trainings
  • Advanced tips on overall advertising and business strategy

Cons

  • Pay monthly or yearly, not lifetime access to training

19. Best Blogging Course

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Project 24 by Income School

I love the way Project 24 is structured. The goal is to make a full time income blogging in 24 months. They have a plan, a roadmap, and their first 60 steps to success. It also includes a weekly podcast, group member forums. They’ve expanded to helping people grow both a blog and YouTube channel. There’s 10+ courses, and they meticulously track how many people are making $1,000, $2,000, or full time income from their blog. They have hundreds of student making great money and keep improving and updating the course.

Pros

  • A step-by-step roadmap
  • Tons of up to date and new training and lessons
  • A vibrant forum with other people building their website

Cons

  • You don’t get one on one time or direct Q and A with course creators (though they do answer questions on the podcast)
  • No lifetime access, you pay yearly

20. Best Pinterest Course

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Pinning Perfect

This is how you grow on Pinterest. I was pinning and it wasn’t working. Following their formula, I had a 100,000% increase in impressions and went up to 60,000 impressions a month. Not only that, they frequently update the course, and there’s a fantastic members group. With this level of support, updates, and advanced strategies, this one is actually super well priced.

Pros

  • Lifetime access to advanced lessons and strategy
  • Well priced with yearly updates
  • A helpful Facebook Community to Answer all your questions

Cons

  • No Q and A.
  • It’s just the right length, but don’t expect a 40-60 hour of content course

21. Best Image Processing App

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Glorify

I was using Canva to create images, but this one is much better. First, you get access to ALL their templates with the plan for all the different file sizes. But, by far the biggest selling point is the background remover. It’s SO easy to cut out a person from the background. I’ve used Photoshop and a variety of tools and none come close at removing background. I still use Photoshop for advanced photo editing, but this is a crucial part of my toolkit.

Pros

  • Basic free plan
  • A wide variety of templates and elements
  • The best background remover I’ve ever used

Cons

  • Pro plan is pricier than Canva
  • Limited in terms of advanced image editing

22. Best Cheap Hosting

A2 Hosting


A2 Hosting

A2 hosting has fantastic support and it’s great hosting for the price. It’s one of the best choices for shared hosting. While my favorite is Cloudflare, A2 is a fantastic deal at under $5 per month.

Pros

  • Inexpensive: Options for under $5 a month
  • Fantastic support
  • Great speed for the price

Cons

  • Not as fast as more expensive options
  • Need to use C Panel to help solve issues

23. Best Hosting

cloudways


Cloudways

Most cheap hosting is slow and you need to use C Panel. Managed hosting is much faster but you quickly jump to $30+ per month. Cloudways is managed hosting, but much more affordable, with really good support and the best price. I’ve been very happy with the speed and uptime (it has very few times when the site is down)

Pros

  • Amazing price for managed hosting
  • Great speeds and uptime
  • Excellent support

Cons

  • More expensive than shared hosting

24. Best for Key YouTube Data

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Vid IQ

VidIQ features a number of tools and metrics that you can’t get through YouTube analytics.

You can see what content from your competitors are getting the most views per day. It’s a fantastic tool for analyzing what’s working best and other key metrics for your channel

Pros

  • Views per day metric
  • Channel audit features
  • See key metrics to grow your channel

Cons

  • Free plan has limited metrics

25. Best WordPress Funnel Builder

Cartflows


Cartflows Pro

Cartflows is a powerful WordPress funnel builder with a TON of advanced features. Upsells, downsells, one click upsells, different project numbers. It’s insanely easy to setup and customize using your existing page builders and WordPress tools.

Pros

  • Upsells, downsells, one click upsells, and more features
  • Features are updated frequently
  • Easy to customize and use. You can use all your WordPress tools

Cons

  • Split testing is in the works
  • Need a number of tools for in-depth integration with email and courses

26. Best Free WordPress Checkout

Cartflows


Cartflows Free

You need the pro version of Cartflows to do all of the most advanced funnels: upsells, downsells, order bumps, etc. But, Cartflows is still a great tool to have a custom checkout and thank you page on your WordPress website. It’s much better than the default checkout you get with a tool like Woocommerce.

Pros

  • FREE
  • Decent customization

Cons

  • Not a true sales funnel builder

27. Best Free Calendar Scheduling Tool

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Calendly

You need the pro version of Cartflows to do all of the most advanced funnels: upsells, downsells, order bumps, etc. But, Cartflows is still a great tool to have a custom checkout and thank you page on your WordPress website. It’s much better than the default checkout you get with a tool like Woocommerce.

Pros

  • FREE
  • Decent customization

Cons

  • Not a true sales funnel builder

27. Best Free Abandoned Cart Email

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Cartflows WooCommerce Cart Abandonment Recovery

If you’re looking for a basic cart abandonment email, Cartflows has a simple and easy to use tool for doing just that. It works well and it’s easy to use. The main downside is you’re just able to send out 1 email to everyone. If you have multiple products, you cannot create product specific abandoned cart emails.

Pros

  • FREE
  • Easy to use
  • Reliable

Cons

  • No product specific emails
  • Limited controls

27. Best Email Marketing

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Mailerlite

Calendly is a great free option for booking basic appointments. You can connect 1 calendar with one type of event. You need to have Calendly branding and miss out on a number of key features, but it’s a great free option for people looking to do basic scheduling.

Pros

  • FREE
  • Website embedding
  • Connection with all calendars

Cons

  • Just one type of event on free plan
  • No Zoom integration on free plan
  • Book Like a Boss is better for premium plans

27. Advanced Email Marketing

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Active Campaign

Active campaign is the most advanced email marketing tool I’ve come across…at a price. Their deep data API lets you tag and track a variety of actions and behaviors in your email. It’s the industry leader in advanced email tagging and tracking.

Pros

  • Incredibly advanced tracking
  • Reliable and powerful
  • Great deliverability rates

Cons

  • Expensive: starting price is $49 a month but goes up to hundreds a month for a larger list
  • You can achieve a similar result with Mailerlite AND Wishlist Member

28. Best Abandoned Cart Email

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Recover Abandoned Cart

Active campaign is the most advanced email marketing tool I’ve come across…at a price. Their deep data API lets you tag and track a variety of actions and behaviors in your email. It’s the industry leader in advanced email tagging and tracking.

Pros

  • Affordable
  • One-time fee with future updates
  • Highly customized emails for each products

Cons

  • Only 6 months of support from the author unless you pay more

28. Best Social Scheduler

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Zoho Social

Affordable but powerful, Zoho Social lets you schedule to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, LinkedIn Business Page, and Google My Business Page.

You can also see and respond directly to comments. You can even have it post at the best time for your audience and give team members various access.

Pros

  • Affordable compared to competition
  • Post to 6 platforms & track clicks and comments
  • Have multiple team members and access

Cons

  • Monthly subscription
  • Professional plan needed to see posts on a publishing calendar
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