FREE GUIDE: My Entire Tech Stack
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I am at the beginning of my entrepreneurial journey and some people have asked me what technology and software I use. It starts with what you want to do, for me as a one man band, I had to acquire tools for me to:
Create content (images, PDFs, podcast etc.)
Collect and send email newsletters
Automate scheduling
Do video calls
Host a podcast
I am pretty certain my tech stack will shift as I build a larger audience and start to create offerings with conversion funnels. In the meantime, as I focus on building a community and delivering value, below are all the software I use with different timestamps so you can see how it has changed over time.
Links with an asterisks* represents an affiliate link 🙏🏽
August 1st 2023
Some stats so you can understand my scale of operations
LinkedIn Followers: 5,883
Newsletter subscribers: 1,923
Digital revenue: $105 (affiliate)
Paid:
Website: Squarespace
LinkedIn Analytics: Shield App
Email and newsletter growth*: ConverKit & Sparkloop
Podcast recording*: Riverside
Podcast hosting*: Buzzsprout
Scheduling: Calendly
Social video editing: Fiverr
Design software* Canva
Video conferencing: Zoom
PDF tool: Expert PDF
Inbox and documents: Microsoft Office
Icons: Noun Project
AI Tool: ChatGPT
Taxes and accounting: Collective (ONE MONTH FREE discount code: HC2158)
Free:
Virtual whiteboard: Miro
Transcription (pay per transcription): Temi
Analytics: Google analytics
Note taking and drafing: Notion
Getting and displaying testimonials: Testimonial.io
Courses:
The LinkedIn OS*: This is THE course that set me on my way on LinkedIn. I bought and implemented the coursework on July 1st, 2022 and in the month of July, I garnered 61,537 views. In June, my content had only 16,159 views… that’s almost a 4x increase. In the 12 months since I’ve implemented the strategies, I’ve gotten 1.3 million impressions.
The Content OS*: This course gives you a system to efficiently create content. It helps you be more productive and less stressed about how to do it. If you are in the business of creating content, this is for you.
Stage Academy*: Vinh Giang is a master in communications. His course is arguably the best class I’ve ever taken. Ever. Not just in the realm of communications, but just as a course, it’s stellar. He has so many examples from his in-person workshops and it doesn’t hurt that he is also a magician! If you want to be entertained AND learn the best skills in comms, give Vinh a try, you will not be disappointed, I promise.
March 20th 2023
Some stats so you can understand my scale of operations
LinkedIn Followers: 4,816
Newsletter subscribers: 1,463
Digital revenue: $105 (affiliate)
Paid:
Website: Squarespace
Social posting*: Hypefury
LinkedIn Analytics: Shield App
Email and newsletter growth*: ConverKit & Sparkloop
Podcast recording*: Riverside
Podcast hosting*: Buzzsprout
Scheduling: Calendly
Social video editing: Fiverr
Design software*: Canva
Video conferencing: Zoom
PDF tool: Expert PDF
Inbox and documents: Microsoft Office
Taxes and accounting: Collective (ONE MONTH FREE discount code: HC2158)
Free:
Virtual whiteboard: Miro
Transcription (pay per transcription): Temi
Analytics: Google analytics
Note taking and drafing: Notion
Getting and displaying testimonials: Testimonial.io
Courses:
The LinkedIn OS*: This is THE course that set me on my way on LinkedIn. I bought and implemented the coursework on July 1st, 2022 and in the month of July, I garnered 61,537 views. In June, my content had only 16,159 views… that’s almost a 4x increase. In the 9 months since I’ve implemented the strategies, I’ve gotten 1,049,651 impressions.
August 5th 2022
Some stats so you can understand my scale of operations
LinkedIn Followers: 2,294
Newsletter subscribers: 72
Digital revenue: 0
Paid:
Website: Squarespace
Social posting: OneUp
LinkedIn Analytics: Shield App
Email:* Mailchimp
Podcast recording*: Riverside
Podcast hosting*: Buzzsprout
Scheduling: Calendly
Social video editing: Kapwing
Design software*: Canva
Video conferencing: Zoom
PDF tool: Expert PDF
Inbox and documents: Microsoft Office
Taxes and accounting: Quickbooks
Free:
Virtual whiteboard: Miro
Transcription (pay per transcription): Temi
Analytics: Google analytics
Courses:
The LinkedIn OS*: This is THE course that set me on my way on LinkedIn. I bought and implement the coursework on July 1st, 2022 and in the month of July, I garnered 61,537 views. In June, my content had 16,159 views… that’s almost a 4x increase, and this is only the beginning.
Ways I can help you
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