Time to stop Franken-stringing software together . . .
Here are the Top Tools that Power My Business and Delightfully Tiny Team™
Notion
I am obsessed with Notion! It has replaced Asana, Trello, AirTable, Docs, Sheets, Evernote, and more. Now I have an entire intranet for my Delightfully Tiny Team and personal use — where I create content, manage tasks and projects, store process docs, and much more.
Substack
Substack is my favorite new platform as a writer and reader; it’s a super joyful experience in the Substack app (away from the chaos of email inboxes), engage with comments, an archive page, and grow more quickly from the broader network for each of my newsletters.
HelpScout
We manage our team email inboxes through HelpScout, where we can create workflows (automation), assign messages to different team members, write notes to each other, save drafts for someone else to take over, and see customer communication history.
TextExpander
Automate everything from typing your contact information, to brand colors, to links you want to remember quickly, to longer guided responses for email replies. I always have TextExpander open in the background while I’m working.
Canva
Beyond creating simple ads and graphics, I use Canva to layout more complex PDFs and printed assets, like the Free Time Press Release and the Leader Kit. I love the mobile app, and their direct send-to-print feature! I can create, print, and ship all from my phone. They also have fun new AI image-generation features :)
Free Time Toolkit
25+ free tools and templates to help you implement the three stages of the Free Time Framework: Align, Design, Assign. Including the Bottleneck Buster, Delegation Task Tracker, and Manager Manual. You’ll also get the full list of software that powers my business.
*Some of these are affiliate links that can also give you discounts if you choose to enroll; that said, they are products I use every day and wholeheartedly believe in!