If you just started an Online Business or thinking of one. Soon or later you worry about Productivity, Progress, and minimum Resources at your disposal to help to do things fast.
You will be demotivated and doubts crap in on your abilities. You feel lonely and one man short, You will identify some skills missing in you such as to produce great designs, implementing digital marketing campaigns on time or you have little knowledge on SEO etc.
But here’s the kicker: You are not alone.
You do not have to worry for any of the situations mentioned above as you have equal access to following tools for free same as the big companies have.
So, try these internet business tools or software tools specially designed for people like you and me to get things done fast and perform better.
Keep believing in yourself. You started this entrepreneurial journey for a reason [solving problems of others].
Keep reading to find the magical free tools that simplify your daily work to a great extent.
To simplify, I decided to break down the tools used in a startup set up below for your reference:
1. Design and Graphics.
2. Multimedia.
3. Customer Support.
4. Social Media Management.
5. Productive Tools.
6. Communication.
7. Online Research and Survey.
8. Content Marketing.
9. SEO Tools.
10. Sales and Marketing.
Below are 40 free online tools that I am using in my startup you too can master them and improve your skill set and productivity. You might be familiar with some of these tools but still, they are simply too good to ignore in a startup or Digital Marketer Career.
40 Free Internet Business Tools for Digital Marketers and Small Business Owners:
1. Design and Multimedia:
- Canva
- PiktoChart
- Pablo
- Adobe Suite
- Pixabay/Unsplash
- Freepik
- Powtoon
- Fotolia
2. Website or CMS:
- WordPress
- Wix
- Instapage
- Shopify
3. Project Management and Collaboration:
- Trello
- Evernote
- Slack
- Asana
4. Social Media Management:
- Hootsuite
- Buffer
- Google Analytics
- SocialPilot
5. Online Survey and Research:
- SurveyMonkey
- Google Forms
- Quora
- Grammarly
6. SEO Tools:
- SEO Moz
- SEMrush
- Yoast SEO
- Google Keyword Planner (Google AdWords)
- SumoMe
7. Communication and Sales:
- Google Drive
- Prezi
- Microsoft Suite
- HipChat
8. Customer Support:
- Zendesk and
- social channels as customer support platform
- ChatBot Messengers
9. Email Marketing:
- CampaignMonitor
- Mail Chimp
- Fiddle
- OptinChat
There are so many other tools which are available for free and are a great help to Digital Marketers like you.
What next?
Now, you need to take some time out and try the tools to experience the benefits of each one.
As you grow your business and start building customers and team you need to focus on investing time and money in various other tools such as Traffic analyzers, Web optimizations, Facebook traffic tools, Twitter ad campaign tools, Lead generations and Conversion tools, AB Testing and social media analytics tools.
All these tools will double or triple your business when used in combination.