TOOLS I USE FOR MY BUSINESS

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PERSONAL FINANCE TOOLS

compoundingjoy | acorns | save money

Acorns  is an absolutely fun way to save extra money!

Get $5 when you use this link!

I use the “rolling with Buffet” investment strategy.

ynab you need a budget

All of my accounts go through YNAB budgeting app.  It has changed the way I spend money and increased my saving three-fold (if not more!)


Open an Ally Invest brokerage account!

I love Ally – it is the perfect place to hold some emergency money in case you need it (while earning high interest!)

Personal Capital

The best way I have found to keep track of all my accounts while seeing the big-picture view of my savings. 

robinhood financial app | compoundingjoy
Robinhood is another fun financial app – and definitely another place to store away a bit of money with boundaries to “play” if you feel the need – I love where the different categories lead your personality to a type of investing that best suits you.
Join Robinhood and we'll both get a stock like Apple, Ford, or Sprint for free.

https://compoundingjoy.com/robinhood

PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS


Instant Grammar Check

Grammarly

My most used grammar and punctuation checker.  Wouldn't ever go without it.

Evernote - 10 Productivity Tools to Free Your Mind and Save You Time

I use Evernote daily and could not imagine an organized life without it!

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Trello

It's like a Kanban board- such a great way to keep lists of things to do – for home, for work, for school, for kid's “stuff.”

Brett Kelly's book is a MUST-HAVE!!!!

lastpass password manager | compounding joy

I use LastPass every single day! You do not need to have a list of every password – this app stores it for you.

COURSES

Dare to Conquer

BLOG SIMPLE FRAMEWORK

WOW is all I can say.  Paul (“Scrivs”) is fun, informative, and CHOCK-FULL of knowledge! I have learned more from the courses in his Blog Simple Framework program than in any other course so far! You get amazing courses, as well as an incredible community. Check it out!

Blog Simple Framework

Erin is enthusiastic, realistic, and will definitely make a difference in your grocery expenses! Get on the waitlist as soon as you can. 

Need I say more? 

Grocery Budget Makeover

Horkey HandBook

HOW TO BECOME A PINTEREST VA

This course increased my knowledge of Pinterest and its positive effect on traffic and sales.  It also added a new level of work-from-home options, as well as additional offerings for my clients! A Win-Win-Win. Gina and Kristen KNOW THEIR STUFF! You can also check out their other products in their store – I have purchased other products from them, and ALL are worth every penny.

Pinterest VA Shop. 

BLOG TOOLS

Divi WordPress Theme

I use the Divi Theme by Elegant Themes for my website.  I started out with another WordPress Theme and had many issues and glitches that nobody could figure out! I'm soooooo happy with how easy and clean Divi is.  It's very intuitive.

pretty links logoPretty Links

I love me some pretty links!

Instead of https://www.lkdjfkajd/3094u3

your link would be

https://yoursite.com/prettylinks

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BUILD YOUR LIST!

I use Convert Kit for all emails, for building my subscriber list, for segmenting and tagging members – This is by far the best email list building system I have seen. It's intuitive, yet powerful.

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Social Warfare

You know what they say… sharing is caring! This is a great plug-in to use for optimization and customization of your sharing buttons. I love how you can make the buttons the colors of your brand.

Jennifer Cohen | Virtual Assistant

I use Canva for all of the images that I create for my website, for Pinterest, for Instagram, for Facebook, for Twitter… you get the idea. I have owned and used Photoshop, and Canva by far has everything I need and is much simpler to use, without being “dumbed down” (if you know what I mean). I personally use Canva for Work, however, there is a free version that many people use and are very successful with.

Web HostingSiteGround is where I purchased my domain name and where my site is hosted. It has yet to go down, and the speed is always solid. I have ONLY heard wonderful things about this company, and I can attest to the compliments!

Tailwind can save HOURS AND HOURS of your time! This is the greatest scheduling tool – I will tell you that Tailwind is an “official” app to be used with Pinterest. AND… Tailwind is now an Instagram scheduler as well.

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Send Owl is an e-commerce platform that is super simple to use and has a very low monthly fee.

If you are selling anything or plan on selling anything, it's worth your time to check it out.