10 Biz tools for Creators.
The explosion of The Creator Economy has also seen the rise of a tonne of new companies that serve the ecosystem. Anything and everything you can think of to support all types of Creator Economy businesses.
Reinforcing that it’s never been a better time to start your Creator business.
Here are 10 of our favourites!
If you want to start a podcast…
1. Anchor.fm
Anchor.fm is Spotify’s free podcasting platform, a super easy way to create, distribute, and monetize your show. It’s got built-in uploading, recording, and editing tools so you can easily create and publish episodes. It allows you to distribute your podcast to the most popular listening apps, including Spotify with just a single tap — and host unlimited content completely free, forever. PLUS you can unlock sponsorships or set up a subscription so you can make money as your audience grows. And get advanced analytics and insights to help you understand and grow your audience.
2. Squadcast
Squadcast is an awesome platform for interviewing guests for your podcast. You can create high-quality audio and video content with in-browser software for premium recordings that are auto-saved with cloud storage.. That means stress-free tech for both you and your guests!
3. Calendly
One of the biggest hassles scheduling guests for your podcast is the back and forth finding the right time. Especially if you are working across timezones. Calendly allows you to create a link to send to your guests with your preferred schedule of availability plus gives you the ability to put in podcast notes or questions… and then will auto add to their calendar so they don’t forget!
If you want to get more efficient with your social media…
4. Canva
OK seriously, if you haven’t heard of Canva you must have been sleeping under a rock. This epic female-founded billion dollar company has transformed the way we design graphics and edit videos. Canva makes creating graphics for any social platform an absolute breeze. There are heaps and heaps and heaps of templates, preset sized canvases, images, fonts… you name it!
5. Later
Later is a social media management platform and link in bio tool for every social network. Plan, analyze, and publish content in advance — so you can save time & grow your business. Batching content creation and scheduling is literally the secret weapon of keeping Creators sane, so it’s worth checking out for STAT.
6. Unsplash
Sometimes we just don’t have the right image for a blog article or social post, Unsplash is a fantastic resource of FREE stock images and video. You can literally search anything and download it instantly!
If you want to monetise or improve your business systems…
7. Podia
Podia is a very simple to use platform to build websites, sell courses and digital products, and host communities. Podia puts your website, digital products, and community in one platform so you can get back to content creation and growing your business. There’s so much value on the free plan, only pay when you are ready to scale and add more products into your biz.
8. Kajabi
Got something to teach? Kajabi is the premium platform to create and sell digital courses. It takes care of all the tech, you just create and nurture your community. Kajabi empowers you to create all kinds of content to showcase what you know best, including online courses, coaching programs, podcasts, memberships, and more. It’s got all of your marketing and landing pages built in to make set up easy!
9. Linktree
A #linkinbio is a single link that you can put in your social media profiles so it looks simple and professional, and sends your audience to a simple mobile friendly landing page that lists everything you do. If you have a website, podcast, workshop, ebook, offers… you can link them all up in one place so your audience can discover more about you instantly. Oh and it’s free!
10. Xero
Yup, you need accounting software! You are a business now and you need to look professional to your customers and stay organised to keep on top of your tax obligations. It’s boring, but will save you so much time and sanity!
I hope that helps bring you a little more ease and magic in your Creator Economy business this year!
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