It's a lot of work to create something new! But when you must do so, it helps to have excellent tools. We've discovered a few along the way, and want to share them with you, too. Perhaps they'll be useful for you as you create something of value for the world. We will continue to add to this page, so bookmark it and revisit frequently.

Creating: Business Building, Community & Writing

• TribeWriters – This is a fabulous community, bar none, of creators – artists, authors, bloggers, entrepreneurs, and people full of ideas. Led by best-selling author Jeff Goins, TribeWriters offers several online courses, digital resources, and supportive community. Highly recommended. TribeWriters pretty much got us started.
• Tribe Builder's Network – TBN is an offshoot of TribeWriters. It is a Facebook group led by Nicole Akers and Frank McKinley. Both are writers & entrepreneurs, kind & thoughtful people who lead well. 
• AppSumo – Some great offers here for emerging and established products to really help you build a strong and versatile business. I have gotten some good and very useful stuff here.

Website Building

• Simvoly – We have used Simvoly to build and host this website. Simvoly is an intuitive drag-and-drop web builder with a responsive team behind it. You can also white label, building websites for others, and develop your own revenue stream this way. We previously used WordPress.org with a theme by Kadence Themes. But we are finding our experience with Simvoly much easier. 

• Namecheap – All our URLs are licensed and purchased through Namecheap. Economical, easy interface & excellent service. Could we ask for anything more?

Images

Here are some of the best places we've found for free images. Please keep in mind some (but not all) of these may require attribution. Never use a picture on your website or other material without including the name & attribution link when it is required.

• Pixabay – One of the most prolific artists on Pixabay is Geralt. We use many of his pictures & designs. He creates awesome stuff! A second favorite here is Rawpixel.
• Pexels
• Unsplash
• Stencil – This site has been a life-saver!
• Compfight
• Flickr
• Wikimedia Commons
• Google Images => Tools => Labeled for Reuse (with or without modifications)
• pngtree
• depositphotos
• Canva

Email

For list building & bulk email correspondence, we're now using MailerLite, and I could not recommend it more highly. I have used MailChimp, ConvertKit and ActiveCampaign in the past. They all have their pros and cons. But MailerLite? Well, it's AH-mazing, and easy to boot! Contact me if you have questions.