The Tool Show

Episode Summary: Every web and business tool used to run Mike Murphy Co. — hosting, email, organization, accounting, freelancing platforms, stock resources, and where the ongoing education happens.What You'll LearnThe full web and business toolkit used to run Mike Murphy Co.Organization and productivity tools that actually get used, not just downloadedWhere to find affordable freelancers, stock assets, and design resourcesThe go-to platforms for ongoing online educationHosting & WebsiteBluehost — the best hosting company, with equally good customer service. Divi by Elegant Themes — words can't do justice to how great this theme framework is. X-Theme by Theme.co — the favorite WordPress theme before discovering Divi, and still great.Email & CommunicationMailchimp — the preferred email service for newsletters. Slack — eliminates internal email entirely.Organization & ProductivityDropbox — no explanation needed, an absolute must-have. Google Apps for Business — if you do one thing for your business, install this. Buffer — genuinely one of the favorite tools in the stack. Baron Fig — notebooks that make working feel more creative and organized. Evernote — still working on making this a habit. Trello — the favorite organizer, keeps track of everything. Asana — another great project management tool. Calendly — a cool scheduling tool that integrates with Google Calendar. List.ly — make and share lists with the world. Workflowy — awesome for long lists, even if underused.WritingScrivener — working toward making this the default writer. Byword — a great markup writing tool. Medium — for writing and publishing articles.Security1Password — a genuine game-changer; being locked out of everything without it is unimaginable now.AccountingFreshBooks — beautiful invoicing and much more. Xero — makes accounting genuinely enjoyable.Freelancing & OutsourcingFiverr — great for small jobs. PeoplePerHour and Freelancer are also worth knowing.Read the complete show notes and resources on mikemurphy.ai.Support the showSubscribe To Weekly Newsletter:AI UnpluggedConnect With Me🌐 Website📧 Newsletter🎥 YouTube🐦 X💼 LinkedInComments, Questions & Feedback: [email protected]