Resources to Automate Your Online Business

The great thing about building an online business is that there are some fantastic software tools available that make automating everything so much easier. No matter where you are in your business they can save you time and stress whilst automating key marketing activities, and save you thousands of dollars spent on coders and designers.

All these tools are easily available through monthly or annual subscriptions. The trick is knowing the tools you absolutely need for your particular business model. Sometimes investing a little more in a product that will perform many tasks rather than just one or two will save you money in the long run

On this page you will find my recommended software tools. It is a short list because I don”t believe you need a lot of software products to build an online business.

Some of the links below are affiliate links, which means that if you choose to make a purchase, I will earn a commission. This commission comes at no additional cost to you. Please understand that I have experience with all of these products, and I recommend them because I believe that they will help your business.

BEST ALL-AROUND MARKETING TOOL

I build all my landing pages and sales funnels using Kartra.

This page is designed using Kartra. If you receive an email from my it is likely generated by my Kartra autoresponder.

Kartra is the most complete marketing software on the market and is way less expensive that buying individual software tools.

Check out my Kartra product page for more information

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Before moving to Kartra I used Leadpages and ConvertKit to automate my marketing.

If you are working to a tight budget and just want to start with the products you absolutely need, then a Landing Page software and an email autoresponder is your starting point. You send traffic (YouTube, Ads, Podcast, Social Media) to your landing page with an opt in to get your leadmagnet. You then add these subscribers to your email list and send them emails using your email autoresponder.

The combination of Leadpages and ConvertKit will allow you to do this simply and quickly. In fact, now that ConvertKit includes a landing page tool, this may be all you need to get started building your sales funnels.

BEST LANDING PAGE SOFTWARE

Leadpages is one of the easiest ways to make high-converting landing and sales pages.

Its easy-to-use drag-and-drop page builder and wide range of built in templates mean you will be building pages in minutes.

BEST EMAIL AUTOMATION SOFTWARE

ConvertKit makes managing your email list and setting up autoresponders so easy and user-friendly.

Segmenting my email subscribers into groups, so that they get content specific to their needs, has never been easier.

Tools Specifically For YouTube

Tube Buddy is a great software tool to optimize your YouTube videos. Tube Buddy is a Web plugin that operates inside your YouTube account making recommendations for optimizing your YouTube videos. It even helps with keyword choice and thumbnail design.

If you want to take your YouTube channel to the next level and get more views on YouTube then make sure to download vidIQ. Join over 1 million other users and use vidIQ to help you research YouTube, analyze videos, audit your own channel, and take actionable steps.

Tools To Help You Get More Subscribers

PushEngage

PushEngage is a plug in that integrates with your website or blog to send push notifications to your site visitors.

They are asked to allow you to send them updates when they first visit your site. Once you have their permission, which they usually give you, you can send them updates.

PushEngage

RightMessage is a great tool for surveying visitors to your Web site. It allows you to ask questions so you can take your visitors to the content that is most relevant to them.

You can also direct visitors to leadmagnets such as free guides and courses that match the answers they give.